Journal profile · Genetics & Heredity
DNA Research
ISSN 1340-2838 · eISSN 1756-1663 · Oxford University Press · JAPAN · Bimonthly · Founded 1994
DNA Research: CAS Zone 2 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.76; fully open access; APC about USD 1,300; median 134 days to acceptance (60 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 15%; 37 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
DNA Research is published by Oxford University Press and is in Zone 2 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations, together about 33.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology and Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
DNA Research is an internationally peer-reviewed journal which aims at publishing papers of highest quality in broad aspects of DNA and genome-related research. Details of the Aims and Scope of the journal and the types of manuscripts considered can be found on the Instructions to Authors page. The Journal was launched in 1994 by Kazusa DNA Research Institute for publication of fine research in the growing field of genomic research. The online version of the journal was launched in 2000, and the journal has ever since been proud of providing the journal open access. DNA Research continues to provide its online journal open access at a very low author charge. Citation metrics Clarivate 2025 Impact Factor 2.8 2025 5 Year Impact Factor 3.8 Genetics & Heredity (Rank by Impact Factor) 86/192 2025 Cited Half-Life 11.1 years 2025 Immediacy Index 0.4 2025 Eigenfactor Score 0.00144 2025 Article Influence Score 1.141 Scopus 2025 CiteScore 5.4 Genetics (Rank by CiteScore) 141/357 Molecular Biology (Rank by CiteScore) 211/414 2025 Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP) 0.891 Readership 2025 Full Text Usage 252,630 Peer Review and Production 2025 Median days from submission to first decision 12.5 days 2025 Median days from submission to final decision 12.5 days About metrics Abstracting and Indexing Services DNA Research is covered by the following services: Biochemistry & Biophysics Citation Index® Biological Abstracts BIOSIS Previews Biotechnology Citation Index® Current Contents® /Life Sciences EMBASE Journal Citation Reports /Science Edition Science Citation Index Expanded (SciSearch®) Science Citation Index® The Standard Periodical Directory Disclaimer Statements of fact and opinion in the articles in DNA Research are those of the respective authors and contributors and not of the Journal, Kazusa DNA Research Institute, or Oxford University Press, unless otherwise expressly indicated. Neither Oxford University Press, Kazusa DNA Research Institute, nor the Journal make any representation, express or implied, in respect of the accuracy of the material in the Journal and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. Readers should make their own evaluation as to the appropriateness or otherwise of the information included.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Genetics & Heredity
Editor-in-chief Satoshi TabataPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named Japan 28, Mainland China 1, South Korea 1 (30 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology17.1%
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.1%
- Chromosomal and Genetic VariationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.4%
- Plant Disease Resistance and GeneticsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
- RNA modifications and cancerBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.3%
- Genomics and Chromatin DynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.3%
- Photosynthetic Processes and MechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.1%
- Plant Molecular Biology ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Genetics & Heredity | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Genetics & Heredity | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Genetics & Heredity | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbaseCurrent ContentsPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 2.76LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 136OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 993OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 37LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 252,630Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,337 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 4 |
| 2025 | 37 | 37 | 77 |
| 2024 | 39 | 39 | 157 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | 258 |
| 2022 | 53 | 53 | 950 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | 954 |
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
134 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 86 days – 171 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (3 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 174 days
- Sample
- 60 articles with submission and acceptance dates (64 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 7 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 15%LetPub ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 12.5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to final decision 2025
- 12.5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 17 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 1,300 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,400 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,300 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,625 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- USD 3,625
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
Article types accepted4
- meeting reportMeeting Report**: Articles reporting documents that summarize the key findings, presentations, and discussions from a conference, workshop, or symposium.Length not stated
- research articleDNA Research publishes three types of articles. Research Article: Articles presenting novel findings of biological significance that advance the current knowled…Length not stated
- resource article: genomes exploredResource Article: Genomes Explored *: Articles concisely reporting the results of analysis of genomes, transcriptomes and related aspects of diverse organisms t…Length not stated
- reviewDNA Research publishes three types of articles. Research Article: Articles presenting novel findings of biological significance that advance the current knowled…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship:
All persons designated as authors should qualify for authorship. The order of authorship should be a joint decision of the co-authors. Each author should have participated sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility for the content. Authorship credit should be based on substantial contribution to conception and design, execution, or analysis and interpretation of data. All authors shoul…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Misconduct
Misconduct on submitted manuscripts is taken seriously and will lead to immediate rejection. This includes dual-submission, plagiarism (including self-plagiarism or salami-slicing publication), figure manipulation, duplicate publication and fraudulent data. If authors are not using original material, they must obtain the relevant permission(s) to reproduce any copyright material and acknowledge th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Charges
DNA Research is a fully open access journal, and all articles are published in the journal under an open access license immediately upon publication. You will need to pay an open access charge to publish under an open access license. Details of the open access licenses and open access charges. Journal (required) Please select Academic MedicineActa CytologicaActa HaematologicaAdaptationAesthetic Su…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Review Process
All manuscripts are peer-reviewed by qualified reviewers and edited by one of the editorial board members. Authors are notified, generally within 6 weeks after submission, of the editor’s decision. When a manuscript is returned to the author for amendment, it should be returned to the editor within 3 months, otherwise it may be considered withdrawn.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
Manuscripts submitted may be screened with iThenticate anti-plagiarism software in an attempt to detect and prevent plagiarism. Any manuscript may be screened, especially if there is reason to suppose part or all of the text has been previously published. Prior to final acceptance any manuscript that has not already been screened may be put through iThenticate. Please see more information about iT…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint policy:
Preprint policy: Authors may make an Author's Original Version (preprint) available through various channels; this does not prevent submission. If accepted, authors must update the preprint status with the published paper's DOI and state the preprint in the cover letter at initial submission. Model summary
Authors retain the right to make an Author’s Original Version (preprint) available through various channels, and this does not prevent submission to the journal. For further information see our Online Licensing, Copyright and Permissions policies. If accepted, the authors are required to update the status of any preprint, including their published paper’s DOI, as described on our Author Self-Archi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1994
- ISSN
- 1340-2838
- Electronic ISSN
- 1756-1663
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about DNA Research
What CAS zone is DNA Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, DNA Research is in Zone 2 of Biology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Genetics & Heredity. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of DNA Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.76; CiteScore 5.4, h-index 136.
How long does peer review take at DNA Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 60 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 134 days (interquartile range 86–171 days); authors report an average review time of about 7 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 15%”. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of DNA Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 7,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of DNA Research based?
Of the 30 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Japan (28), Mainland China (1) and South Korea (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index DNA Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, DNA Research is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Embase and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is DNA Research open access, and what is the APC?
DNA Research is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,300.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .