Subject: Cambridge Journal top of the rankings - 2nd year From: Susan Soule <ssoule@cambridge.org> Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:53:47 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain Parts/Attachments: Cambridge University Press Journal top of the rankings for a second year running ***With apologies for cross-posting*** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ======================================================================== ===== 15th July 2008, Cambridge, England, UK & New York, USA Cambridge Journals again hit a high in the recent Thomson Reuters 2007 Journal Citation Reports(r) (JCR). Behavioral and Brain Sciences is at the top position of all 1865 journals indexed in the Social Science Citation Index (SSCI). Both Behavioral and Brain Sciences and International Organization are ranked as number 1 in their categories. Cambridge journals outperform their competitors with an average increase in Impact Factor of 13.2% against an average of 3.6% for the journals within their subject categories. Cambridge's Humanities and Social Science journals average an increase of 16% and the Science, Technology and Medicine journals increased by 11.3% whereas the average increase over all categories was only 3.8%. Over a quarter of Cambridge journals again fall within the top 10 of their categories when ranked by Impact Factor. Eleven journals are placed in the top 5 in their categories including Microscopy and Microanalysis, International Psychogeriatrics, and Psychological Medicine in the SCI categories and in the SSCI, Journal of Economic History, Journal of Social Policy and Journal of Navigation. Cambridge Journals indexed in the JCR for the first time included Systematics and Biodiversity, published for the Natural History Museum; Journal of the Institute of Mathematics and Jussieu, published for the Institute of Mathematics and Jussieu and Bilingualism: Language and Cognition. In total, almost two-thirds of Cambridge journals that are indexed in the JCR demonstrated an increase in their Impact Factor. The continuing policy of development across all quarters of Journals publishing at Cambridge University Press has once more contributed to this success. Cambridge Journals Director, Simon Ross, commented; "Across the board our results continue to move in the right direction. This is a rare moment to pause and reflect on our successes and then get straight back to working toward even better results for next year." In the SSCI, the Impact Factor of the British Journal of the History of Science, published for the British Society for the History of Science rose by 22.9%, compared with an average rise of 9.7% for journals in its category. Journal of Economic History, published on behalf of Economic History Association, demonstrated a rise of 109%, compared with an average rise of 39% for journals in its categories. In the SCI, three journals in particular saw considerable increases in their Impact Factors. Quarterly Reviews of Biophysics, the official journal of the International Union for Pure and Applied Biophysics, rose by 131% compared with a subject-category average of 1.7%. Zygote saw an increase of 84.5% compared to an average of 1.8% and the Journal of Systematic Paleontology increased by 73.4% compared to an average drop of 5.5%. For further information regarding Cambridge Impact Factors contact: gswanson@cambridge.org For further information regarding Impact Factors please go to: http://www.scientific.thomson.com/ Cambridge University Press advances learning, knowledge and research worldwide. About Cambridge University Press Journals Cambridge University Press publishes over 220 peer-reviewed academic journals across a wide spread of subject areas, in print and online. Many of these journals are the leading academic publications in their fields and together they form one of the most valuable and comprehensive collections of research available today. About Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press is the publishing division of the University of Cambridge, one of the world's leading research institutions and winner of 81 Nobel Prizes. Cambridge University Press advances learning, knowledge and research worldwide. It publishes over 220 journals and over 2,500 books a year for distribution in more than 200 countries. Other links For Cambridge Journals please go to: http://www.journals.cambridge.org For Cambridge University Press please go to: http://www.cambridge.org For The University of Cambridge please go to: http://www.cam.ac.uk ================================================= Susan Soule Journals Marketing Manager Cambridge University Press, Americas ----- ssoule@cambridge.org Tel: 212-337-5019 Cell: 646-468-4942 Fax: 212-337-5959 Subject: Taylor & Francis Group achieves impressive growth in the annual Journal Citation Reports From: Jennifer McMillan <jennifer.mcmillan@TANDF.CO.UK> Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 04:05:25 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain Parts/Attachments: Dear Serialst, You may be interested in the following Press Release from Taylor & Francis Group. Please accept my apologies for cross-posting: Oxford, UK, 10th July, 2008 -Taylor & Francis, Routledge, and Psychology Press have increased the number of titles listed in Thomson Reuter's 2007 Journal Citation Reports by over 10% compared to 2006. Taylor & Francis Group and sister imprint Informa Healthcare now publish over 625 titles listed in Web of Science: 595 titles listed in the Journal Citation Reports (JCRs) or due for listing in forthcoming editions, plus over 30 titles listed in the Arts & Humanities Citation Index. The impressive growth of Taylor & Francis Group journals is reflected in an 11% increase in total citations to titles listed in both 2006 and 2007 compared to a 9% growth in citations across all titles in the JCRs. Taylor & Francis now publishes the top ranked title in 15 categories, including Urban Studies, Mathematical Methods, Food Science & Technology, Cybernetics, Ethnic Studies, Ethics, Instruments & Instrumentation and History & Philosophy of Sciences. Having achieved top ranking in 5 categories and an increase in impact factor to 3.934, Glenn McGee, Editor of American Journal of Bioethics commented, "We are now the number one ranked Health Services Research Journal ... and the journal of record for bioethics, a super fast growing and highly utilized area for students and faculty in all sorts of fields". David Sawicki, Editor of JAPA, the Journal of the American Planning Association, was equally delighted that the journal has become the top ranked journal in the Urban Studies category, "I am very pleased that JAPA has achieved this level of performance-all the more so because we have not worked for a high test grade, but rather, have stuck with the fundamentals. We have 16 terrific associate editors and a talented editorial board. Authors, referees, editors (especially our managing editor) and publisher, are the 'village' it takes to make a JAPA paper." More than 150 Taylor & Francis and Informa Healthcare journals increased their Impact Factor by 25% or higher, including the following which increased by 50% or more, Communication Monographs, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Regional Studies, Cognition and Instruction, Australian Journal of Psychology, Survival, Ozone: Science and Engineering, Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry, Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, Soft Materials, Ergonomics and Journal of Gender Studies. Twenty-three Taylor & Francis journals gained an Impact Factor for the first time, including Journal of Experimental Nanoscience (covered from Volume 1), Gender, Place & Culture, Computer Methods in Biomechanics & Bio Engineering, Econometric Reviews, Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review, European Journal of Work & Organisational Psychology, Journal of Energetic Materials, Journal of Biopharmaceutical Statistics, and Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science. A further 35 journals have been accepted for coverage in Web of Science(r) and listing in forthcoming Journal Citation Reports(r). Dr David Green, Global Journals Publishing Director comments: "The above- average increase in number of journals covered, and the impressive growth in number of total citations , together demonstrate the value attached to our publications by the global research community." ******************************************************** About Taylor & Francis, Routledge, and Psychology Press Taylor & Francis, Routledge, and Psychology Press are part of Informa plc, one of the world's leading publishers of academic journals. The Taylor & Francis Group is dedicated to the dissemination of scholarly information, drawing on expertise developed since first publishing learned journals in 1798. The group now publishes nearly 1400 scholarly journals in association with 350 learned societies and scholarly institutions and operates from a network of 20 global offices, including Philadelphia, Oxford, Hove, Melbourne, Stockholm, Beijing, Tokyo, Johannesburg, New Delhi and Singapore. Contact: Bev Acreman, +44 (0) 207 017 6000; e-mail: beverley.acreman@tandf.co.uk. All data from the 2007 Journal Citations Reports published by Thomson Reuters, 2008
