Non-coding RNA: 5th Anniversary
A special issue of Non-Coding RNA (ISSN 2311-553X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2021) | Viewed by 92172
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Interests: non-coding RNA; microRNA; cancer; metastasis
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Dear Colleagues and Non-coding RNA Aficionados,
It's time to celebrate – the Non-Coding RNA journal is celebrating its 5th anniversary! It is quite an achievement, as the non-coding RNA field is very competitive and the number of journals publishing papers on genes that do not codify for proteins but regulate their roles is increasing each day. This news is good: the journal established its own niche by publishing interesting and well cited papers related to the roles of non-coding RNAs in many organisms and in a plethora of physiologic and disease conditions. Consequently, we are expecting, and curious about, the first impact factor of the journal!
It is time to thank all the members of the Editorial Board who, in spite of their busy schedule, reviewed many papers and contributed scientifically by publishing in the journal. It is also time to thank the authors, as trusting the journal before the impact factor is on the market has risks, but rewards also, if and when the journal keeps growing and establishing an identity, as Non-Coding RNA has done already! And of course, time to thank the editorial staff that kept through dedicated work the journal expanding. And last but not the least, to thank the many passionate readers – without your curiosity and time to read the papers from Non-Coding RNA and without you citing the manuscripts that you enjoyed and trusted, the journal would not exist!
It is also time to prepare a commemorative Special Issue focused on non-coding RNAs. I invite the members of the Editorial Board, the authors of former papers and the readers with passion for ncRNAs to contribute experimental papers or reviews. Any topic that is new and they consider interesting on ncRNAs can be covered! With the editorial staff, I will work on organizing a quick and fair reviewing process to publish the most interesting manuscripts. Science is all about having fun making discoveries and presenting reproducible results that back up creative conclusions!
Thank you all again and keep making discoveries!
Prof. Dr. George A Calin
Guest Editor
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