ExRNA
ELSP · Hong Kong · Est. 2019
ISSN2398-0060
SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access
20
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
✓ Scopus Q4+5
✓ DOAJ Verified+15
Total20
Journal Impact Factor
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SJR Score
0.21
H-Index
17
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.097
Total Works
144
Total Citations
1,420
2yr Mean Citedness
0.41
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Aims & Scope
ExRNA is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that provides a platform for innovative research in the field of extracellular RNA. The journal covers a wide variety of RNAs in the extracellular environment, including miRNAs, siRNAs, piRNAs, lncRNAs and circRNAs.
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
8
weeks to review
Fast · median is 15 wks
Q4
SJR Rank
Bottom 25%
General Information
Country / RegionHong Kong
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2019
Annual Volume~ 14 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications144
Publisher OrgBioMed Central
OA Since2018
Submission Info
APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewSingle-blind
Review Time~8 weeks
Acceptance Rate—
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate—
Ethics & Quality
COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
Think.Check.Submit Compliance
10/12 · 83%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
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Does the journal have a website?
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Is the ISSN verified?
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Indexed in a trusted database?
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Peer review process documented?
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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
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APC fees clearly disclosed?
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Not on predatory/blacklists?
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
✅
Plagiarism detection in place?
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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
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Primary language documented?
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.
Molecular BiologyQ4
Subject Classification
Scopus Categories
Molecular Biology
Research Topics (OpenAlex)
MicroRNA in disease regulationExtracellular vesicles in diseaseCancer-related molecular mechanisms researchCircular RNAs in diseasesRNA modifications and cancerRNA Interference and Gene DeliveryRNA Research and Splicinginterferon and immune responsesRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsPlant Molecular Biology Research
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