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JOURNAL INTERVIEWS - 2008

Year: 2008

ScienceWatch.com from Thomson Reuters provides a close-up look at highly cited research straight from the source—the journals publishing the papers. In these interviews, essays, and rankings, ScienceWatch.com looks at well-established and up-and-coming journals in a variety of fields.

Featured Journals in 2008:


Dec ember 2008

Chemistry & Biodiversity Chemistry & Biodiversity

Recently, ScienceWatch.com reported that the journal Chemistry & Biodiversity has had the greatest percent increase in total citations among journals in the field of Environment & Ecology. The journal's current record in this field included 747 papers cited a total of 2,033 times between. In this interview, we talk with Chemistry & Biodiversity's Editor in Chief, Dr. Volkan Kisakürek, and Senior Editor, Professor Bernard Testa, about the journal's citation achievements.
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November 2008

International Journal of Innovative Computing Information and Control International Journal of Innovative Computing Information and Control

ScienceWatch.com has named the International Journal of Innovative Computing Information and Control (IJICIC) as a Rising Star among journals in the field of Computer Science. In this interview, we talk with IJICIC's Editor-in-Chief, Professor Peng Shi, about the journal's history and citation record.
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October 2008

Autoimmunity Autoimmunity

According to a recent analysis of Essential Science IndicatorsSM from Thomson Reuters, the journal Autoimmunity is having a growing impact in the field of Immunology. Its current record in this field includes 731 papers cited a total of 4,600 times. In this interview , ScienceWatch.com correspondent Gary Taubes talks with Editor-in-Chief Dr. Paolo Casali about Autoimmunity's history and citation record.
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September 2008

BMC Evolutionary Biology BMC Evolutionary Biology

According to a recent analysis published by ScienceWatch.com, BMC Evolutionary Biology is having a growing impact among journals in the field of Biology & Biochemistry. The journal's citation record in Essential Science IndicatorsSM from Thomson Reuters includes 608 papers cited a total of 2,819 times between January 1, 1998 and April 30, 2008. In this interview, we talk with publisher Dr. Matt Cockerill about the history and citation record of the journal.
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August 2008

ZooTaxa Zootaxa

Zootaxa has been named a Rising Star among journals in the field of Plant & Animal Science by ScienceWatch.com multiple times this year. The journal's current citation record in this field in Essential Science IndicatorsSMfrom Thomson Reuters includes 3,333 papers cited a total of 2,451 times. Since its founding in 2001, Zootaxa has published 8,141 new taxa. In this interview, we talk with Zootaxa's Chief Editor and Founder, Dr. Zhi-Qiang Zhang, about the journal's history and citation achievements.
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July 2008

Advances in Atmospheric Sciences Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

In May 2008, Advances in Atmospheric Sciences was named a Rising Star among Geosciences journals by ScienceWatch.com. According to Essential Science IndicatorsSM from Thomson Reuters, the journal's current citation record includes 764 papers cited a total of 1,658 times between January 1, 1998 and February 29 2008. In this interview, Co-Chief Editors Guoxiong Wu, Huijun Wang, and Da-Lin Zhang, talk about the journal's history and citation achievements.
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June 2008

FEBS Journal FEBS Journal

FEBS Journal has been named a Rising Star among journals in the field of Biology & Biochemistry five times, most recently in May of this year. According to Essential Science Indicators from Thomson Reuters, the current citation record for this journal includes 1,648 papers cited a total of 6,319 times between January 1, 1998 and February 29, 2008. FEBS Journal is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies. ScienceWatch.com talks with the journal's Editor-in-Chief, Richard Perham, about the journal's history and citation achievements.
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May 2008

Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online

ScienceWatch.com recently named Acta Crystallographica Section E a Rising Star in the field of Chemistry. The journal's current citation record in Essential Science Indicators from Thomson Reuters includes 15,663 papers cited a total of 17,808 times between January 1, 1997 and December 31, 2007. Acta Crystallographica Section E was founded in 2001 and became an open-access journal this year.
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April 2008

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes JAIDS—Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

According to Essential Science Indicators from Thomson Scientific, Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS) ranks at #18 among the 59 journals comprising the top 50% in the field of Immunology. The journal takes a rather novel approach to its interdisciplinary subject matter, with an Editor-in-Chief to oversee each section of Basic Science, Clinical Science, and Epidemiology. In this interview, ScienceWatch.com correspondent Gary Taubes talks with Clinical Science Editor Paul Volberding about the journal's history and citation record.
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March 2008

International Journal of Solids & Structures March 2008
International Journal of Solids & Structures

In December 2007, the International Journal of Solids and Structures joined the top 50% of journals in the field of Engineering in Essential Science Indicators from Thomson Scientific. The journal's current record in this field includes 3,900 papers cited a total of 23,678 times from January 1, 1997 to October 31, 2007. Its Current Editors-in-Chief are Professor Stelios Kyriakides and Professor David Hills. In this interview, Professor Kyriakides shares his views on the success of the journal with ScienceWatch.com.
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March 2008

Astrobiology Astrobiology

Essential Science Indicators from Thomson Scientific has named the journal Astrobiology a Rising Star in the field of Space Science five times, most recently this month. This means that in the past year, Astrobiology has achieved the highest percent increase in total citations among journals in its field. The current citation record for the journal from January 1, 1997 to October 31, 2007 is 227 papers cited a total of 1,234 times.
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February 2008

Cell Cycle Cell Cycle

A recent analysis of Essential Science Indicators data shows that the journal Cell Cycle has achieved the highest percent increase in total citations for the field of Molecular Biology & Genetics for the period of July-August 2007. Cell Cycle’s current record includes 1,490 papers cited a total of 6,228 times. In the interview below, we talk with the journal’s Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Mikhail Blagosklonny, about Cell Cycle’s history and citation achievements.
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