End of year review of 2004

David A Rew

2004 has been another successful year for your journal. The impact factor has leapt from 1.39 to 1.86, which is very significant for a specialist society journal. The impact factor is an imperfect measure of quality in scientific writing, but it testifies to a growing worldwide readership and to the interest and originality in the writing of our authors. We are nevertheless well aware of the importance which many authors are obliged to place upon the impact factor in their choice of medium for publication. We will thus continue to invest heavily in the quality and clarity of the written word on our pages, as the soundest way to attract new papers, readers and citations

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