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Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS ESCI Q2Scopus Q2SCImago #5,927Gold OA

Non-Coding RNA

Identifier (ISSN):2311-553X(Print)
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Publisher:Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
4.2↑ +1.2
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS ESCIJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Non-Coding RNA

WoS Q2
23564.320233.62024320254.22026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):4.2
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.885
#5,927

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
48

48 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ2
Self-Citation Rate2.8%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
75articles/year
100% Gold OA•68.83% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Functional studies dealing with identification, structure-function relationships or biological activity of: small regulatory RNAs (miRNAs, siRNAs and piRNAs) associated with the RNA interference pathway small nuclear RNAs, small nucleolar and tRNAs derived small RNAs other types of small RNAs, such as those associated with splice junctions and transcription start sites long non-coding RNAs, including antisense RNAs, long 'intergenic' RNAs, intronic RNAs and 'enhancer' RNAs other classes of RNAs such as vault RNAs, scaRNAs, circular RNAs, 7SL RNAs, telomeric and centromeric RNAs regulatory functions of mRNAs and UTR-derived RNAs catalytic and allosteric (riboswitch) RNAs viral, transposon and repeat-derived RNAs bacterial regulatory RNAs, including CRISPR RNAS Analysis of RNA processing, RNA binding proteins, RNA signaling and RNA interaction pathways: DICER AGO, PIWI and PIWI-like proteins other classes of RNA binding and RNA transport proteins RNA interactions with chromatin-modifying complexes RNA interactions with DNA and other RNAs the role of RNA in the formation and function of specialized subnuclear organelles and other aspects of cell biology intercellular and intergenerational RNA signaling RNA processing structure-function relationships in RNA complexes RNA analyses, informatics, tools and technologies: transcriptomic analyses and technologies development of tools and technologies for RNA biology and therapeutics Translational studies involving long and short non-coding RNAs: identification of biomarkers development of new therapies involving microRNAs and other ncRNAs clinical studies involving microRNAs and other ncRNAs.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology98.1%Genetics93.7%Biochemistry92.6%Chemistry92.6%Gene90.4%Medicine62.7%RNA54.5%microRNA54.5%Computational biology53.7%Internal medicine47.9%Gene expression45.2%Cell biology37.5%Downregulation and upregulation36.7%Pathology28.5%Long non-coding RNA26.8%Cancer23.3%Cancer research22.5%Non-coding RNA21.6%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRESCI2026

BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Q2
Rank126/328
IndexESCI
JCRESCI2026

GENETICS & HEREDITY

Q1
Rank46/192
IndexESCI
JCIESCI2026

BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Q3
Rank183/328
IndexESCI
JCIESCI2026

GENETICS & HEREDITY

Q3
Rank103/192
IndexESCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF4.2
Articles / Year30
Total Citations4
2025
IF3
Articles / Year81
Total Citations198
2024
IF3.6
Articles / Year59
Total Citations470
2023
IF4.3
Articles / Year79
Total Citations826
2022
IF—
Articles / Year84
Total Citations943

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #5,927Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2015-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.885

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.01

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,465 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations782
3-Year Documents217
Citable Documents205

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate50.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

BiochemistryQ2
GeneticsQ2
Molecular BiologyQ2
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 2.8%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Biology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Non-Coding RNA (ISSN: 2311-553X) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Biochemistry, published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) in Switzerland. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 4.20, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (ESCI), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.885 (Q2), an H-index of 48.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 75 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Gold OA model with an estimated APC of $3,465 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Gold OA
Publisher
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusDOAJPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01