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Molecular Therapy Nucleic Acids

Cell Press · United States · Est. 1900

ISSN2162-2531eISSN2162-2531

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

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

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

2.046

H-Index

128

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.071

Total Works

3,282

Total Citations

113,947

2yr Mean Citedness

3.81

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Molecular Therapy Nucleic Acids publishes research on nucleic acid-based therapeutics and delivery systems. Articles focus on the development and evaluation of nanomedicines, lipid nanoparticles, and antisense oligonucleotides for various therapeutic applications. Studies investigate gene modulation, splicing correction, and the biodistribution of nucleic acid-based vaccines and drug products.

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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 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1900

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,282

Publisher OrgCell Press

OA Since2011

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~20 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cell Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2162-2531 / 2162-2531

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

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.

Drug DiscoveryQ1

Molecular MedicineQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, Research & Experimental

Scopus Categories

Drug DiscoveryMolecular Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

RNA Interference and Gene DeliveryMicroRNA in disease regulationCancer-related molecular mechanisms researchCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringCircular RNAs in diseasesAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesRNA modifications and cancerRNA Research and SplicingVirus-based gene therapy researchRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms