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2006 ISI Journal Citation Report Confirms BioOne High-Impact Status
Five BioOne titles gain an Impact Factor according to recently published report

Washington, DC (June 29, 2007)

BioOne (www.bioone.org) is delighted to announce the cumulative increase of journal impact in its BioOne.1, BioOne.2, and Open Access Collections, according to the Thomas Scientific Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) 2006 Journal Citation Report (JCR), published last week.

An innovative full-text aggregator of essential bioscience research journals published by independent not-for-profit societies and institutions, BioOne now boasts 86 ISI ranked titles—a robust 68% of its total collection of 126 journals. This includes five titles that have gained an Impact Factor in the 2006 JCR including:

Castanea, published by the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society
URSUS, published by the International Association for Bear Research and Management
Rangeland Ecology and Management, published by the Society for Range Management
Haseltonia, published by the Cactus and Succulent Society of America
Journal of Insect Science, published by the University of Wisconsin

Several other BioOne publications saw marked increases in their Impact Factor from the 2005 to 2006 Journal Citation Reports. BioScience, the journal of the American Institute of Biological Sciences, became BioOne’s most highly ranked participating publication with an Impact Factor of 5.424, up from 4.708 in the 2005 index. BioScience now is ranked 6th of 64 titles in biology.

BioOne also increased its title presence in a number of ISI subject categories, including Ornithology. The Auk, published by the American Ornithologists’ Union, ranks 2nd of 19 titles in Ornithology, with an Impact Factor of 2.056 (up from 1.838 in the 2005 index.) The Condor, published by the Cooper Ornithological Society, ranks 3rd in Ornithology, with an Impact Factor of 1.604 (up from 1.337 in the 2005 index.)

Mindful that the ISI Impact Factor is most useful when combined with other metrics for assessing journal quality, we applaud the BioOne participating titles that have made such impressive strides in the 2006 ISI Journal Citation Report.

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Lauren Kane
Manager of Library and Publisher Relations
BioOne
21 Dupont Circle NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036
[ph] 202-296-2296 ext. 122
[fax] 202-872-0884
lauren@arl.org