Oncotarget (a primarily oncology-focused, peer-reviewed, open access journal) aims to maximize research impact through insightful peer-review; eliminate borders between specialties by linking different fields of oncology, cancer research and biomedical sciences; and foster application of basic and clinical science.
Its scope is unique. The term "oncotarget" encompasses all molecules, pathways, cellular functions, cell types, and even tissues that can be viewed as targets relevant to cancer as well as other diseases. The term was introduced in the inaugural Editorial,
Introducing Oncotarget.
As of January 1, 2022, Oncotarget has shifted to a continuous publishing model. Papers will now be published continuously within yearly volumes in their final and complete form and then quickly released to Pubmed.
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Allison Makovec, John T. Phoenix, Hannah E. Bergom, Ella Boytim, Ava P. Gustafson, Aiden Deacon, Sydney Tape, Atef Ali, Megan Ludwig, Samuel P. Pitzen, David Moline, Camden Richter, Hudson Longie, Mei-Chi Su, Sampreeti Jena, Pornlada Likasitwatanakul, Justin M. Drake, R. Stephanie Huang, William C. Hahn, Jonathan P. Rennhack, Scott M. Dehm, Steven Kregel, Emmanuel S. Antonarakis, Justin Hwang
Published Mar 30, 2026 · Vol. 17, No. 1 · pp. 59-73
Kyle R. Cron, Ping Fang, Oanh Pham, Julie Janes, John Brandenburg, William Lu, Jonathan Zhu, Bret Peterson, Sara Tribble, Haixing Kehoe, Anastasia Makarova, Alex Iannello, Jean Chan, Justin Skoble, Hailey He, Chris Rae, Christopher D. Thanos, Akshata R. Udyavar
Published Oct 2, 2025 · Vol. 16, No. 1 · pp. 721-740
Valeriy Domenyuk, Kasey Benson, Peggy Carter, Daniel Magee, Jian Zhang, Nitin Bhardwaj, Hongseok Tae, James Wacker, Foram Rathi, Siobhan Miick, Aastha Kohli, Joshua Carroll, Lori Cuyugan, Evelyn Perez, Wayeesha Zhang, John Collins, Patrick Kennedy, Jeremy Ellis, Adam Stark, Andrey Loskutov, Brittany Cuttone, Blake Taylor, Rebecca Feldman, Jeff Swenson, David Bryant, Robert Hahn-Lowry, Raunaq Kaushal, Jennifer R. Ribeiro, Jim Abraham, Milan Radovich, George W. Sledge, Matthew Oberley, David Spetzler
Published Aug 6, 2025 · Vol. 16, No. 1 · pp. 642-659
Cleto Dantas Nogueira, Samuel Frota, Huylmer Lucena Chaves, Juliana Cordeiro de Sousa, Guilherme de Sousa Veloso, Francisco Jonathan dos Santos Araujo, Gabriel Barbosa Silva, Samuel Silva Ferreira, Marclesson Santos Alves, Fabio Nasser, Ezequiel Rangel, Francisco Martins Neto, Iusta Caminha, Ellen Nascimento, Fabio Tavora
Published May 31, 2025 · Vol. 16, No. 1 · pp. 467-479