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Status
Active
Coverage
1995–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
6.7
SJR · SCImago
2.427
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
200
Best quartile
Q2 · 62nd pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molecular Biology | 155 / 414 | 62nd | Q2 |
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RNA
RNA is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 6.7), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press.
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ISSN 1355-8382Verify ISSN ↗1469-9001Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Scopus · Q2WoS · SCIEONOS
6.7
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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Quick answers
Is RNA indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1995–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 6.7.
What quartile is RNA in Scopus?
RNA is Q2 in Molecular Biology (rank 155 of 414), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of RNA?
RNA is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 6.7, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 62nd percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 2.427, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 200.
Who publishes RNA and what is its ISSN?
RNA is published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. Its print ISSN is 1355-8382 and its online ISSN is 1469-9001.
Is RNA covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is RNA in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is RNA open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is RNA? — open metrics via OpenAlex
RNA has an h-index of 218 and a 2-year mean of 3.33 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 6.7, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #170 of 411 Scopus journals in Molecular Biology.
218
h-index
3.33
2-yr mean citations
4,120
i10-index
5,233
works indexed
322,388
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#170 of 411 Top 42% Molecular Biology
RNA published 139 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 176. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in RNA? — latest 99 articles, 2026
In its latest 99 research articles (2026), authors are most often from United States (47.1%), Germany (8.7%) and Japan (6.8%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for RNA? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 2 retracted papers are recorded (0.4 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 2 · 0.4 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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