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Blackwell Journal Selected by ISI as Most Improved Journal in Clnical Medicine
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.
About Blackwell Publishing
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publishes over 750 journals annually and, to date, has published close to
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