Citation rate for Chinese science papers goes up, says report - December 5, 2011
The Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China recently released its annual report, ‘Statistical Data of Chinese (Science & Technology) Papers 2011’. According to the report, about one-tenth of the science and technology papers included in the Science Citation Index came from China in 2010.… Read More
Four hundred Emerald titles listed in new Thomson Reuters Book Citation Index - October 12, 2011
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing, UK, has announced that that nearly 400 of its titles have been accepted for inclusion in the new Thomson Reuters Book Citation Index. It is expected that this initiative will significantly increase the visibility of books and help ensure that their… Read More
Thomson Reuters launches Book Citation Index for Web of Knowledge - October 11, 2011
Information services provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced the launch of the Book Citation Index, a new resource within the Web of Knowledge platform covering 25,000 books in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. The Book Citation Index is designed to enhance the… Read More
SAGE recognises most downloaded/cited articles 2009-2010 - September 29, 2011
Academic publisher SAGE has published a collection of the top downloaded and cited journal articles from across its entire journals portfolio for 2009-2010. The list recognises more than 100 articles that were the most downloaded and most cited published from 2009-2010 and the most downloaded articles… Read More
ACS journals lead impact factors across 27 subject categories in chemisty - September 29, 2011
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced that its peer-reviewed scientific journals have been ranked as leaders in 27 subject categories in a recently released independent study. In this study, 60 percent of all journals published by ACS have an Impact Factor (a widely accepted metric… Read More
Elsevier’s SciVerse Scopus selected by Australian Research Council for ERA 2012 Research Assessment - September 13, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that the Australian Research Council has selected SciVerse Scopus for the third time as the sole citation provider for the Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) assessment for 2012. ERA is an Australian Government initiative to assess the quality… Read More
Taylor & Francis reports strong performance in the Social Science Edition of 2010 Journal Citation Reports - August 9, 2011
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis Group, a division of Informa plc, has announced that it is now the largest global publisher of ranked Social Science journals. According to the publisher, it has seen more titles newly listed in the Social Science Edition of the 2010 Thomson… Read More
Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology reports increased impact factor - August 3, 2011
The Society of Interventional Radiology has announced that its flagship publication the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology's impact factor increased nearly 15 percent in 2010. While the journal's quality and influence has remained consistently high over the past five years, the journal's core strengths have… Read More
BioMed Central journal Stem Cell Research & Therapy tracked by Thomson Reuters - August 1, 2011
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that its journal Stem Cell Research & Therapy is expected to receive its first Impact Factor in June 2012. The journal has been accepted for tracking by Thomson Reuters. Stem Cell Research & Therapy is the major… Read More
Informa Healthcare reports significant increases in journal impact factors - July 28, 2011
Medical and scientific publisher Informa Healthcare, UK, has compiled the results of recent Impact Factors published by Thomson Reuters. According to results from the 2010 Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the influence from Informa Healthcare journals has grown during the past year. Informa increased journal Impact… Read More
