Cambridge Impact Factors Rise 15%

[Susan Soule <ssoule@cambridge.org>]

With apologies for cross-posting

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20th July 2006, Cambridge, England, UK & New York, USA

Cambridge University Press sees rise in journal Impact Factors

According to the Thomson ISI 2005 Journal Citation Reports (JCR), 
the entire Cambridge Journals list shows an average increase in 
Impact Factor of 15.1% from 2004 to 2005.  To place this in 
context, the equivalent changes in the aggregated Impact Factors 
of all the journals in the subject categories in which Cambridge 
journals sit, amounted to an average increase of only 6.9%. 
Cambridge journals are therefore outperforming their aggregated 
competitors by a factor of more than two.  Two Cambridge 
journals: Laser and Particle Beams and The British Journal for 
the History of Science, showed vast increases of 350.4% and 
106.6%, respectively.

The Editorial Director at Cambridge Journals, Geoff Nuttall, had 
the following to say; "This is excellent news for our journals. 
We are devoted to working with our editors, subscribers and 
societies in order to expand our journals? readerships and 
enhance their content in order to attain the best Impact Factors 
possible.  This news shows that the roll-out of our recent 
investment, restructuring and expansion plans was well-timed and 
will further boost our ability to publish more journals to our 
already high standards."

These results confirm that when researchers choose to publish 
with Cambridge Journals they are not only benefiting from the 
quality and status of our Journals, but also from exposure to the 
widest possible global audience.  An audience profile that can 
only be delivered by one of the most widely recognised, respected 
and established names in academic publishing.

Cambridge University Press shares the goals, ideals and genuine 
not-for profit status of our partner societies, and we work 
closely with societies and editors to ensure the optimum success 
of each journal within its discipline.

For further information regarding Impact Factors please go to: 
http://www.scientific.thomson.com/

For further information regarding Cambridge Impact Factors 
contact: gswanson@cambridge.org

About Cambridge University Press Journals

Cambridge University Press publishes over 200 peer-reviewed 
academic journals across a wide spread of subject areas, in print 
and online. Many of these journals are the leading academic 
publications in their fields and together they form one of the 
most valuable and comprehensive bodies of research available 
today.

About Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press is the publishing division of the 
University of Cambridge, one of the world?s leading research 
institutions and winner of 81 Nobel Prizes. Cambridge University 
Press advances learning, knowledge and research worldwide. It 
publishes over 200 journals and over 2,500 books a year for 
distribution in more than 200 countries.

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Susan Soule
Journals Marketing Manager
Cambridge University Press, Americas
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ssoule@cambridge.org