American Physiological
Society’s Physiological Reviews Ranked Number One Physiology Journal
Thomson
Reuters’ 2008 metrics rank journal first in physiology
BETHESDA,
MD (July 7, 2009)—The quarterly review journal, Physiological Reviews, published by the American Physiological Society (APS;
www.the-aps.org), has been again ranked the number one journal in
physiology and is now number five of all cited journals by the annual
Journal Citation Reports (JCR) issued by the Health and Science Business
Section of the Thomson Reuters organization.
The ranking is based on the “Impact Factor” of each
journal by the JCR, which calculates the number of citations of articles in
a journal over the prior two-year period divided by the number of citable
articles. Over time, the annual JCR listings have become a key metric used
by the scientific community of journal quality.
According to Dennis Brown, Ph.D., Editor in Chief of
Physiological Reviews, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School
and Director of the Program in Membrane Biology at Massachusetts General
Hospital, “Journals with higher impact factors are often favored by authors
when they are considering where to submit their manuscripts. While the
Impact Factor is only one metric of a journal’s influence, the APS is
extremely proud that Physiological Reviews is recognized as being so
highly cited.”
Rita Scheman, Director of Publications and Executive
Editor of the APS’ 14 peer-reviewed journals, noted the significant effort
made by the journal’s US-based editorial board and its European editorial
committee in producing the four quarterly issues. She stated, “It is the
hands-on, group participation by the highly respected and diverse
international board and committee members that underpins the quality of the
invited articles.” Scheman also noted that the increase in Physiological
Review’s impact
factor has risen steadily over the previous five years.
Physiological Reviews has been published by the
American Physiological Society since 1920. It provides state-of-the-art
coverage of timely issues in the physiological and biological sciences. The
review journal appeals to physiologists, neuroscientists, biophysicists and
clinicians with a special interest in patho-physiology. Topics are covered
in a broad and comprehensive manner. The articles are very useful in
teaching and research as they provide interesting, clearly written updates
on important new developments in key areas of science.
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Physiology is the study of how molecules,
cells, tissues and organs function to create health or disease. The
American Physiological Society (APS; www.The-APS.org/press)
has been an integral part of this discovery process since it was established
in 1887.
For further information, contact Rita Scheman at
RScheman@the-aps.org or 301-634-7070