About the Journal
Nucleic Acids Research (NAR) publishes the results of leading edge research into physical, chemical, biochemical and biological aspects of nucleic acids and proteins involved in nucleic acid metabolism and/or interactions. It enables the rapid publication of papers under the following categories: Chemistry and synthetic biology; Computational biology; Gene regulation, chromatin and epigenetics; Genome integrity, repair and replication; Genomics; Molecular biology; Nucleic acid enzymes; RNA and Structural biology. A Survey and Summary section provides a format for brief reviews. The first issue of each year is devoted to biological databases, and an issue in July is devoted to papers describing web-based software resources of value to the biological community.
NAR Methods Online provides a forum for the online publication of methods papers.
NAR'S OPEN ACCESS INITIATIVE
The advent of online publication has greatly improved access to scientific content on a global scale. This has led to calls from the academic community for research to be made freely available online immediately upon publication, without the barrier of paid subscription to access.
In response to these calls, and following consultation with journal contributors, Oxford University Press and the Editors of Nucleic Acids Research (NAR) launched an Open Access initiative for NAR in 2005. This means that it is no longer necessary to hold a subscription in order to read current NAR content online.
There are substantial costs associated with publishing a high quality journal such as NAR, for example in the administration of the editorial process, production of the published version, and development of online functionality. Under a subscription-based model, these costs are primarily covered by charging libraries and individuals for access to the journal's content. Under NAR's Open Access model, we aim to cover the costs of publication primarily through a combination of author charges and institutional payments.
For further information on NAR's Open Access initiative, please click here.
IMPACT FACTOR AND RANKING
| Year | Impact Factor | Si: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6.878 | 33 out of 276 |
| 2007 | 6.954 | 29 out of 263 |
| 2006 | 6.317 | 36 out of 262 |
This information is taken from the Journal Citation Reports, published annually as part of the Science Citation Index by ISI.
ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING SERVICES
Nucleic Acids Research is covered by the following major indexing services:-
Science Citation Index
Current Contents: Life Sciences
Reference Update
Medline (Index Medicus)
Embase
BIOSIS
The Journal
Impact factor: 6.878
Senior Executive Editors
R.J.Roberts, Ipswich, MA, USA
K.R.Fox, Southampton, UK
For Authors
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