EDITORIAL
Impact Factor for 2013 C. Warren Olanow, MD, FRCPC, FRCP(hon),1 and Jose A. Obeso, MD, PhD2 1
Chief Editor, Western Hemisphere Chief Editor, Eastern Hemisphere
2
Thompson Reuters Impact Factors have been released for the year 2013. We are pleased to announce that the impact factor (IF) for the Movement Disorders Journal has increased to 5.643, and the journal now ranks 14th among 194 clinical neurology journals. These scores represent a dramatic increase over 2012 (IF was 4.558, and the journal ranked 23rd among comparable journals). Importantly, the journal’s Eigen factor, a measure of influence that is becoming important in evaluating the relevance of a journal, has increased to fifth among all clinical neurology journals. This is a stunning increase and places Movement Disorders squarely in the mainstream of major neurological journals. An IF greater than 5 has important implications for where authors send their most important clinical and translational research and review papers. The achievement of an IF greater than 5 should further encourage authors to send their best papers to Movement Disorders and lead to the continued growth of the journal. We hope that this in turn will promote the success of our sister journal Movement Disorders—Clinical Practice, which focuses on more clinical practice–oriented issues.
We are particularly grateful for the efforts of the Associate Editors, the Assistant Editors, the Editorial Board, the authors, Ms Julie Nash, the journal’s managing editor, the publication staff at Wiley, and above all the readership. The achievement of these goals has not been without some pain. In an attempt to improve the quality of the journal, we have increased the threshold for publication, and we currently only accept approximately 20% of submitted manuscripts. We work very hard to ensure that all papers are fairly evaluated, and typically papers are seen by both chief editors, an Associate Editor, and multiple reviewers, all of whom contribute to making the final decision. Nonetheless, the new process has caused frustration for some authors who submit excellent manuscripts to the journal that might previously have been accepted but are now rejected because they do not quite reach the current priority level. We hope they understand and will continue to send their best manuscripts to the journal. As Editors we are very proud of this accomplishment and take pleasure in thinking that the journal contributes to the education of health care professionals and scientists who study movement disorders, and to the present and future treatment of our patients.
-----------------------------------------------------------Published online in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com) DOI: 10.1002/mds.26002
Movement Disorders, Vol. 29, No. 9, 2014
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Impact Factor for 2013 C. Warren Olanow, MD, FRCPC, FRCP(hon),1 and Jose A. Obeso, MD, PhD2 1
Chief Editor, Western Hemisphere Chief Editor, Eastern Hemisphere
2
Thompson Reuters Impact Factors have been released for the year 2013. We are pleased to announce that the impact factor (IF) for the Movement Disorders Journal has increased to 5.643, and the journal now ranks 14th among 194 clinical neurology journals. These scores represent a dramatic increase over 2012 (IF was 4.558, and the journal ranked 23rd among comparable journals). Importantly, the journal’s Eigen factor, a measure of influence that is becoming important in evaluating the relevance of a journal, has increased to fifth among all clinical neurology journals. This is a stunning increase and places Movement Disorders squarely in the mainstream of major neurological journals. An IF greater than 5 has important implications for where authors send their most important clinical and translational research and review papers. The achievement of an IF greater than 5 should further encourage authors to send their best papers to Movement Disorders and lead to the continued growth of the journal. We hope that this in turn will promote the success of our sister journal Movement Disorders—Clinical Practice, which focuses on more clinical practice–oriented issues.
We are particularly grateful for the efforts of the Associate Editors, the Assistant Editors, the Editorial Board, the authors, Ms Julie Nash, the journal’s managing editor, the publication staff at Wiley, and above all the readership. The achievement of these goals has not been without some pain. In an attempt to improve the quality of the journal, we have increased the threshold for publication, and we currently only accept approximately 20% of submitted manuscripts. We work very hard to ensure that all papers are fairly evaluated, and typically papers are seen by both chief editors, an Associate Editor, and multiple reviewers, all of whom contribute to making the final decision. Nonetheless, the new process has caused frustration for some authors who submit excellent manuscripts to the journal that might previously have been accepted but are now rejected because they do not quite reach the current priority level. We hope they understand and will continue to send their best manuscripts to the journal. As Editors we are very proud of this accomplishment and take pleasure in thinking that the journal contributes to the education of health care professionals and scientists who study movement disorders, and to the present and future treatment of our patients.
-----------------------------------------------------------Published online in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com) DOI: 10.1002/mds.26002
Movement Disorders, Vol. 29, No. 9, 2014
1091
