The latest Journal Citations Reports®* have recently been released by Thomson Reuters.

The 2010 release features the largest ever JCR with 10,196 journal listings in 238 disciplines of Science and Social Sciences. 2,494 publishers from 84 countries are represented, some for the first time. A total of 1,075 journals receive their first Journal Impact Factor in the latest JCR release.

(Thomson Reuters press release)

"The report....presents findings on the number and rate of people seriously enough injured to be admitted to hospital for at least one night, but not dying."

‘Although there has been a distinct downward trend in the number of road deaths over this 8-year period, the rates of people seriously injured in a road traffic crash rose by an average of 1.7% each year.’

‘Motor vehicle drivers, motorcyclists and pedal cyclists all recorded significant increases in life-threatening injuries over the period.'

"Extensive experience shows that poor design and management of water systems in buildings can cause outbreaks of disease. The types of building, water uses, disease outcomes and individuals affected are diverse.

How can you keep track of your citation metrics? Do you ever wonder why they are important for your grant applications?

Come along to this seminar presented by Dr Amberyn Thomas and find out about the increasing role of citation metrics in measuring research performance. At this seminar, we will look at the field of citation metrics as it relates to grant applications, and show you some of the tools that can assist you.

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Rumours are circulating that due to the Australian Government facing one of the toughest budgets in many years medical research funding cuts are expected to be as high as $400 million!

The following link takes you to an initiative of the Walter and Eliza Hall to help protect the medical research budgets of institution around Australia.

The Australian Medicines Handbook's (AMH) value as an independent and current source of drug information is clear. It was accessed 1,004,799 times in 2010 by UQ staff and students. Click here to access. MD Consult Australia drug information is provided by the AMH.