RNA serves as an international forum for publishing original reports on RNA research in the broadest sense. The journal aimsto unify this field by cutting across established disciplinary lines and focusing on RNA-centered science.
RNA is a monthly journal which provides rapid publication of significant original research in all areas of RNA structureand function in eukaryotic, prokaryotic, and viral systems. It covers a broad range of subjects in RNA research, including:structural analysis by biochemical or biophysical means; mRNA structure, function and biogenesis; alternative processing: cis-acting elements and trans-acting factors; ribosome structure and function; translational control; RNA catalysis; tRNA structure, function, biogenesisand identity; RNA editing; rRNA structure, function and biogenesis; RNA transport and localization; regulatory RNAs; largeand small RNP structure, function and biogenesis; viral RNA metabolism; RNA stability and turnover; in vitro evolution; andRNA chemistry.
RNA considers papers in six categories: Reports, Articles, Bioinformatics, Hypotheses, Methods, and Letters to the Editor. Reports document significant new results that lend themselves to succinct presentation (i.e., combined Results and Discussion)and can contain no more than four display items. Reports are evaluated using the same criteria as Articles; preliminary observationsthat require further experimentation to support the major conclusions will not be accepted. There are no explicit length limitationsto Articles and length is not a criterion for evaluation. Bioinformatics describe computer-based analyses of sequence dataor new informatic tools of interest to RNA scientists. Hypotheses outline novel concepts or new ways of integrating existingdata. Methods are brief accounts of methodological advances or improvements that are of potential utility to a broad rangeof RNA researchers. Letters to the Editor are intended as a forum for raising or clarifying issues of specific interest tothe RNA community.
In addition to the categories above, RNA publishes Reviews, Perspectives, Commentaries, and Mini-reviews. Normally, these are by invitation, but presubmission inquiries to the Reviews Editor are welcome.
This journal is published by CSHL Press for RNA Society. Authors are not required to be members ofthe Society.Queries regarding editorial policies or manuscripts in review shouldbe directed to the Editorial Office at rnajournal@case.edu.
Subscription to the print journal includes full access to theonline edition at http://www.rnajournal.org.(Online-only subscriptions are available to institutions.) A subscription to RNA is includedwith RNA Society membership.For more information about RNA Society and membership,visit RNA Society.