- Open access · CC BY 4.0
- Since 2017
- Published by Open Access Pub
About the International Journal of Prostate Cancer
The International Journal of Prostate Cancer (IJPC) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal of prostate cancer research, basic, clinical, applied and translational. It has been published by Open Access Pub since 2017.
Purpose and readership
Evidence on prostate cancer
IJPC serves researchers, urologists, oncologists, radiologists, pathologists and other clinicians who need sound evidence on how prostate cancer arises, is detected and is treated.
IJPC publishes research on prostate cancer in all its aspects: etiology, epidemiology, biology, pathology, diagnosis, treatment and management. It welcomes basic, clinical, applied and translational studies, from laboratory investigations to research in patient care.
Its aims are to publish methodologically sound research that advances understanding of prostate cancer and informs its diagnosis, treatment and long-term care, and to make the results freely available to everyone who can use them.
The Aims and Scope page describes the research areas and study designs in full.
Article types
- Original Research
- Review
- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Methods
- Short Communication
- Data Note
- Case Report
- Commentary
- Letter
Preparation guidance for each type is given in the Instructions for Authors.
Journal register
Reference information on the journal's identity, ownership, editorial responsibility, rights, review, fees and preservation.
Published
Since 2017
- Full title
- International Journal of Prostate Cancer
- Short title IJPC.
- Publisher and owner
- Open Access Pub
- The journal is owned and published by Open Access Pub. openaccesspub.org
- Editorial Board
- Editorial Board
- Editors and their affiliations are listed on the Editorial Board page.
- Publication history
- Since 2017
- Volume 1, Issue 1 was published on August 28, 2017.
- Access
- Open access
- Every article is free to read, download and share from the day of publication, with no subscription or registration.
- License and copyright
- CC BY 4.0
- Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. Authors retain copyright.
- Peer review
- Single-blind by default
- Single-blind by default; double-blind review is available on request.
- Article processing charge
- USD 1,200
- Payable only after acceptance; withdrawal after submission is subject to the journal's withdrawal policy.
- Research integrity
- Crossref Similarity Check
- Submitted manuscripts are screened with Crossref Similarity Check, powered by iThenticate.
- Preservation
- Portico
- Articles will be deposited in Portico.
Editorial responsibility
Editorial Board members handle manuscripts within their expertise and advise on the journal's scope and policies.
Editorial decisions are based on scope, scientific quality, methodological rigor, ethical compliance, reporting quality, and relevance to the journal. They are independent of the article processing charge and of any fee-relief inquiry. Editors with a conflict of interest are recused from handling the manuscript.
Peer review
All submissions undergo initial editorial screening. Manuscripts that meet the journal's scope and minimum requirements proceed to independent peer review. Single-blind by default; double-blind review is available on request. Manuscripts that proceed to external peer review are normally evaluated by at least two independent subject-matter experts. The full process is set out in the Editorial Policies.
Open access, preservation and discovery
Open access and copyright
Free to read and reuse
IJPC is an open-access journal. All articles are freely available on openaccesspub.org from the day of publication, without subscription or registration.
Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0), which permits anyone to read, download, copy, distribute, adapt and reuse the work for any lawful purpose, provided the authors and the original publication are credited. Authors retain copyright in their work and may deposit any version of their article, including the published version, in institutional or subject repositories without embargo.
Preservation and discovery
A lasting record
Articles will be deposited in Portico, a not-for-profit digital-preservation archive, so that the published record remains available for the long term. Read our preservation policy.
The Indexing page describes how the journal's articles are made discoverable.
Contact
Editorial office
Questions about the journal, its policies or a manuscript can be sent to the editorial office of IJPC at Open Access Pub.
- info@openaccesspub.org
- Publisher
- Open Access Pub, openaccesspub.org
- For authors
- Instructions for Authors and Article Processing Charges