CAMBRIDGE, Mass., USA (June 25, 2008) – Cell is ranked cell biology's top research journal, according to new data released in the 2007 Journal Citation Reports© published by ThomsonReuters.
In the report, released this month, Cell's impact factor increased to 29.9 from 29.2 in prior year, placing Cell higher than competing research journals Science and Nature in this ThomsonReuters ranking. Cell is the flagship journal of Cell Press, an imprint of Elsevier.
The impact factor is a measure of the frequency with which the average article in a journal has been cited in a particular year. The impact factor helps to evaluate a journal's relative importance, especially when compared with others in the same field.
"We are proud of Cell and the service we render the community," says Lynne Herndon, President & CEO of Cell Press. "Congratulations to the authors whose work we disseminate."
The 2007 Journal Citation Reports© show that 43 Elsevier journals ranked number one in their respective categories, including Cell Press journals Trends in Ecology & Evolution (#1 in Evolutionary Biology); and Trends in Cognitive Science (#1 in Experimental Psychology).
In addition, Cell Press titles Cell Metabolism (17.2) and Immunity (19.3) both greatly increased their impact factor from the previous year.
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About Cell Press:
Cell Press, an imprint of Elsevier, is committed to improving scientific communication through the publication of exciting research and reviews. Each of our titles is viewed as a must-read by the scientific community it serves.
Cell Press primary research journals include the flagship journal Cell, as well as Neuron, Immunity, Molecular Cell, Developmental Cell, Cancer Cell, Current Biology, Structure, Chemistry & Biology, Cell Metabolism, Cell Host & Microbe, Cell Stem Cell and, new to Cell Press in 2008, The American Journal of Human Genetics. Also new to Cell Press this year are the fourteen Trends reviews journals, including Trends in Cognitive Sciences and Trends in Neuroscience.
As we introduce publications and expand online content to serve our growing audience, Cell Press's mission remains to publish and develop journals that deliver the highest possible intellectual rigor, promote community trust, and are widely disseminated.
About Elsevier:
Elsevier is a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services. Elsevier, a global company headquartered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, with offices worldwide, works in partnership with the global science and health communities. Elsevier's 6,800 employees in 86 offices worldwide publish more than 1,800 journals and 2,200 new books per year, in addition to offering a suite of innovative electronic products, such as ScienceDirect (http://www.sciencedirect.com/), MD Consult (http://www.mdconsult.com/), Scopus (http://www.news.scopus.com/), bibliographic databases, online reference works and subject specific portals.