Sino-Singapore Online, June 30 (Shen Hai, Zheng Yingying) The Center for Excellence in Molecular and Cellular Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences released news on the 30th that the impact factor of China's independent academic journal "Cell Research" first broke 20.
The 2019 edition of the latest Journal Citation Reports (JournalCitationReports) was recently released. Among them, the impact factor of the internationally renowned academic journal "CellResearch" co-sponsored by the director of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Society for Cell Biology It is 20.507, ranking 7th among 195 cell biology journals in Clarivate Analysis, and continues to rank first among academic journals in life sciences in the Asia-Pacific region. This is the first time that the impact factor of an academic journal independently established in China exceeds 20.
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Impact factor is an objective evaluation index of journals currently in use internationally. That is, the total number of citations of papers published in the previous two years of a journal divided by the total number of papers published in the previous two years.
Pei Gang, editor-in-chief of Cell Research, said in an interview on the 30th that the breakthrough of the journal's impact factor is a manifestation of the development of basic research in China, but it cannot be over-quantified. Support the development of real scientific research and support more original work."
According to reports, the first break of the impact factor of 20 indicates that "Cell Research", as a top academic journal with independent intellectual property rights in China, has entered the fiercely competitive international top academic publishing camp to enhance the discourse power and influence of Chinese academic journals and promote Original innovation in China's life sciences.
"Cell Research" is an international academic monthly publication that publishes high-quality original research papers, authoritative reviews and newsletters in English. In the past 15 years, Pei Gang, the editor-in-chief of the journal, and Researcher Li Dangsheng, executive deputy editor-in-chief, led the editorial team to seize the opportunities for the vigorous development of basic scientific research in China. With the support of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Shanghai, the quality of journals has been continuously improved. , Complete the leap from 2 to 20.
According to reports, in recent years, "Cell Research" has published many original results with conceptual innovations. For Chinese scientists, it is not only a journal, but also a high-end academic platform recognized by domestic and international peers.
Five years ago, "Cell Research" founded a brand-new open-access sub-period "Cell Discovery" (CellDiscovery), to explore the innovative development model of strong journals and large journals, in order to defend the right to speak of science, and gradually accumulate scientific research data. According to reports, this year's Cell Discovery has an impact factor of 6.255, ranking 42nd among 195 journals in the field of cell biology. (Finish)