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For Immediate Release: June 21, 2007
Chicago Journals honored with top 2006 impact factor rankings
The latest Thomson Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) impact factors,
released yesterday, rated nineteen science and social science journals from the
University of Chicago Press portfolio in the top ten of their respective
categories and thirteen journals in the top five. ISI impact factors,
calculated annually, assess both journal output and citation frequency.
For the third consecutive year, The American Naturalist, the official
publication of the American Society of Naturalists, was the top-ranked journal
in the field of Biodiversity Conservation. In the category of Industrial
Relations & Labor, the Journal of Labor Economics, published in association
with the Society of Labor Economists and the Economics Research Center/NORC,
was the top-ranked journal, up from third last year.
Among Infectious Diseases publications, two journals published by the University
of Chicago Press on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Society of America,
Clinical Infectious Diseases and the Journal of Infectious Diseases, were the
second and fourth highest-ranked journals, respectively.
Many other Chicago Journals also showed substantial gains in ISI impact factor
ranking. Economic Development and Cultural Change jumped from eighth to third
ranked in the field of Area Studies. The Journal of Geology rose from fourth to
third in the field of Geology, and The Journal of Modern History rose from fifth
to fourth in the field of History. Out of 175 journals in the field of
Economics, the Journal of Political Economy rose from ninth to fifth highest
ranked.
“Impact factors should not be considered the only indication of quality, but
they do reflect Chicago’s commitment to publishing original research of
enduring value,” said Nawin Gupta, Journals Division Manager, University of
Chicago Press. “We are proud to consistently rate well among our peers in
scholarly publishing, an honor which speaks to the work of journal editors,
editorial boards, peer reviewers, and contributors, and to the continued
vibrancy of university presses and the scholarship we publish.”
About the University of Chicago Press: Founded in 1891, the University of
Chicago Press is the largest American university press. The Journals Division
currently publishes forty-seven periodicals and serials in a wide range of
disciplines, including several journals that were the first scholarly
publications in their respective fields. Online since 1995, the Journals
Division has also been a pioneer in electronic publishing, delivering original,
peer-reviewed research from international scholars to a worldwide audience.
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