The Open Cancer Journal is an Open Access online journal, which publishes research articles, reviews, and letters in all areas of cancer research covering the following fields:

The biology and biochemistry of cancer, oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes, growth-related cell cycle control signaling, carcinogenesis mechanisms, cell transformation, immunologic control mechanisms, genetics of human (mammalian) cancer, control of cell proliferation, genetic and molecular control of organism development and rational anti-cancer drug design.

The Open Cancer Journal, a peer-reviewed journal, aims to provide the most complete and reliable source of information on current developments in the field of cancer research. The emphasis will be on publishing quality papers rapidly and freely available to researchers worldwide.