Top 10 Cancer Research Journals In The World 2026

1. Nature Reviews Cancer

The ultimate aim of cancer research is to eliminate this common and devastating disease from the human population. To develop more effective prevention methods we need to understand what triggers tumorigenesis. To diagnose precancerous lesions and early-stage cancers quickly and accurately we need to detect the earliest molecular changes leading to each type of cancer. To determine a patient's prognosis we need to appreciate which molecular changes affect tumour growth rate and metastasis. And to tailor therapies to individual tumours more...

2. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy

Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal that publishes original research articles and review articles related to all aspects of signal transduction in physiological and pathological processes, as well as signal transduction-targeted therapeutics in the form of biological agents and small molecular drugs used to treat human diseases such as cancer, autoimmune disorders, and others. This journal focuses on cutting-edge advances both experimentally and clinically. more...

3. Molecular Cancer

Molecular Cancer promotes the exchange of ideas, concepts and findings in any area of cancer and related biomedical science, from a molecular point of view. Molecular Cancer is interested in articles from basic, translational and clinical research, opening new avenues for the understanding, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: cell and tumor biology, angiogenesis, animal models, metastasis, cancer antigens and the immune response to them, cellular signalling and molecular biology, epidemiology, genetic and molecular more...

4. Cell Host and Microbe

Cell Host & Microbe was launched in March 2007. The journal's mission is to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and concepts between scientists studying the microbe with those studying the host immune, cell biological, and molecular response upon colonization or infection by a microbe. Cell Host & Microbe will publish novel findings related to microbes (which includes bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses) from molecular and cellular biology to translational studies with particular emphasis on the interface between the microbe and more...

5. JAMA Oncology

JAMA Oncology is an international peer-reviewed journal and the definitive journal for scientists, clinicians, and trainees in the field of oncology. JAMA Oncology is a member of the JAMA Network, a consortium of peer-reviewed, general medical and specialty publications. JAMA Oncology is committed to publishing influential original research, opinions, and reviews that advance the science of oncology and improve the clinical care of patients with cancer. Our original, innovative, and timely scientific and educational content provides a deeper understanding of cancer pathogenesis and recent treatment more...

6. Drug Resistance Updates

Drug Resistance Updates publishes inspiring original research, commentary and expert reviews on important developments in drug resistance in infectious disease and cancer as well as novel drugs and strategies to overcome drug resistance. It covers both basic research and clinical aspects of drug resistance, and involves disciplines as diverse as molecular biology, biochemistry, cell biology, pharmacology, microbiology, preclinical therapeutics, oncology, and clinical medicine. The Editors welcome and encourage the submission of original research articles while review articles are written by leaders more...

7. Nature Cancer

Cancer is a devastating disease that causes one in six deaths globally. A large proportion of these deaths could be prevented, but improving prevention and treatment outcomes requires accurate diagnosis, the development of effective and precise treatment modalities and a better understanding of the socioeconomic factors that affect cancer incidence, prevalence and mortality.  Nature Cancer aims to provide a unique forum through which the cancer community will learn about the latest, most significant cancer-related advances across the life, physical, applied and social more...

8. Journal of Hematology and Oncology

Journal of Hematology & Oncology is an open access journal that publishes top-quality research encompassing all aspects of hematology and oncology. The journal also publishes reviews and research highlights on "hot topics" from leading experts in the field. Hematology and oncology are closely intertwined and rapidly evolving fields. More physician scientists performing laboratory-based research are rapidly bringing research in hematology and oncology from bench to bedside. Journal of Hematology & Oncology aims to meet the demand for a journal dedicated to publishing discovery from both more...

9. Neuro Oncology

Published monthly from January 2010, Neuro-Oncology is the official journal of the Society for Neuro-Oncology. Also affiliated with the Japan Society for Neuro-Oncology and the European Association of Neuro-Oncology it is a truly global journal in the field. Dedicated to providing superior and rapid publication of information in all areas of neuro-oncology, the journal contains peer-reviewed articles and reviews, symposia on selected topics, published abstracts of annual meetings, and society news and announcements from around the world. more...

10. Journal of the National Cancer Institute

The Journal of the National Cancer Institute (print ISSN: 0027-8874, online ISSN: 1460-2105) is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes 12 issues per year in print and online. The journal publishes manuscripts that describe novel findings of significance in cancer research with a particular focus on clinical, epidemiologic, behavioral, and health outcomes studies. Submission of reviews, minireviews, and commentaries are welcome. The journal employs a process of rigorous yet rapid review of submitted manuscripts so that findings of high scientific and medical interest more...