Another High Impact Factor from SPARC Alternative, Neuro-Oncology
ISI’s 2004 Journal Citation Report assigned Neuro-Oncology an ISI Impact Factor of 3.907. The new, improved rating further solidifies Neuro-Oncology’s position as the foremost publication in the specific field of neuro-oncology and signals its significance to the field, as evidenced by the steady increase of the rating over the three years that Duke University Press has published the journal; ISI ratings were 2.717 and 3.365 in (2002 and 2003, respectively. The improved 2004 ranking places Neuro-Oncology 15th among 140 ranked clinical neurology journals and 32nd among 121 ranked oncology journals. In comparison, Kluwer’s Journal of Neuro-Oncology earned an ISI Impact Factor of 1.968 for 2004 (54th in clinical neurology, 71st in oncology).
SPARC e-news, June-July 2005
