Taylor & Francis Group adds most journals to the 2005 Social Sciences

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PRESS RELEASE 21 July 2006

Taylor & Francis Group adds most journals to the 2005 Social 
Sciences Journal Citation Reports(r)

Routledge (part of Taylor & Francis Group) added more journals to 
the Social Sciences Journal Citation Reports(r) (JCRs(r)) in 2005 
than any other publisher. In total, 11 Routledge journals were 
added to Social Sciences JCR(r) coverage, including 4 top 10 
titles. Taylor & Francis, Routledge and Informa Healthcare 
collectively added 18 journals to the Science and Social Sciences 
JCRs(r).

American Journal of Bioethics appears in the JCRs(r) for the 
first time, with an Impact Factor of 2.509. AJB entered as the 
top-ranked journal in 3 categories - History & Philosophy of 
Science (Science Edition), Ethics and Medical Ethics. 'The 
American Journal of Bioethics has become the obvious and 
overwhelming leader among every journal in every relevant 
category,' says Professor Glenn McGee, Editor-in-Chief of AJB. 
'The Impact Factor we received has already begun to change 
everything for us. Routledge and Taylor & Francis made that 
happen, with a strong commitment to quality publishing, customer 
service, editorial office support whenever we need it, and first 
rate aggregation technology.'

Taylor & Francis and Routledge now have 451 journals listed in 
the Science and Social Sciences JCRs(r), across subject areas 
including Geography, Education, Sociology, Planning, Area 
Studies, Economics, International Relations, Anthropology, 
Politics, Psychology, Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Life Science, 
Mathematics, Engineering and Earth Science.

'We are delighted that more social science journals from 
Routledge have been newly added to the Journal Citation 
Reports(r)  and have gained Impact Factors in 2005 than those 
from any other publisher', said Dr David Green, Global Journals 
Publishing Director. 'This is a testimony to our innovation 
strategy, ability to spot emerging trends in the major 
disciplines, and the hard work of our editors and authors. We 
will continue to launch new social science journals in response 
to academic developments.'

'Our learned society and university partners value our ability to 
connect their journals with core research networks around the 
world, particularly in leading edge research, and the high 
citation levels this creates.,' added Dr Green.

Nearly two-thirds of Taylor & Francis, Routledge and Informa 
Healthcare journals listed in the 2005 JCRs(r) increased their 
Impact Factor compared to 2004. More than half of these saw 
improvements of over 25%and 69 journals now appear in the top 10 
of their JCR category. Top ranked journals include Critical 
Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, International Journal of 
Radiation Biology and Ethnicity & Health.

Other highlights include:

* Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology - now 
7/140 in Environmental Sciences, up from 30/134 in 2004 * 
Political Communication - now 4/42 in Communication, up from 
22/42 in 2004 * Avian Pathology - now 6/129 in Veterinary 
Sciences, up from 19/124 in 2004 * Mechanics of Advanced 
Materials and Structures - now 4/25 in Materials Science, 
Characterization & Testing, up from 15/23 in 2004 * Feminist 
Economics - now 3/27 in Women's Studies, up from 14/27 in 2004

About Taylor & Francis, Routledge and Informa Healthcare

Taylor & Francis, Routledge and Informa Healthcare are part of 
Informa plc, one of the world's leading publishers of academic 
journals. We are dedicated to the dissemination of scholarly 
information, drawing on expertise developed since we first began 
publishing learned journals in 1798. We now publish 1,105 
scholarly journals in association with 340 learned societies and 
scholarly institutions. We operate from a network of 19 global 
offices, including Philadelphia, Oxford, Melbourne, Stockholm, 
Beijing, New Delhi and Singapore.

Contact: Bev Acreman, +44 (0) 207 017 6204; e-mail:
beverley.acreman@tandf.co.uk.

All data from the 2005 Journal Citations Reports(r) published by Thomson
Scientific, 2006


Ashleigh Bell
Head of Journals Sales
Ashleigh.Bell@tandf.co.uk
Taylor & Francis Group, 4 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon,
Oxfordshire, OX14 4RN, UK.
Taylor & Francis Group is the Academic Division of informa plc