According to Thompson Reuters Web of Knowledge, Mayo Clinic Proceedings achieved an impact factor of 5.71, which ranked 13th among 151 general/internal medicine journals. Impact factor is one of the more widely quoted metrics addressing the quality and importance of information published in scientific journals.
“This is the 11th consecutive year that the Proceedings has experienced an incremental increase in impact factor,” says William Lanier Jr., M.D., editor-in-chief, Mayo Clinic Proceedings. “This history is unique in that, among the world’s top 15 general/internal medicine journals, the Proceedings is the only one to increase each of those years. At the beginning of this ascendency, the journal had a ranking near the 20th percentile of general/internal medicine journals, in contrast to its current 8.6th percentile ranking.”
Dr. Lanier adds, “clearly these improvements will appeal to many progressive authors who will find the journal’s new impact factor — along with its 125,000 print circulation, active Web presence, and immense media coverage — appealing as they seek out appropriate journals to publish their better literature contributions. Increased manuscript submissions, along with a declining acceptance rate, should help the journal improve the quality of its published content and better tailor that content to the journal’s readership interests. Long term, these actions will help Mayo Clinic Proceedings secure its position among the world’s leading medical journals.”
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