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DNA Research

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1994

ISSN1756-1663

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open 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.

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 · Scopus CiteScore 7.2. 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

0.948

H-Indexi

135

CiteScorei

7.2

SNIPi

1.067

Total Worksi

1,326

Total Citationsi

84,486

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.73

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

DNA Research is an internationally peer-reviewed journal which aims at publishing papers of highest quality in broad aspects of DNA and genome-related research

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1994

FrequencySix No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,326

Publisher OrgUniversity of Oxford

OA Since1993

Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

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

LOCKSSPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1756-1663

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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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?

LOCKSS, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

1.2k

2019

828

2020

944

2021

929

2022

251

2023

145

2024

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

GeneticsQ2

Molecular BiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Genetics & Heredity

Scopus Categories

GeneticsMedicine (miscellaneous)Molecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsChromosomal and Genetic VariationsPlant Disease Resistance and GeneticsRNA modifications and cancerGenomics and Chromatin DynamicsPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsPlant Molecular Biology ResearchRNA Research and SplicingBacteriophages and microbial interactions

Frequently asked questions about DNA Research

Is DNA Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for DNA 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 DNA Research?

DNA 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 7.2.

Is DNA Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

DNA Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of DNA Research?