RSC authors, readers and publishing teams throughout the world are celebrating news of continued success for RSC journals, following the release of the 2007 Impact Factors, calculated by ISI®.  

Titles from across the collection have again recorded impressive rises, while the latest immediacy indices confirm the relevance and topicality of research published by the RSC. According to Robert Parker, managing director of RSC Publishing, 'The number of citations to research published in RSC journals rose by an average of 36% in 2007, endorsement indeed to the efforts of our authors, referees and editorial teams.'

Flagship journal, ChemComm sees a 13% increase in impact factor to an all time high of 5.141, while Chem Soc Rev is ranked first for immediacy (3.406) in general chemistry review journals and third for impact factor (13.082). 

Molecular BioSystems, now in its fourth year of publication, achieves a staggering increase of 68% to an impact factor of 4.121. Soft Matter, launched at the same time, retains its position as number one in the field for both impact and immediacy, at 4.703 and 0.784, respectively. Also in the materials field, Journal of Materials Chemistry has an impact factor of 4.339, representing an impressive 59% rise over three years.

Number one is a common theme across the RSC journal portfolio. The Analyst is first for immediacy in analytical chemistry at 1.032, and enjoys a rise in impact factor of more than 10% for the second year running to 3.553. JAAS (Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry) maintains its position as the number one journal in the field (impact factor 3.269) and, with an immediacy index of 0.614, CrystEngComm moves to the number one position for crystal engineering. Dalton Transactions maintains its position as the general inorganic chemistry journal with the highest immediacy index (0.758) and shows the biggest increase in impact factor (6.6% to 3.212) of any inorganic chemistry journal.       

Green Chemistry extends its lead as the number one green chemistry journal with a 15% rise in impact factor to 4.836. Journal of Environmental Monitoring also sees a substantial increase with a 20% rise in impact factor to 1.833, while Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences maintains its position as the number one journal for photochemical and photobiological research (2.208).

Natural Product Reports is first for immediacy in the field of organic chemistry (1.672) and Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry sees a 10% increase in impact factor to 3.167. Lab on a Chip remains one of the leading journals in micro- and nano-research with an impact factor of 5.068 and PCCP (Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics) clocks in with an impact factor of 3.343, representing an impressive 61% rise over three years. 

RSC Publishing is committed to providing a world-class publishing service to its authors and from these results it is clear to see that journals from RSC Publishing are recognised by researchers throughout the world as a key resource to publish and read the very best research.

We would like to thank all our authors, referees and readers for their continued support. 

Footnote: 
The annual ISI® impact factors provide an indication of the average number of citations per paper. The impact factor for 2007 is calculated from the total number of citations given in 2007 to citeable articles published in 2005 and 2006, divided by the number of citeable articles published in 2005 and 2006. The immediacy index measures how topical and urgent the papers published in a journal are. The 2007 immediacy index is the total number of 
citations given in 2007 to citeable articles published in 2007 divided by the number of citeable articles published in 2007. Data based on 2007 impact factors, calculated by ISI®, released June 2008. 

Are you attending the ACS National Meeting & Exposition in Philadelphia? Make sure you visit the RSC Publishing stand where staff will be on hand to answer any questions you may have. You can pick up a copy of Issue 1 of Energy & Environmental Science, our newest journal, as it makes its print debut, and find out the latest journals news. Book authors John Emsley (Molecules of Murder) and Stephen Beckett (The Science of Chocolate) will be signing copies of their books.

In September, the focus is Turin, Italy, for the 2nd Annual EuCheMS meeting. The wide-ranging themes provide scope for showcasing RSC products - including the recently announced Metallomics and Integrative Biology, both launching January 2009.

If you're travelling to these or other conferences, look out for RSC Publishing staff - they will be happy to meet you.