Emerald Sees Strong Gains in Thomson Scientific Impact Factors

Growth realized in engineering, management, and library science fields

[ClickPress, Thu Jul 26 2007] Emerald Group Publishing Limited is pleased to announce strong growth in the impact factors of its journals across engineering, library & information science, and management titles. This according to the recently released Thomson Scientific 2006 Journal Citation Report. Impact factors are a benchmark of a journal's value and recognize how frequently peer-reviewed journals are cited by other researchers.

More than 72% of the ranked journals published by Emerald improved their performance in 2006. Emerald now has 36 unique titles ranked by Thomson, and of the 28 journal rankings published in June, 20 titles improved their scores from the previous year. Highlights from 2006 include:

· The best performing journal was the Journal of Documentation (JDoc) with an impact factor of 1.439, an increase of 46%.

· The highest increase in impact factor went to Assembly Automation (AA), at over 400%.

· Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials (ACMM) jumped from 0.153 in 2005 to 0.406, an increase of over 165%.

· The Journal of Organizational Change Management (JOCM) was the best performing management journal, increasing its impact factor by over 50%.

· 11 of 12 Emerald engineering titles registered an increase in their impact factors.

· 5 of 7 Emerald library and information science titles registered an increase in their impact factors.

Further detail on Emerald ISI rankings can be found at: http://isiknowledge.com
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Established in 1967, Emerald Group Publishing Limited is the world’s leading publisher of management journals and databases. Emerald celebrates 40 years of publishing excellence in 2007. Consistently ranked at 98 per cent in customer satisfaction surveys, Emerald was voted "Best Customer Support" by readers of The Charleston Advisor. Emerald is COUNTER-compliant, meeting the international code of practice for reports that allow clients to measure usage of online information products and services in a consistent manner.

Emerald publishes over 180 titles, 93 per cent of which are peer-reviewed. Titles such as Management Decision, European Journal of Marketing, Journal of Documentation, Library Hi-Tech, Journal of Knowledge Management, Industrial Management and Data Systems and The TQM Magazine are published by Emerald, along with a core collection of library and information science journals. 36 Emerald journals are now ranked by Thomson Scientific (formerly ISI) – an important indicator of their high quality within the research community.

The Emerald online collection of journals, abstracts and resources, Emerald Management Xtra, is designed for business schools and management departments worldwide. For managers in corporate and public organizations, Emerald Management First provides fast and friendly access to applied research, ideas, insights and interviews from the world’s best management thinkers.

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