Guide to Authors
ABOUT THE JOURNAL
Aims and Scope
Oncogene aims to make substantial advances in our knowledge of the processes that contribute to cancer by publishing outstanding research. We propagate work that challenges standard conjecture and builds on previous studies, in particular those that lead to establishing new paradigms in the etio-pathogensis, diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of cancers, and in processes that drive metastatic spread, and provide important insights into cancer biology beyond what has been revealed thus far. Areas covered by Oncogene include but are not limited to, the cellular and molecular biology of cancer including resistance to cancer therapies, and development of better approaches to improving survival. Across cancer biology, we have a broad remit encompassing the life sciences and biomedicine, from the most fundamental and theoretical work, through to translational, applied, and clinical research. Our Editors are among the most respected and accomplished individuals in their fields – from genetics and structural biology, to function and mechanism.
Journal Details
Editors-in-Chief: George Miller, New York City Health & Hospitals (Woodhull), New York, USA
Justin Stebbing, Imperial College, London, UK
Editorial office: Springer Nature, The Campus, 4 Crinan Street, London UK oncogene@us.nature.com
Frequency: 50 issues a year
Abstracted in:
EBSCO Discovery Service
Google Scholar
OCLC
Summon by ProQuest
BIOSIS
Current Contents/Life Sciences
Science Citation Index
Science Citation Index Expanded (SciSearch)
SCOPUS
EBSCO Academic Search
EBSCO Advanced Placement Source
EBSCO Biomedical Reference Collection
EBSCO Science & Technology Collection
EBSCO STM Source
EBSCO TOC Premier
ARTICLE TYPE SPECIFICATIONS
ARTICLE DESCRIPTION
SPECIFICATION
Article
An Article is a substantial, in-depth, novel research study of interest to the readership of the journal. The structure an Article should follow is detailed below.
Unstructured abstract, max 250 words.
Main body of text (excluding abstract, tables/figures, and
references) not to exceed 4,500 words;
Max 8 tables or figures;
Max 80 references
Review Article
A Review Article is an authoritative, balanced survey of recent developments in a research field. Review Articles should incorporate a) a review of previously published literature from the past 5-10 years, describing the pros and cons of these studies, b) the authors opinion on how to approach the issue/situation being discussed, c) the authors thoughts on what is necessary to move the field forward in the future. Review Articles are regularly commissioned, however pre-submission enquiries are also welcome. Please contact oncogene@us.nature.com
Unstructured abstract, max 300 words.
Main body of text (excluding abstract, tables/figures, and
references)
not to exceed 6,000 words;
Max 8 tables or figures;
Max 100 references
Brief Communication
A brief communication is a concise, independent report representing a significant and timely contribution to cancer biology. A short communication is not intended to publish preliminary results. The results must be of exceptional interest and relevant to be considered for publication.
Unstructured abstract, max 200 words.
Main body of text (excluding abstract, tables/figures, and
references) not to exceed 2,500 words;
Max 4 tables or figures;
Max 40 references
Correspondence
Correspondence provides readers with a forum for comment on papers published in a previous issue of the journal or to address new issues relevant to the research community.
No abstract required
Main body of text (excluding abstract, tables/figures, and
references) not to exceed 1,000 words;
Max 2 tables or figures;
Max 20 references
Special Issues
Special issues are comprised of a group of high quality, peer-reviewed manuscripts about a single specific theme / topic. Although the individual manuscripts are stand alone, they collectively make an important point by offering a comprehensive view, or by providing a diverse perspective. The number of manuscripts in a special issue is determined on case by case basis.
Special Issues are commissioned only by invitation or upon consultation with Oncogene editorial staff. Please contact the editorial office with preliminary inquiries about special issues. Usually, a person willing to be the Guest Editor of special issue should initiate this process. This Guest Editor will act as the point of contact between Oncogene and the individual authors submitting manuscripts.
PREPARATION OF ARTICLES
House Style: Authors should adhere to the following formatting guidelines
● Text should be double spaced with a wide margin.
● All pages and lines are to be numbered.
● Do not make rules thinner than 1pt (0.36mm).
● Use a coarse hatching pattern rather than shading for tints in graphs.
● Colour should be distinct when being used as an identifying tool.
● Spaces, not commas should be used to separate thousands.
● At first mention of a manufacturer, the town (and state if USA) and country should be provided.
● Statistical methods: For normally distributed data, mean (SD) is the preferred summary statistic. Relative risks should be expressed as odds ratios with 95% confidence interval. To compare two methods for measuring a variable the method of Bland & Altman (1986, Lancet 1, 307–310) should be used; for this, calculation of P only is not appropriate.
● Units: Use metric units (SI units) as fully as possible. Preferably give measurements of energy in kiloJoules or MegaJoules with kilocalories in parentheses (1 kcal = 4.186kJ). Use % throughout.
● Abbreviations: On first using an abbreviation place it in parentheses after the full item. Very common abbreviations such as FFA, RNA, need not be defined. Note these abbreviations: gram g; litre l; milligram mg; kilogram kg; kilojoule kJ; megajoule MJ; weight wt; seconds s; minutes min; hours h. Do not add ‘s’ for plural units. Terms used less than four times should not be abbreviated.
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