Journal Impact Factors

Wondering where to publish? Journal Impact Factor Trend Graphs are now available directly from the LaneConnex eJournals List, Search, and in the Lane Catalog for approximately 3,900 titles to help you decide.

The journal impact factor is a measure of the frequency with which the "average article" in a journal has been cited in a particular year.

To see the links to impact factors, click on this example:

American journal of cardiology

Clicking on the "Impact Factor" link provides convenient access to the latest five years' data for the selected title as well as other useful information.

The Wikipedia entry for Impact Factor explains more about the determination of this value -- one measure of a journal's importance.

Posted on November 7, 2008 10:47 AM

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