Nucleic Acids Research では，毎年データベース特集号が発行されています。2011年1月発行の Vol. 39, Database Issue に，DDBJ の活動に関連する下記の論文が掲載されました。

"The International Nucleotide Sequence Database Collaboration"
Guy Cochrane, Ilene Karsch-Mizrachi, and Yasukazu Nakamura on behalf of the International Nucleotide Sequence Database Collaboration.
Nucleic Acids Research, 2011, Vol. 39, Database issue D15-D18

"The Sequence Read Archive"
Rasko Leinonen, Hideaki Sugawara, and Martin Shumway on behalf of the International Nucleotide Sequence Database Collaboration.
Nucleic Acids Research, 2011, Vol. 39, Database issue D19-D21

"DDBJ progress report"
Eli Kaminuma, Takehide Kosuge, Yuichi Kodama, Hideo Aono, Jun Mashima, Takashi Gojobori, Hideaki Sugawara, Osamu Ogasawara, Toshihisa Takagi, Kousaku Okubo, and Yasukazu Nakamura.
Nucleic Acids Research, 2011, Vol. 39, Database issue D22-D27