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Basic and Clinical Cancer Reports (BCCR) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to advancing knowledge in cancer research and oncology. The journal provides a multidisciplinary platform for researchers, clinicians, healthcare professionals, and scientists to disseminate innovative, rigorous, and clinically relevant findings across the cancer continuum.
BCCR publishes high-quality basic, translational, and clinical research covering all major aspects of cancer, including cancer biology, molecular oncology, genetics, genomics, immunology, biomarkers, prevention, early detection, diagnosis, treatment, precision medicine, and patient care.
The journal welcomes original research articles, review articles, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, clinical studies, case reports, brief reports, perspectives, and other scholarly contributions that provide meaningful advances in cancer science and oncology.
BCCR covers a broad range of oncology disciplines, including medical, surgical, radiation, pediatric, hematologic, molecular, preventive, computational, and supportive oncology, as well as cancer epidemiology, cancer genetics, immuno-oncology, drug development, treatment resistance, metastasis, survivorship, palliative care, and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, bioinformatics, and precision oncology.
A particular emphasis is placed on multidisciplinary and translational research that bridges laboratory discoveries and clinical applications and contributes to improved cancer prevention, early detection, diagnosis, treatment, quality of life, and patient outcomes.
BCCR aims to foster international scientific collaboration and provide a reliable platform for the dissemination of ethical, evidence-based, innovative, and scientifically rigorous cancer research with relevance to both scientific advancement and clinical practice.
Authors retain the copyright of their articles published in Basic and Clinical Cancer Reports (BCCR).
By submitting a manuscript to BCCR, authors confirm that they have the necessary rights to the submitted work and grant the journal the right of first publication together with a non-exclusive license to publish, reproduce, distribute, and archive the article in electronic and other appropriate formats.
Copyright ownership remains with the author(s) and is not transferred to the journal.
Authors may share, deposit, and reuse their published work in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).
All articles published by Basic and Clinical Cancer Reports (BCCR) are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).
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BCCR applies the CC BY 4.0 license to articles at the time of publication. The licensing terms applicable to a published article will remain associated with that published version.
Basic and Clinical Cancer Reports (BCCR) does not charge authors any article processing charges (APCs), submission fees, or publication fees.
All articles are published free of charge to authors and are freely accessible online immediately after publication.
Basic and Clinical Cancer Reports (BCCR) follows a Quarterly publication model.
Articles are published online as soon as they have successfully completed the peer-review, editorial, production, and publication processes. This model allows accepted research to become available to the scientific community without unnecessary delays associated with waiting for a complete issue.
All research manuscripts submitted to BCCR undergo an initial editorial assessment to determine their relevance to the journal's scope, scientific quality, originality, ethical compliance, and adherence to submission requirements.
Manuscripts that meet the journal's initial requirements are sent for peer review by independent experts with relevant subject-matter expertise. The journal follows a rigorous peer-review process designed to evaluate the scientific validity, methodological quality, originality, clarity, and clinical or scientific significance of submitted work.
Depending on the nature of the manuscript, reviewers may evaluate aspects including study design, statistical methodology, data interpretation, ethical considerations, reporting quality, and the validity of the conclusions.
Editorial decisions may include acceptance, minor revision, major revision, or rejection. Authors may be asked to respond to reviewers' comments and revise their manuscripts before a final editorial decision is made.
The final decision regarding publication rests with the Editor-in-Chief or designated members of the editorial team. Editors and reviewers are expected to maintain confidentiality and disclose or avoid potential conflicts of interest throughout the review process.
BCCR is committed to maintaining a fair, transparent, rigorous, and ethical peer-review process and to upholding high standards of research integrity and publication ethics.