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World Journal of Surgical Oncology Template

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World Journal of Surgical Oncology is a peer-reviewed journal published by BMC (BioMed Central), covering Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes, Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments, Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis. Over its lifetime it has published 5,993 papers, which have received 116,062 citations.

PublisherBMC (BioMed Central)
Reference styleNumbered (Vancouver)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2023;12(3):45–58.

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Publishes research inGastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment
ISSN1477-7819
Citation impact (2-yr)2.38
h-index100
i10-index3,396
Article processing charge$2,440
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereZhejiang University
Journal websitewjso.biomedcentral.com
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Papers published in World Journal of Surgical Oncology per year

410
2014
369
2015
278
2016
231
2017
241
2018
233
2019
330
2020
350
2021
409
2022
393
2023
354
2024
522
2025

Citation impact of World Journal of Surgical Oncology by publication year

10K
2014
9.5K
2015
8.3K
2016
5.6K
2017
6.5K
2018
6.1K
2019
7.2K
2020
6.5K
2021
4.8K
2022
3.1K
2023
1.8K
2024
843
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in World Journal of Surgical Oncology

Nitric oxide and cancer: a review

Sheetal Korde Choudhari, Minal Chaudhary, Sachin Bagde et al. · 30 May 2013

Nitric oxide (NO), is a ubiquitous, water soluble, free radical gas, which plays key role in various physiological as well as pathological processes. Over past decades, NO has emerged as a molecule of interest in carcinogenesis and tumor growth progression. However, there is considerable controversy and confusion in understanding its role in cancer biology. It…

Knowledge, attitude and practice of Nigerian women towards breast cancer: A cross-sectional study

Michael Okobia, Clareann H. Bunker, Friday Okonofua et al. · 21 Feb 2006

BACKGROUND: Late presentation of patients at advanced stages when little or no benefit can be derived from any form of therapy is the hallmark of breast cancer in Nigerian women. Recent global cancer statistics indicate rising global incidence of breast cancer and the increase is occurring at a faster rate in populations of the developing…

Secondary bile acids: an underrecognized cause of colon cancer

Hana Ajouz, Deborah Mukherji, Ali Shamseddine · 24 May 2014

Bile acids were first proposed as carcinogens in 1939. Since then, accumulated evidence has linked exposure of cells of the gastrointestinal tract to repeated high physiologic levels of bile acids as an important risk factor for gastrointestinal cancers. High exposure to bile acids may occur in a number of settings, but most importantly, is prevalent…

Rising global burden of breast cancer: the case of sub-Saharan Africa (with emphasis on Nigeria) and implications for regional development: a review

Samuel O. Azubuike, C R Muirhead, Louise Hayes et al. · 22 Mar 2018

BACKGROUND: Despite mortality from breast cancer in Africa being higher than in high income countries, breast cancer has not been extensively studied in the region. The aim of this paper was to highlight the rising burden of breast cancer with an emphasis on sub-Saharan Africa as well as trends, characteristics, controversies and their implications for…

Preoperative platelet lymphocyte ratio (PLR) is superior to neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR) as a predictive factor in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Ji‐Feng Feng, Ying Huang, Qixun Chen · 1 Jan 2014

BACKGROUND: Recent studies have shown that the presence of systemic inflammation correlates with poor survival in various cancers. The aim of this study was to determinate the prognostic value of the neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and the platelet lymphocyte ratio (PLR) in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). METHODS: Preoperative NLR and PLR were…

World Journal of Surgical Oncology template — frequently asked questions

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What reference style does World Journal of Surgical Oncology use?
World Journal of Surgical Oncology uses Numbered (Vancouver) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: 1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2023;12(3):45–58.
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