RNA

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press · United States · Est. 1995

ISSN1355-8382eISSN1469-9001

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

2.427

H-Indexi

214

SNIPi

0.946

Total Worksi

5,173

Total Citationsi

315,061

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.78

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Molecular Biology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1995

FrequencyMonthly, 1996-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,173

Publisher OrgCold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1355-8382 / 1469-9001

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

148

4.7k

2019

164

6.2k

2020

124

3.3k

2021

113

1.8k

2022

148

2.1k

2023

132

877

2024

139

296

2025

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.

Molecular BiologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Scopus Categories

Molecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsRNA Research and SplicingRNA modifications and cancerRNA regulation and diseaseMicroRNA in disease regulationBacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyRNA Interference and Gene DeliveryAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesViral Infections and Immunology ResearchGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Frequently asked questions about RNA

Is RNA a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for RNA: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 RNA?

RNA 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 2.78.

Is RNA indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

RNA is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of RNA?