Journal profile · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Molecular Biology
ExRNA
ISSN 2398-0060 · BMC · United Kingdom
ExRNA: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 96 days to acceptance (13 articles, last 24 months); 11 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ExRNA is published by BMC. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are MicroRNA in disease regulation, Extracellular vesicles in disease and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, together about 60% 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): Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Molecular Biology
Editor-in-chief Chen-Yu ZhangPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- MicroRNA in disease regulationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology25.6%
- Extracellular vesicles in diseaseBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology25.3%
- Cancer-related molecular mechanisms researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.1%
- RNA Interference and Gene DeliveryBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.9%
- Plant Molecular Biology ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.8%
- Nanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryMaterials Science2.9%
- Circular RNAs in diseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.7%
- Immune Response and InflammationImmunology and Microbiology2.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molecular Biology | Q4 | 372/414 | 10th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.6OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 156 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 133 |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | 205 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 214 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 219 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | 265 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 278 |
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 Crossref · to
96 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 55 days – 112 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 10 days (13 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 105 days
- Sample
- 13 articles with submission and acceptance dates (27 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 53 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | Yes | CC BY |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Cover letter
- Required
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
- BMC
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2398-0060
- Print ISSN
- 3005-5431
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ExRNA
How long does peer review take at ExRNA?
Based on the dates recorded on 13 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 96 days (interquartile range 55–112 days); authors report an average review time of about 53 weeks. 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 ExRNA?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ExRNA is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is ExRNA open access, and what is the APC?
ExRNA is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .