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It covers a broad range of subjects in RNA research, spanning biochemistry, structural biology, gene expression, cell biology, chemistry, genetics, genomics, computational biology, and bioinformatics. We publish papers covering biochemical and structural analysis of RNA and ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complexes; structure, function, and biogenesis of mRNA, rRNA, tRNA, snRNAs, ncRNAs, miRNAs, piRNAs, and other regulatory RNAs; viral RNA processing and metabolism; ribosome structure and function; translational control; RNA splicing; alternative processing; RNA editing; RNA transport and localization; RNA stability and turnover; in vitro evolution; RNA catalysis; and RNA chemistry. </p> <p>We are now restructuring <strong><em>RNA</em></strong> to comprise five categories: <strong>Communications</strong> (<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Letters to the Editor</span>; <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Hypotheses</span>, and <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Perspectives</span>); <strong>RNA and Gene Expression</strong>; <a href="https://rnajournal.cshlp.org/content/30/12/viii.extract"><strong>RNA Therapeutics</strong></a>; <strong>Bioinformatics and Databases</strong>; and <strong>Reviews</strong>. </p> <p>Within the category <strong>Communications</strong>, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Letters to the Editor</span> are intended as a forum for raising or clarifying issues of specific interest to the RNA community, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Hypotheses</span> outline novel concepts or new ways of integrating existing data, and <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Perspectives</span> outline a novel way of looking at existing literature. As for all our published papers, manuscripts within this category are subject to peer review. </p> <p>Manuscripts in the categories <strong>RNA and Gene Expression</strong>, <strong>RNA Therapeutics</strong>, and <strong>Bioinformatics and Databases</strong> can be in the format of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Articles</span>, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Reports</span>, or <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Methods</span>. There are no explicit length limitations to <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Articles</span> and length is not a criterion for evaluation. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Reports</span> 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. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Reports</span> are evaluated using the same criteria as <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Articles</span>; preliminary observations that require further experimentation to support the major conclusions will not be accepted. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Methods</span> papers outline significant new approaches, well benchmarked against existing methodology, with documentation of robustness and limitations. </p> <p> Manuscripts in the category <strong>Reviews</strong> are usually by invitation, but pre-submission inquiries to the Reviews Editor are welcome. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Reviews</span> can be comprehensive or focused, preferably with a unique slant and of general interest to a wide range of readers. </p> <p> This journal is published by CSHL Press for the <a href="http://www.rnasociety.org">RNA Society</a>. <strong>Authors are not required to be members of the Society.</strong> Queries regarding editorial policies or manuscripts in review should be directed to the Editorial Office at <span class="em-link" title="rnajournal@case.edu."><span class="em-addr">rnajournal{at}case.edu</span></span></p> </div> <div id="content-end-sb" class="sb-div"></div> </div> <div id="col-3"> <div class="content-box" id="sidebar-current-issue"> <div class="cb-contents"> <h3 class="cb-contents-header"><span>Current Issue</span></h3> <div class="cb-section"> <ol> <li><span><a href="/content/current" rel="current-issue">March 2025, 31 (3)</a></span></li> </ol> </div> <div class="cb-section"> <ol> <li> <div class="current-issue"><a href="/content/current" rel="current-issue"><img src="/content/31/3.cover.gif" width="67" height="89" alt="Current Issue" /></a></div> </li> </ol> </div> <cb:item xmlns:cb="http://schema.highwire.org/Site/Content-Box"> <div class="cb-section collapsible default-closed" id="sidebar-cur-issue-coverlines"> <h4 class="cb-section-header"><span>In This Issue</span></h4> <ul></ul> <p>The <em>RNA</em> journal is pleased to present here the fourth in our series of special issues, with a compendium of Perspectives on <strong>RNA and Disease</strong>. 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