Wiley journals increase Impact Factors in 2015 Journal Citation Reports

John Wiley & Sons, Inc, the world’s leading society publisher, today announced an increase in impact factors across more than half of its indexed titles.  According to the 2015 Journal Citation Reports (JCR), recently released by Thomson Reuters®, 58% of Wiley journals increased their impact factor from 2014 to 2015. Wiley had 1,204 journals indexed (73% of the Wiley portfolio), an increase on the previous year, with 11 Wiley titles receiving their first impact factor in this year’s JCR release. In addition, 26 Wiley journals achieved a top-category rank, including CA-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (Impact Factor of 131.723, ranked #1 in Oncology), World Psychiatry (Impact Factor of 20.205, ranked #1 in Psychiatry – an increase of 42% on last year) and Biological Reviews (Impact Factor of 10.725, ranked #1 in Biology). “We are delighted to see an increase in the number of Wiley journals receiving an impact factor this year and new titles appearing on the list for the first time.   In an ever-changing research landscape, Wiley is committed to supporting the research community and working in partnership with editors, authors and society partners, to further research outcomes. We are proud of the support we offer to our journal authors at every step of the publishing process and are looking to the future by investing in new technologies, partnerships and strategies so that our authors continue to have maximum impact in their field.” said Philip Carpenter, Exec...
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