2008 Impact Factor Now Available

The database Journal Citation Reports has been updated and the 2008 journal Impact Factor is now available. The Impact Factor allows you to evaluate and compare the 7,500 scholarly journals indexed in the Web of Science and can show you:

* Most frequently cited journals in a field * Highest impact journals in a field * Largest journals in a field

"You should not depend solely on citation data in your journal evaluations. Citation data are not meant to replace informed peer review. Careful attention should be paid to the many conditions that can influence citation rates such as language, journal history and format, publication schedule, and subject specialty." Thomson Reuters