Journal profile · Toxicology
DNA repair
ISSN 1568-7864 · eISSN 1568-7856 · Elsevier · NETHERLANDS · Monthly · Founded 2002
DNA repair: CAS Zone 3 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.25; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,390; median 98 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 108 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
DNA repair is published by Elsevier and is in Zone 3 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are DNA Repair Mechanisms, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering and Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment, together about 46.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Toxicology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- DNA Repair MechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology32.4%
- CRISPR and Genetic EngineeringBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.2%
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity AssessmentBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7%
- DNA and Nucleic Acid ChemistryBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.7%
- Genomics and Chromatin DynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5%
- PARP inhibition in cancer therapyMedicine3.7%
- Cancer-related Molecular PathwaysMedicine3.3%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Genetics & Heredity | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Toxicology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Genetics & Heredity | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Toxicology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Genetics & Heredity | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Toxicology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 3.25LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.47LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 104LetPub ·
- h-index
- 156OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,497OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.93OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 40.14%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 93LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,735 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 18 | 5 |
| 2025 | 108 | 66 | 449 |
| 2024 | 111 | 77 | 813 |
| 2023 | 100 | 64 | 941 |
| 2022 | 97 | 47 | 934 |
| 2021 | 146 | 77 | 3,067 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
98 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 68 days – 139 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 2 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 102 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (172 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,390 / EUR 3,170 / GBP 2,710 / JPY 420,460 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2002
- ISSN
- 1568-7864
- Electronic ISSN
- 1568-7856
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about DNA repair
What CAS zone is DNA repair in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, DNA repair is in Zone 3 of Biology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Genetics & Heredity / Toxicology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of DNA repair?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.25; CiteScore 4.7, h-index 156.
How long does peer review take at DNA repair?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 98 days (interquartile range 68–139 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index DNA repair?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, DNA repair is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is DNA repair open access, and what is the APC?
DNA repair is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,390.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .