Sign up for email alerts from the NAR Journals

Stay up to date on the latest nucleic acids research with content alerts delivered directly to your inbox. This free service  from OUP allows you to create custom email alerts to make sure you never miss our on the latest research from your favorite NAR journal(s). 

Choose from any of the following free alerts available in your Oxford Academic account:

• New issue alerts – Receive an email when a new issue of a particular journal publishes, listing all the articles in that issue.
• In progress issue alerts – Receive an email when articles are published to the open issue. Some of the NAR journals operate on a continuous publication model, ensuring that articles are promptly published within the current issue as soon as they complete the production process.  
• Advance article alerts – Receive an email when articles publish online ahead of issue publication. 
• Article activity alerts – Receive an email showing comments added, citation count changes, corrections, and retractions of a specified article.
• Saved search alerts – Receive an email when new content is published that matches search criteria (e.g., select from the taxonomy to receive alerts whenever new relevant content publishes). 

How to sign up for alerts

No matter which alert you want, the first step is to sign in to your Oxford Academic account. If you don't have an account, it's easy to create a new account. 

New issue, in progress, and advance article alerts

Go to 'Email alerts' via either: 

• your account landing page – the dropdown from your account name (at the top right of the screen) has an ‘Email Alerts’ option
• any OUP journal homepage – the 'Alerts' link is located on the top horizontal navigation bar or in the 'About' dropdown

Click ‘Add alerts’ to specify the alert type(s) you want to receive, and then select any of the NAR journals you’re interested in. You also have the option to specify how often you'd like to receive email alerts and can adjust this preference at any time. Save your selection(s) by clicking on 'Add alerts.' The alerts you sign up for are listed on the 'Email alerts' page.

Article activity alerts

Using the quick sign-up link found in boxes at the top of the right-hand column of any article page, you can subscribe to various alerts, including the ‘Article activity alert.’ This alert will keep you informed about comments, changes in citation counts, corrections, and retractions related to the article you’re currently viewing.

Saved search alerts

When you search within a journal or across the platform and apply filtering options (in the left-hand column) to refine the results, you can save the adjusted criteria by clicking the 'Save' link at the top of the page just beneath your search term. A popup panel will appear to confirm and name the saved search; you can also opt to receive alerts when new content publishes matching the criteria. Click 'Yes' to receive alerts and 'No' if you simply want to preserve the criteria. By then clicking on 'Save,' you add it to the 'Saved searches' of your Oxford Academic account.