Journal impact factors for 2003: Thorax increases
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Thorax Editorial Office, 17 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2PL, UK
Correspondence to:
Professor J A Wedzicha
Thorax Editorial Office, 17 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2PL, UK; j.a.wedzicha@qmul.ac.uk
The impact factor for Thorax is rising
Keywords: Impact factor
Impact factors for journals for the year 2003 have recently been published and we are delighted that the impact factor for Thorax has risen to 4.188. It is now the second highest ranked conventional respiratory journal in terms of impact factor, behind the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, and has overtaken the American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. The impact factors for the main respiratory journals are listed in table 1.
Table 1 Impact factors for respiratory journals: 2003
The journal impact factor for 2003 reflects the number of citations in 2003 to papers published in Thorax in 2001 and 2002. Thorax is very fortunate in having received excellent papers for publication and this is reflected in the rise in the impact factor over the last few years.1 However, in addition to original papers in 2001 and 2002, Thorax published a number of high quality review articles such as the Year in Review supplement,2 critical care series,3 we started a series on COPD4 and one on lung cancer.5 In 2001 and 2002 we also published a number of guidelines which have important implications for clinical practice—such as guidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia in adults and children,6,7 the use of non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory failure,8 selection of patients with lung cancer for surgery,9 guidelines for flexible bronchoscopy,10 and on air travel.11 We would like to thank the previous Thorax editors, John Britton and Alan Knox, for their hard work12 and for their immense contribution to the current success of the journal.
The rise in impact factor reflects the continuing success of Thorax. Over the past year we have seen a marked rise in submissions, especially of high quality papers,13 and we very much urge you to continue to send us your best papers. The online submission Bench>Press system means that the peer review process in the journal is now faster and our publication lag time is short. Thus, over the next few years we are confident that the impact factor for Thorax will rise further, with the journal enjoying an increasing international profile while at the same time maintaining its important educational role.
REFERENCES
Knox AJ, Britton J. Journal impact factors for 2000: Thorax flying yet higher. Thorax 2001;56:587.
Mitchell DM, Shaheen SO, Woodcock AA, eds. 2002 Year in Review: selected topics in respiratory medicine from 2001. Thorax 2002;57 (Suppl II):ii1–68.
Griffiths JD, Evans TW. The pulmonary physician in critical care: towards comprehensive critical care. Thorax 2002;57:77–8.
Lomas DA. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Introduction. Thorax 2002;57:735.
Sethi T. Lung cancer. Introduction. Thorax 2002;57:992–3.
British Thoracic Society. BTS guidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia in adults. Thorax 2001;56 (Suppl IV):iv1–64.
British Thoracic Society. Guidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia in childhood. Thorax 2002;57 (Suppl I):i1–24.
British Thoracic Society. Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory failure. Thorax 2002;57:192–211.
British Thoracic Society, Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland Working Party. Guidelines on the selection of patients with lung cancer for surgery. Thorax 2001;56:89–108.
British Thoracic Society guidelines on diagnostic flexible bronchoscopy. Thorax 2001;56 (Suppl):i1–21.
British Thoracic Society. Managing passengers with respiratory disease planning air travel: British Thoracic Society recommendations. Thorax 2002;57:289–304.
Knox AJ, Britton J. We’re off: Annual report October 2001 to September 2002. Thorax 2002;57:1003–4.
Wedzicha JA, Johnston SL, Mitchell DM. Annual Report 2003. Thorax 2003;58:1015–7.(J A Wedzicha, S L Johnsto)
Correspondence to:
Professor J A Wedzicha
Thorax Editorial Office, 17 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2PL, UK; j.a.wedzicha@qmul.ac.uk
The impact factor for Thorax is rising
Keywords: Impact factor
Impact factors for journals for the year 2003 have recently been published and we are delighted that the impact factor for Thorax has risen to 4.188. It is now the second highest ranked conventional respiratory journal in terms of impact factor, behind the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, and has overtaken the American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. The impact factors for the main respiratory journals are listed in table 1.
Table 1 Impact factors for respiratory journals: 2003
The journal impact factor for 2003 reflects the number of citations in 2003 to papers published in Thorax in 2001 and 2002. Thorax is very fortunate in having received excellent papers for publication and this is reflected in the rise in the impact factor over the last few years.1 However, in addition to original papers in 2001 and 2002, Thorax published a number of high quality review articles such as the Year in Review supplement,2 critical care series,3 we started a series on COPD4 and one on lung cancer.5 In 2001 and 2002 we also published a number of guidelines which have important implications for clinical practice—such as guidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia in adults and children,6,7 the use of non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory failure,8 selection of patients with lung cancer for surgery,9 guidelines for flexible bronchoscopy,10 and on air travel.11 We would like to thank the previous Thorax editors, John Britton and Alan Knox, for their hard work12 and for their immense contribution to the current success of the journal.
The rise in impact factor reflects the continuing success of Thorax. Over the past year we have seen a marked rise in submissions, especially of high quality papers,13 and we very much urge you to continue to send us your best papers. The online submission Bench>Press system means that the peer review process in the journal is now faster and our publication lag time is short. Thus, over the next few years we are confident that the impact factor for Thorax will rise further, with the journal enjoying an increasing international profile while at the same time maintaining its important educational role.
REFERENCES
Knox AJ, Britton J. Journal impact factors for 2000: Thorax flying yet higher. Thorax 2001;56:587.
Mitchell DM, Shaheen SO, Woodcock AA, eds. 2002 Year in Review: selected topics in respiratory medicine from 2001. Thorax 2002;57 (Suppl II):ii1–68.
Griffiths JD, Evans TW. The pulmonary physician in critical care: towards comprehensive critical care. Thorax 2002;57:77–8.
Lomas DA. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Introduction. Thorax 2002;57:735.
Sethi T. Lung cancer. Introduction. Thorax 2002;57:992–3.
British Thoracic Society. BTS guidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia in adults. Thorax 2001;56 (Suppl IV):iv1–64.
British Thoracic Society. Guidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia in childhood. Thorax 2002;57 (Suppl I):i1–24.
British Thoracic Society. Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory failure. Thorax 2002;57:192–211.
British Thoracic Society, Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland Working Party. Guidelines on the selection of patients with lung cancer for surgery. Thorax 2001;56:89–108.
British Thoracic Society guidelines on diagnostic flexible bronchoscopy. Thorax 2001;56 (Suppl):i1–21.
British Thoracic Society. Managing passengers with respiratory disease planning air travel: British Thoracic Society recommendations. Thorax 2002;57:289–304.
Knox AJ, Britton J. We’re off: Annual report October 2001 to September 2002. Thorax 2002;57:1003–4.
Wedzicha JA, Johnston SL, Mitchell DM. Annual Report 2003. Thorax 2003;58:1015–7.(J A Wedzicha, S L Johnsto)