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A great year for Institute journal impact factors

Institute of Physics Publishing

15 June 2006

The release of international statistics which recognises how frequently peer-reviewed articles are acknowledged or cited by other researchers adds up to outstanding news for the Institute of Physics journals.

The Institute's journals have achieved excellent 2005 Impact Factor results, which were published this week by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI(r)). Each journal's impact factor indicates the average number of times articles published in the past two years were acknowledged or cited in other journal articles in 2005.

The results show that researchers who choose to publish with the Institute's journals are making an important contribution to the development of knowledge in their fields. In all, 16 titles have seen an increase in impact factor and of those, nine increased by more than 15% on last year's results. These journals include:

• Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics: 2.173, up 42%
• Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion: 2.902, up 24%
• Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering: 2.499, up 22%                                                                               

Impact factors for all of the titles in the Institute's flagship Journal of Physics series have increased compared with last year's results. New Journal of Physics, the open-access journal for physics co-owned by the Institute and the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft, has seen a 16% increase to 3.585. Journals published by the Institute in conjunction with partner organisations have seen significant growth in citation performance, including:

• Nuclear Fusion, jointly published by the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Institute, has seen a 44% increase to 3.418
• Physica Scripta, a journal of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, now has an impact factor of 1.240, up 88%
• Physics in Medicine and Biology, owned by the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM), has seen a 13% increase to 2.683                                                                                                                                          

Three journals also received their first impact factors:

• Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment, a new electronic-only journal created by the International School of Advanced Studies (SISSA) and the Institute of Physics: 2.273
• Journal of Geophysics and Engineering, published by the Nanjing Institute of Geophysical Prospecting and the Institute of Physics: 0.860
• Journal of Radiological Protection, the official journal of the Society for Radiological Protection: 0.942

“We would like to congratulate our authors on the ongoing contribution they are making to their fields and thank them for choosing to publish their work with the Institute of Physics. We would also like to express our thanks to the many referees who play an invaluable role in ensuring quality and fairness in the peer-review process. As your publishing partner we will continue to strive to offer a first-class service to the scientific community,” said Jerry Cowhig, Managing Director of Institute of Physics Publishing.

For further information on all journals, including a complete list of titles, visit Institute of Physics Publishing Journals webpage.

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