IOS Press Continues Impact Factor Growth

Amsterdam, the Netherlands – IOS Press, an independent international publisher of English-language scientific, technical and medical (STM) journals and books, has announced that its journal Impact Factors continue to increase, according to the 2013 Journal Citation Reports® (JCR) released by Thomson Reuters © 2014.

Thirty IOS Press journals are currently included in the JCR, with 50% of titles showing an increase. Particularly noteworthy is Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience, a well-established journal that has achieved an impressive 43% Impact Factor increase. It ranks 67th out of 251 journals in the competitive Neurosciences category.

Other journals experiencing strong Impact Factor growth include: Biorheology (23%), Cancer Biomarkers (22%), International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics (92%), Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation (70%), Journal of Vestibular Research (46%), Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology (34%) and NeuroRehabilitation (23%).

“We are extremely pleased that the majority of our journals continue to show increased Impact Factors, in addition to strong performance according to other recognized journal metrics,” commented Popke Huizinga, Director, IOS Press. “We are looking forward to inclusion of several recently launched journals in the next edition of JCR.”