Journal profile · Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Nucleosides Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids
ISSN 1525-7770 · eISSN 1532-2335 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 2000
Nucleosides Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.05; subscription journal; median 123 days to acceptance (99 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 75%; 81 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nucleosides Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry, HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment and Biochemical and Molecular Research, together about 38.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology and Organic Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Taylor & Francis publishes knowledge and specialty research spanning humanities, social sciences, science and technology, engineering, medicine and healthcare.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- DNA and Nucleic Acid ChemistryBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology15.9%
- HIV/AIDS drug development and treatmentMedicine11.3%
- Biochemical and Molecular ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.2%
- Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.4%
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.9%
- RNA Interference and Gene DeliveryBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.6%
- Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic CompoundsChemistry4.6%
- Carbohydrate Chemistry and SynthesisChemistry4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 4 |
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
- 1.05LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,096OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.47OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.75%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 80LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,690 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 4 | 4 |
| 2025 | 81 | 5 | 85 |
| 2024 | 126 | 16 | 281 |
| 2023 | 85 | 10 | 283 |
| 2022 | 102 | 11 | 555 |
| 2021 | 70 | 7 | 504 |
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
123 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 89 days – 198 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (99 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 140 days
- Sample
- 99 articles with submission and acceptance dates (150 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 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 75%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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2000
- ISSN
- 1525-7770
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-2335
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nucleosides Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids
What CAS zone is Nucleosides Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Nucleosides Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Nucleosides Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.05; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 56.
How long does peer review take at Nucleosides Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids?
Based on the dates recorded on 99 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 123 days (interquartile range 89–198 days); authors report an average review time of about 6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 75%”. 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 Nucleosides Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nucleosides Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Nucleosides Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids open access, and what is the APC?
Nucleosides Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .