Chicago Journals win top 2006 impact factor rankings

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For Immediate Release: June 21, 2007

Chicago Journals honored with top 2006 impact factor rankings

The latest Thomson Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) 
impact factors, released yesterday, rated nineteen science and 
social science journals from the University of Chicago Press 
portfolio in the top ten of their respective categories and 
thirteen journals in the top five. ISI impact factors, calculated 
annually, assess both journal output and citation frequency.

For the third consecutive year, The American Naturalist, the 
official publication of the American Society of Naturalists, was 
the top-ranked journal in the field of Biodiversity Conservation. 
In the category of Industrial Relations & Labor, the Journal of 
Labor Economics, published in association with the Society of 
Labor Economists and the Economics Research Center/NORC, was the 
top-ranked journal, up from third last year.

Among Infectious Diseases publications, two journals published by 
the University of Chicago Press on behalf of the Infectious 
Diseases Society of America, Clinical Infectious Diseases and the 
Journal of Infectious Diseases, were the second and fourth 
highest-ranked journals, respectively.

Many other Chicago Journals also showed substantial gains in ISI 
impact factor ranking.  Economic Development and Cultural Change 
jumped from eighth to third ranked in the field of Area Studies. 
The Journal of Geology rose from fourth to third in the field of 
Geology, and The Journal of Modern History rose from fifth to 
fourth in the field of History. Out of 175 journals in the field 
of Economics, the Journal of Political Economy rose from ninth to 
fifth highest ranked.

""Impact factors should not be considered the only indication of 
quality, but they do reflect Chicago's commitment to publishing 
original research of enduring value," said Nawin Gupta, Journals 
Division Manager, University of Chicago Press. "We are proud to 
consistently rate well among our peers in scholarly publishing, 
an honor which speaks to the work of journal editors, editorial 
boards, peer reviewers, and contributors, and to the continued 
vibrancy of university presses and the scholarship we publish."

About the University of Chicago Press: Founded in 1891, the 
University of Chicago Press is the largest American university 
press. The Journals Division currently publishes forty-seven 
periodicals and serials in a wide range of disciplines, including 
several journals that were the first scholarly publications in 
their respective fields. Online since 1995, the Journals Division 
has also been a pioneer in electronic publishing, delivering 
original, peer-reviewed research from international scholars to a 
worldwide audience.

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Contact: Suzanne Wu / 773-834-0386 / swu@press.uchicago.edu