Publisher profile

Oxford University Press

University-press journals with title-specific editorial standards, open-access arrangements and society partnerships.

Overview

Humanities, social sciences, law, science and medicine

Oxford Academic hosts journals for distinct scholarly communities. Nucleic Acids Research focuses on nucleic acids and molecular biology, with dedicated routes for database and web-server contributions. Bioinformatics concentrates on computational biology and genome bioinformatics, including shorter Application Notes. These are different audiences even when both journals may interest the same research team.

Use the journal instructions alongside Oxford’s charges, licences and self-archiving tool. An open-access requirement needs to be checked against the journal, article type and funder. Bioinformatics, for example, has been fully open access since January 2023; its model should not be assumed to describe every journal on Oxford Academic.

Publishing model: Journal-specific subscription and open-access arrangements
Subject coverage: Humanities, social sciences, law, science and medicine
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Sources checked: 13 November 2026

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Editorial accountability

Named editors, relevant affiliations and a clear way to contact the editorial office.

Journal pages identify editors and editorial boards. Review the board and specialist submission instructions for the title that will actually assess the work.NAR editors and author information Bioinformatics journal information

Peer review

A documented review model, reviewer selection and a process for editorial decisions.

Peer-review instructions are journal-specific. NAR links reviewer guidance and editorial criteria; Bioinformatics links its author guidelines. Use those documents to prepare the manuscript for review.NAR journal and reviewer guidance Bioinformatics author guidance

Indexing and discoverability

The exact journal title and ISSN in the index itself; coverage dates and current status.

Check the exact journal title, ISSN and coverage dates in the database required by your institution. Inclusion of one title does not establish coverage for the publisher’s other journals.Publisher journal catalogue How to verify indexing

Fees and business model

A complete fee schedule, payment timing, waivers and any additional publication charges.

Oxford’s lookup tool brings together journal-specific charges and licensing information. Check the applicable article type and funding route rather than using one price for the whole portfolio.Charges, licences and self-archiving

Copyright and licensing

The publishing agreement, author rights and a licence that meets your funder’s requirements.

The permitted licence and self-archiving route depend on the journal and publishing option. Match the selected licence to your funder’s requirements before signing.Licensing and sharing policies

Ethics and corrections

Policies on authorship, competing interests, misconduct, appeals, corrections and retractions.

Oxford’s production guidance directs authors to its policy on changes to published articles. Report substantive errors through the journal rather than silently replacing a public manuscript.Publication and corrections guidance

Digital preservation

A named preservation service and a clear long-term access policy.

OUP describes its own archive and participation in Portico and CLOCKSS/LOCKSS to support continuing access.Digital preservation

Selected journals.
Different audiences.

These examples illustrate the publisher’s range; they are not its complete catalogue. Follow each journal’s page for current scope, editorial information and submission requirements.

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Nucleic Acids Research

Molecular biology and nucleic-acid research. Database and Web Server issues have their own requirements, so choose the submission route as carefully as the journal.

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Bioinformatics

Computational biology and genome bioinformatics, including Application Notes. Fully open access; review the author guidelines for format and availability requirements.