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
Emerald reports continued growth in impact factors - July 21, 2011
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing, UK, has announced growth of impact factors across its portfolio following the recent publication of the 2010 Journal Citation Report (JCR) by Thomson Reuters. 27 titles have recorded an increase in their impact factor, which measures the average citations to… Read More
Future Science announces remarkable growth for Bioanalysis in 2010 - July 19, 2011
Future Science Ltd, part of Future Science Group, UK, has announced that journal Bioanalysis, launched in April 2009, underwent tremendous growth in 2010, expanding from nine issues in the first year to twelve in 2010 and received its first impact factor of 1.337 this year. The… Read More
Elsevier announces 2010 Journal Impact Factor performance highlights - July 18, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the highlights of its journal Impact Factor performance in 2010. According to the 2010 Journal Citation Reports published by Thomson Reuters, Elsevier saw over 55 percent of its journal Impact Factors increase from 2009 to 2010. Non-Elsevier journals showed an… Read More
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins reports significant gains in 2010 impact factor rankings - July 12, 2011
Healthcare publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), a Wolters Kluwer Health business, has announced significant gains in 2010 Impact Factor (IF) scores and specialty rankings across its portfolio of journals based on the 2010 Journal Citation Reports (JCR). Improvements in specialty rankings were strong with… Read More