Japan retains top rank in Nature Publishing Index 2011 Asia-Pacific - March 23, 2012
Japan retains its scientific leadership in the Asia-Pacific in 2011, according to the Nature Publishing Index 2011 Asia-Pacific. It is a strong performance, given the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, which caused over $1 billion damage to science infrastructure in the nation. Japan is the most productive of the Asia-Pacific… Read More
Three BioMed Central journals accepted by Thomson Reuters for impact factor tracking - March 15, 2012
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced three of its journals have been recently accepted by Thomson Reuters for impact factor tracking. The journals are all due to receive their first impact factors in June 2013. The journals are: Health Research Policy and Systems,… Read More
Legenda book series included in Thomson Reuters’ Book Citation Index - February 24, 2012
Academic publisher Maney Publishing, UK, has announced that over 100 books in the Legenda imprint, published in partnership with the Modern Humanities Research Association (MHRA), have been included in the newly-launched Book Citation Index of Thomson Reuters. The Book Citation Index, launched in October 2011,… Read More
Three BioMed Central journals accepted for indexing by Thomson Reuters - January 30, 2012
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that its journals - BMC Biophysics, BMC Ecology and BMC Endocrine Disorders - have recently been accepted for indexing by Thomson Reuters. The journals are on course to receive their first Impact Factors. BMC Biophysics is an… Read More
Journal of Cheminformatics accepted for Impact Factor tracking - January 25, 2012
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that the Journal of Cheminformatics has been accepted for tracking by Thomson Reuters. The journal is expected to receive its first Impact Factor later this year. This development comes after a year in which the journal published… Read More
BioMed Central notes expanded use of ‘Availability of supporting data section’ in journals - January 20, 2012
Open Access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that since it introduced additional data sharing resources for authors and editors last year, there have been a number of further developments in the field that have necessitated an update to its supporting data information. Eight more… Read More
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
