Journal Overview

Aims & Scope

A dedicated home for research on cancer drug resistance.

Cancer Drug Resistance is an international Open Access journal dedicated to understanding and overcoming treatment resistance in cancer. We publish basic, translational, and clinical research on the mechanisms, evolution, biomarkers, and therapeutic strategies underlying or reversing resistance.

Key areas include: targeted therapies · immunotherapy · antibody–drug conjugates · radioligand therapy · cellular therapies · liquid biopsy · cancer evolution · emerging resistance mechanisms and therapeutic approaches.

Abstracting & Indexing

Indexed within ESCI (Web of Science), PubMed/PMC, Scopus, CAS, CNKI, Dimensions, Lens, Embase, ASCI

Rapid Publication

9 days — Time to First Decision, Within 3 days — Acceptance to Publication

Recognition of Reviewers

We recognize the contributions of our reviewers. Reviewers who provide timely, high-quality reports receive an APC discount voucher for a future publication in an OAE journal. Become a reviewer.