BioMed Central Journals Receive High Impact Factors
Journals published by BioMed Central (BMC), an open-access publisher, have received ISI impact factors that compare well with equivalent subscription titles. Five BMC titles are in the top five of their specialty and five journals published by BioMed Central received their first impact factors this year. BMC Bioinformatics, with an impact factor of 5.42, remains one of the top journals in its field. Launched in 2000, it is the second highest ranked bioinformatics journal, and has an impact factor comparable to that of Bioinformatics (5.74), the most established journal in the field, which has been publishing for more than two decades and is supported by a major society.
BMC Genomics enters the Journal Citation Report with an impact factor of 3.25. This puts it in the top third of the genetics titles, and the top twenty percent of biotechnology journals. BMC Molecular Biology has an impact factor of 3.12, and BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders an impact factor of 1.00, putting it in the top half of the orthopedics listing. BMC Genetics has an impact factor of 0.92.
Critical Care’s impact factor jumped from 1.9 to 3.21, and the journal is now third in the critical care medicine field having overcome the competitor title Intensive Care Medicine, the official journal of the major European society. Breast Cancer Research also increased its impact factor from 2.93 to 2.98 and remains the second highest ranking breast cancer journal. Arthritis Research & Therapy maintains its rank of second in the rheumatology field with an impact factor of 4.55.
A number of other journal published by BioMed Central also saw their impact factors and rankings improve. BMC Infectious Diseases jumped from 1.25 to 2.07. BMC Cell Biology, with an impact factor of 2.62, is now in the top half of the cell biology listing. The impact factor for BMC Health Services Research almost doubled, from 0.68 to 1.23. BMC Cancer went up from 1.70 to 2.29 and BMC Public Health now has an impact factor of 1.55. With an impact factor of 4.03, Respiratory Research is the fifth most cited journal in the highly competitive respirology field.
The impact factors, which are calculated by ISI, look at citations in 2004 of articles published in the journals in the period 2002-2003.
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SPARC e-news, June-July 2005
