Blackwell Journal Selected by ISI as Most Improved Journal in Clnical Medicine

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Blackwell Journal Selected by ISI as Most Improved

Journal in Clinical Medicine

According to ISI analysis, the American Journal of Transplantation 
achieved highest percent increase in total citations for the second 
bimonthly period of 2005

Boston, Massachusetts - November 29, 2005-Blackwell Publishing announced 
today that a recent analysis of the ISI Essential Science Indicators Web 
Product selected the American Journal of Transplantation (AJT), published 
on behalf of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons and the American 
Society of Transplantation, as a leading recent arrival among medical 
journals.  According to ISI, "AJT has achieved the highest percent 
increase in total citations in the field of Clinical Medicine for the 
second bimonthly period of 2005." The journal currently has an impact 
factor of 5.306 and is ranked number one in transplantation journals and 
number two of surgery journals worldwide.

"We are very pleased with the results of the latest ISI analysis," said 
Dr. Philip Halloran, Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of 
Transplantation "Working closely with Blackwell, AJT has evolved over the 
last few years to meet the needs of the transplantation community and 
become an important resource in the field." AJT's current citation record 
in this field includes 875 papers cited a total of 4,270 times to date.

Published monthly, AJT features original articles, case reports, letters 
to the editor, critical reviews, news features, consensus documents and 
guidelines about the latest research in organ and tissue transplantation 
and the related sciences.

"Essential Science Indicators

<http://www.isinet.com/products/rsg/products/esi> SM covers the
multidisciplinary selection of Thomson Scientific indexed journals-more
than 8,700 journals from around the world. This Thomson Scientific
analysis of the American Journal of Transplantation is an important
distinction for the journal because it proves, in scientific terms, that
AJT has experienced one of the largest growths in the field of
transplantation in 2005," said Rodney Yancey, Manager, Corporate
Communications, Thomson Scientific.

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