Press Release: Four more journals from BioMed Central accepted for Impact Factor tracking

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PRESS RELEASE: 12 June 2006

FOUR MORE JOURNALS FROM BIOMED CENTRAL ACCEPTED FOR IMPACT FACTOR TRACKING
37 journals now have Impact Factors or are tracked by Thomson Scientific

BioMed Central is pleased to announce that four more of its open 
access journals are now on track to receive an official Impact 
Factor. Thomson Scientific (ISI) has just accepted BMC Biology, 
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, Molecular Cancer and 
Nutrition and Metabolism for citation tracking and inclusion in 
Web of Science. 37 journals in BioMed Central's portfolio now 
have an official Impact Factor, or will receive one within the 
next three years.

In the last six months, Thomson Scientific has accepted a total 
of eleven journals published by BioMed Central for citation 
tracking and inclusion in Web of Science. In addition to the four 
journals listed above, BMC Developmental Biology, BMC Immunology, 
BMC Plant Biology, BMC Neurology, BMC Structural Biology, 
Microbial Cell Factories and Retrovirology have also recently 
been accepted.

Natasha Robshaw, Director of Sales and Marketing for BioMed 
Central, welcomes Thomson Scientific's inclusion of the 
additional journals:

"We are very pleased that Thomson Scientific is recognizing the 
success of our journals by accepting them for citation tracking. 
There is increasing evidence that open access articles are read 
and cited more than articles made available only to subscribers. 
The inclusion of BioMed Central journals in Web of Science makes 
it easier for researchers to identify those citations."

BioMed Central continues discussions with Thomson Scientific, 
proposing additional journals to be considered for citation 
tracking.

Further Information
Press contact: Grace Baynes (press@biomedcentral.com or +44 20 7631 9988)
About BioMed Central (www.biomedcentral.com)

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committed to providing open access to peer-reviewed research. 
This commitment is based on the view that immediate free access 
to research and the ability to freely archive and reuse published 
information is essential to the rapid and efficient communication 
of science.


Grace Baynes
Marketing Communications Manager
BioMed Central
London W1T 4LB
http://www.biomedcentral.com/