Double First for Cambridge University Press Journal

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29th June 2007, Cambridge, England, UK & New York, USA

Cambridge Journals hit a new high in the recent Thomson 
Scientific 2006 Journal Citation Reports (JCR). Behavioral and 
Brain Sciences has attained the top position of all 1768 journals 
indexed in the Social Science Citation Index (SSCI).  It is also 
ranked top in the category of Behavioral Sciences in the Science 
Citation Index (SCI).  Other Cambridge published journals ranked 
as number 1 in their categories include Journal of Navigation in 
the SCI and American Political Science Review and The China 
Quarterly in the SSCI.

Cambridge journals also outperform their competitors with an 
average increase in Impact Factor of 13.2% against an average of 
6.9% for the journals within their subject categories.  Two 
Cambridge journals, AI EDAM and Journal of Modern Asian Studies, 
showed outstanding increases of 216% and 140%, respectively.

Over a quarter of Cambridge journals fall within the top 10 of 
their categories when ranked by Impact Factor.  Bulletin of 
Entomological Research, Microscopy and Microanalysis, and 
Psychological Medicine are placed in the top five journals in SCI 
categories.  In the SSCI, Journal of Economic History, 
International Organization and Studies in Second Language 
Acquisition are in the top five journals in their categories.

In the SCI, the four journals published on behalf of the 
Nutrition Society (British Journal of Nutrition, Nutrition 
Research Reviews, Proceedings of the Nutrition Society and Public 
Health and Nutrition) have seen rises ranging from 11% to 29%, 
compared to an average rise of 3.0% in their categories.  The 
Impact Factor of The International Journal of 
Neuropsychopharmacology, published on behalf of the CINP, rose by 
30% compared with an average of 4.5% for the categories in which 
it is listed.

In the SSCI, the Impact Factor of Environment and Development 
Economics, published in association with the Beijer Institute of 
Ecological Economics rose by 111%, compared with an average rise 
of 12.9% for journals in it category.  Social Philosophy and 
Policy, published on behalf of The Social Philosophy and Policy 
Foundation, demonstrated a rise of 136%, compared with 10.7% for 
its categories.

The driving force behind these increased Impact Factors is an 
ongoing strategy of development across all areas of Journals 
publishing at Cambridge University Press.  Cambridge Journals 
Director, Simon Ross, commented, "Quality and performance 
measures in journals publishing should be based on a combination 
of factors but these results clearly demonstrate the increased 
value of Cambridge Journals."

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

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

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