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Nucleic Acids Research

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0305-1048eISSN1362-4962
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
8.111
H-Indexi
871
SNIPi
4.714
Total Worksi
55,802
Total Citationsi
6,004,392
2yr Mean Citednessi
12.98
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
46
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biology (General): Genetics. Topics: dna, biochemistry, computational biology, genomics, molecular biology, rna

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
Annual Volume~ 1,381 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications55,802
Publisher OrgOxford University Press
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access
Peer ReviewSingle-blind
OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
Scholars PortalCLOCKSSLOCKSSPorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/11 · 91%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Oxford University Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0305-1048 / 1362-4962
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Scholars Portal, CLOCKSS, LOCKSS, Portico, PMC
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
1.2k
168k
2019
1.3k
151k
2020
1.3k
135k
2021
1.2k
107k
2022
1.3k
58k
2023
1.3k
49k
2024
1.5k
10k
2025
870
533
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

GeneticsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Scopus Categories

Genetics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsRNA modifications and cancerDNA and Nucleic Acid ChemistryRNA Research and SplicingDNA Repair Mechanisms

Frequently asked questions about Nucleic Acids Research

Is Nucleic Acids Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Nucleic Acids Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Nucleic Acids Research?

Nucleic Acids Research is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 12.98.

Is Nucleic Acids Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Nucleic Acids Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Nucleic Acids Research?

Subject areas: Biology (General): Genetics. Topics: dna, biochemistry, computational biology, genomics, molecular biology, rna

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref