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Journal of Nucleic Acids

John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United States · Est. 1979

ISSN2090-0201eISSN2090-021X

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total53

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.683

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.507

Total Works

253

Total Citations

9,612

2yr Mean Citedness

1.80

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on nucleic acid modifications, their therapeutic applications, and diagnostic tools. Articles cover the design and evaluation of oligonucleotide therapeutics, the role of specific RNA and DNA molecules in disease, and the development of molecular assays for viral detection and DNA damage assessment.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1979

Annual Volume~ 3 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications253

Publisher OrgHindawi Publishing Corporation

OA Since2009

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2090-0201 / 2090-021X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, PMC, 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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

BiochemistryQ2

Molecular BiologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Scopus Categories

BiochemistryMolecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

DNA and Nucleic Acid ChemistryAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesDNA Repair MechanismsRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsRNA Interference and Gene DeliveryCarcinogens and Genotoxicity AssessmentRNA modifications and cancerRNA Research and SplicingMicroRNA in disease regulationCancer therapeutics and mechanisms