New Impact Factor

Circulation research impact factor sets new record.

The intent, therefore, is to provide a metric for the number of times an article is cited, on average, in the first 1 to 2 years after it appears. However, close scrutiny of the formula reveals that the factor might be artificially inflated in journals that routinely publish abstracts. Citations to abstracts are counted in the numerator, but not in the denominator. Our journal has not published...

New impact factor reflects increased quality.

Impact, not impact factor.

When the English philosopher Herbert Spencer introduced the phrase “survival of the fittest” in 1864, he could not have imagined that it would summarize the plight of young scientists years later (1). As competition for coveted faculty appointments and research funding continues to intensify, today’s researchers face relentless pressure to publish in scientific journals with high impact factors...

Impact factor, Associate Editors, acknowledgements and new editorial rules

We were extremely pleased with the new impact factor of 0.966 of the Journal of Applied Oral Science (JAOS) in the Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine category of the 2010 Journal Citation Reports (JCR) Science Edition, which represented a 2.5-fold increase as compared with the 0.384 in the previous year. This achievement was an important indicator of the improvement in the international visibil...

New impact factor number reflects sustained and enhanced growth.

Neuro-Oncology is delighted to announce that our 2010 Impact Factor, a metric used to assess journal quality, is 5.483, a substantial increase from the previous year's Impact Factor (4.984). The 2010 number reflects the citation rate for the years 2008 and 2009. Of note, the journal increased its publication frequency from quarterly to bimonthly in 2008, so we are very pleased that our rapid gr...