Nucleic Acids Research

Aims & Scope

NAR provides rapid publication of papers on physical, chemical, biochemical and biological aspects of nucleic acids and proteins involved in nucleic acid metabolism and/or interactions.

All manuscripts must present some novel development and meet the general criteria of originality, timeliness, significance and scientific excellence.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science
• Medline
• PubMed
• Embase

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 4,192.00 USD. Learn more.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• CLUSTAL W: improving the sensitivity of progressive multiple sequence alignment through sequence weighting, position-specific gap penalties and weight matrix choice

  Citation: 51019

  Authors: Julie D., Desmond G., Toby J.

• limma powers differential expression analyses for RNA-sequencing and microarray studies

  Citation: 32198

  Authors: Matthew E., Belinda, Di, Yifang, Charity W., Wei, Gordon K.

• The SILVA ribosomal RNA gene database project: improved data processing and web-based tools

  Citation: 25628

  Authors: Christian, Elmar, Pelin, Jan, Timmy, Pablo, Jörg, Frank Oliver

• A simple salting out procedure for extracting DNA from human nucleated cells

  Citation: 14693

  Authors: S.A., D.D., H.F.

• STRING v11: protein–protein association networks with increased coverage, supporting functional discovery in genome-wide experimental datasets

  Citation: 14357

  Authors: Damian, Annika L, David, Alexander, Stefan, Jaime, Milan, Nadezhda T, John H, Peer, Lars J, Christian von

• ANNOVAR: functional annotation of genetic variants from high-throughput sequencing data

  Citation: 12214

  Authors: K., M., H.

• Bioinformatics enrichment tools: paths toward the comprehensive functional analysis of large gene lists

  Citation: 12187

  Authors: Da Wei, Brad T., Richard A.

• SWISS-MODEL: homology modelling of protein structures and complexes

  Citation: 11008

  Authors: Andrew, Martino, Stefan, Gabriel, Gerardo, Rafal, Florian T, Tjaart A P, Christine, Lorenza, Rosalba, Torsten

• A rapid alkaline extraction procedure for screening recombinant plasmid DNA

  Citation: 10666

  Authors: H.C., J.

• A comprehensive set of sequence analysis programs for the VAX

  Citation: 10340

  Authors: John, Paul, Oliver