Emerald announces continued growth in impact factors

July 20, 2011 - PRLog -- United Kingdom, July 2011 – Following the recent publication of the 2010 Journal Citation Report (JCR) by Thomson Reuters, Emerald Group Publishing is again reporting growth of impact factors across its portfolio.

27 titles have recorded an increase in their impact factor, which measures the average citations to articles published in a journal.  Six titles have received an impact factor for the first time, taking the total number of titles to 54 indexed in the Science Citation Index and the Social Science Citation Index, the highest in the company’s history.

Among notable performances is the International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, which has received Emerald’s highest ever impact factor, 2.617; Supply Chain Management recorded its highest ever 5-year impact factor of 3.427 (one of four titles that now have 5-year impact factors over 2.000).  The Journal of Managerial Psychology has also recorded a first-time impact factor over 2.000, and ten other titles have improved their rankings within subject categories.

Rebecca Marsh, Publishing Director at Emerald, comments: “We are delighted to see the significant improvements in Emerald’s journal impact factors over recent years.  Emerald endeavors to publish quality research and encourage well-written articles. This strong performance is an indicator of the high standards of Emerald publications and the continuous improvements in editorial quality which we and our editors have worked hard to achieve.”

Optimizing and measuring the impact of research has always been at the heart of Emerald’s publishing philosophy. Emerald hosts a number of services and support resources aimed at its Literati Network of authors and editors to improve the production, dissemination and citation of research. To access these resources, visit: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/authors/index.htm

For more information about Emerald ISI rankings, contact Martyn Lawrence, Senior Publisher, mlawrence@emeraldinsight.com

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With over forty years’ experience, Emerald Group Publishing is a leading independent publisher of global research with impact in business, society, public policy and education. In total, Emerald publishes over 700 titles, comprising 200 journals, over 300 books and more than 200 book series as well as an extensive range of online products and services.  Emerald is both COUNTER 3 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation.


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