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September 25, 2006

Impact Factors for BioMed Central Journals

BioMed Central, an open access publisher, has received Impact Factors for 37 journal titles. Nine titles that received their first Impact Factor in June 2006 placed in the top 10 of their 2005 Journal Citation Report category. Genome Biology, for example, received a first Impact Factor of 9.71, placing it in the top five of research journals in the Genetics and Heredity field. Malaria Journal, with a first Impact Factor of 2.14, is number two in the Tropical Medicine field. More information about the new Impact Factors is available here.

As of April 2005, all SUNY four-year and university and health science center campuses are enrolled as BioMed Central (BMC) members. The membership was made possible by a generous two-year grant from the Joint Labor/Management Committee made up of members of United University Professions, the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations, and a subsidy from the SUNY University and Health Science Center Libraries.

Until March 2007, SUNY faculty, researchers, and students may submit an unlimited number of research papers to any BMC journals without incurring article processing fees. Additional information on BMC can be found at the BioMed Central website. For information about Binghamton’s membership, please contact Ed Shephard, Collection Development Officer, or Alesia McManus, Head of the Science Library.

Posted by erushton at September 25, 2006 10:21 AM