A thank you to Matthew Cockerill for noting that there are 17, not 12, BMC journals with an impact factor above 3.0. Please see Matthew’s full comment under the 26 June 2008 posting.
Entries from June 27th, 2008
BMC Open Access Journals Show Promising Impact Factors
June 26th, 2008 by Cathy · 1 Comment
Based on the 2007 Journal Citation Reports a number of open access journals published by BioMed Central have shown an increase in the impact factor ranking with eight journals above 4.0 and 12 with a ranking greater than 3.0. For the full report: BioMed Central Blog, June 19, 2008. The impact factor is defined by Journal Citation [...]
Journal Citation Reports (JCR): 2007 Editions for Sciences and Social Sciences
June 18th, 2008 by Cathy · 1 Comment
JCR just announced that the 2007 data for the Sciences and Social Sciences editions is now available. JCR is a tool that examines the impact factor of a journal using citation data from over 9,000 journals, and published meeting proceedings from more than 3,300 publishers in 60 countries. JCR (access available to subscribed users or affiliates) [...]
Tags:Impact Factors
Citation Statistics Report
June 11th, 2008 by Cathy · No Comments
The International Mathematical Union just released a Citation Statistics Report that outlines the use of citations in assessing research quality. Among the report’s key findings: 1. Statistics are not more accurate when they are improperly used; statistics can mislead when they are misused or misunderstood. 2. The objectivity of citations is illusory because the meaning [...]
Tags:Authors at WU, Impact Factors, Intellectual Impact, Support for Authors
Have You Cited Your PMCID?
June 5th, 2008 by Cathy · No Comments
If you are a FY2008 NIH-funded author and submitted a publication to PubMed Central (PMC) in compliance with the NIH Public Access Policy, don’t forget to note the PMC reference number (PMCID) if you cite the work in any NIH progress reports, applications or proposals. Not sure about where to find or how to cite the PMCID? Check out our guidance document, [...]
