Showing posts with label journal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label journal. Show all posts

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Trial journal subscriptions at UW-Madison

The following trial subscriptions aren't guaranteed to last...

But the more you use them, the more likely it is that they'll stick around!

Analytical Methods - a new monthly peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry, communicating research on the advancement of analytical techniques for use by the wider scientific community.

Example article: Clarke, D.B. (2010). Glucosinolates, structures and analysis in foodAnal. Methods, 2(4): 310-325.

Integrative Biology - publishes research that contributes to a quantitative understanding of how component properties at one level in the dimensional scale (nano to macro) determine biosystem behavior at a higher level of complexity.  New journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Example article: Kämpf, M.M. and Weber, W. (2010). Synthetic biology in the analysis and engineering of signaling processes, Integr. Biol., 2(1): 12-24.

Journal of Systematics and Evolution - this plant-focused journal covers descriptions of new taxa, monographic revision, phylogenetics, molecular evolution and genome evolution, evolutionary developmental biology, evolutionary ecology, population biology, conservation biology, biogeography, paleobiology, evolutionary theories, and related subjects.  Formerly titled Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica.

Example article: Ning, S.Z., Chen, Q.J., Yuan, Z.W., Zhang, L.Q., Yan, Z.H., Zheng, Y.L., and Liu, D.C. (2009). Characterization of WAP2 gene in Aegilops tauschii and comparison with homoeologous loci in wheat, Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 47(6): 543-551.


Metallomics - a new frontier in the investigation of trace elements in biology; expected to develop as an interdisciplinary science complementary to genomics and proteomics. This new journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry covers research fields related to metals and biometals in biological, environmental, and clinical systems.

Example article: Ogra, Y., Okubo, E., and Takahira, M. (2010). Distinct uptake of tellurate from selenate in a selenium accumulator, Indian mustard (Brassica juncea), Metallomics, 2(5): 328-333.


Nanoscale - a collaborative venture between the Royal Society of Chemistry and the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST) in Beijing, China.

Example article: Sun, D., Yang, J., and Wang, X. (2010). Bacterial cellulose/TiO2 hybrid nanofibers prepared by the surface hydrolysis method with molecular precisionNanoscale, 2(2): 287-292.

Statistical Analysis and Data Mining - addresses data analysis, including data mining algorithms, statistical approaches, and practical applications. Topics include problems involving massive and complex datasets, solutions utilizing innovative algorithms and/or novel statistical approaches, and the objective evaluation of analyses and solutions.

Example article: Doddareddy, M.R., van Westen, G.J.P., van der Horst, E., Peironcely, J.E., Corthals, F., Ijzerman, A.P., Emmerich, M., Jenkins, J.L., and Bender, A. (2009). Chemogenomics: Looking at biology through the lens of chemistry. Statistical Analysis and Data Mining, 2(3): 149-160.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

2009 Plant & insect science journal impact factors released




Thomson Reuters has just published the 2009 Journal Citation Reports (JCR), available by online subscription to UW-Madison library users. These metrics, including the "impact factor," can be used to compare journal performance. JCR compares 9,100+ peer-reviewed journals from 2,200 publishers in 78 countries.

New features:
  • 1,055+ journals with their first published impact factor
  • Updated 5-year impact factors and Eigenfactor metrics
  • "Rank in category" for each journal's subject area, along with a box plot of impact factor distribution for all journals in that category
  • Journal "self-citations" and analysis of their effect on impact factor
Top Agronomy journals by impact factor:
  1. Advances in Agronomy
  2. Theoretical and Applied Genetics
  3. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
  4. Plant and Soil
  5. European Journal of Agronomy
  6. Plant Pathology
  7. Field Crops Research
  8. Postharvest Biology and Technology
  9. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science
  10. Molecular Breeding
Top Entomology journals by impact factor:
  1. Annual Review of Entomology
  2. Advances in Insect Physiology
  3. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  4. Insect Conservation and Diversity
  5. Insect Molecular Biology
  6. Systematic Entomology
  7. Journal of Insect Physiology
  8. Pest Management Science
  9. Medical and Veterinary Entomology
  10. Journal of Medical Entomology
Top Horticulture journals by impact factor:
  1. Theoretical and Applied Genetics
  2. Postharvest Biology and Technology
  3. Molecular Breeding
  4. Tree Genetics and Genomes
  5. European Journal of Plant Pathology (print only 1994-96, 2004-05)
  6. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research
  7. Euphytica
  8. Scientia Horticulturae
  9. American Journal of Enology and Viticulture (print only)
  10. Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science
Top Plant Sciences journals by impact factor:
  1. Annual Review of Plant Biology
  2. Annual Review of Phytopathology
  3. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 
  4. Trends in Plant Science 
  5. Plant Cell
  6. Plant Journal
  7. Plant Physiology
  8. New Phytologist
  9. Plant, Cell & Environment
  10. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences 
Top Soil Science journals by impact factor:
  1. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 
  2. Soil & Tillage Research 
  3. Journal of Soils and Sediments (no subscription)
  4. Plant and Soil 
  5. Geoderma
  6. Pedobiologia 
  7. Soil Science Society of America Journal
  8. European Journal of Soil Science 
  9. Applied Soil Ecology
  10. Soil Use and Management 
Top Multidisciplinary Agriculture journals by impact factor:
  1. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment
  2. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  3. Agricultural Systems
  4. Annals of Applied Biology
  5. Journal of Agricultural Science
  6. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
  7. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
  8. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research (ends 2008)
  9. Agriculture and Human Values
  10. Precision Agriculture 

Monday, April 26, 2010

Statistics journals: High impact factors

Statistics journals - ranked by 2008 Impact Factor
  1. Econometrica (UW-Madison subscriptions: online 1933-2007, print 1933-2009)
  2. Biostatistics (online 2000-present)
  3. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series B, Statistical Methodology (online 1948-present, print 1946-2005)
  4. Annals of Applied Statistics (online 2007-present)
  5. Journal of the American Statistical Association (online 1922-present)
  6. Annals of Statistics (online 1973-present)
  7. Statistical Methods in Medical Research (online 1997-present)
  8. Statistical Science (online 1986-present)
  9. Statistics in Medicine (online 1996-present, print 1982-2006)
  10. Biometrics (online 1947-present)
[Source: Thomson Reuters ScienceWatch]

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

NEW! Online full run of Entomological Society of America journals












The University of Wisconsin - Madison Libraries now offer access to four journals of the Entomological Society of America online, from the first issue to the present:
The database interface for these journals is now Ingenta Connect.  Other full text UW Library journal subscriptions available on this platform include:

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Entomology journals ranked by impact



Top-ranking entomology journals

The ISI Journal Citation Reports (JCR) "impact factor" is calculated by dividing the number of citations to articles published in a journal over a certain period by the total number of articles published in that journal during the same period.

Only journals included in the "entomology" category of Journal Citation Reports were ranked. UW-Madison library subscriptions are included (in parentheses). For articles not available online, UW faculty, staff and students can request a PDF via Library Express.

#1
2008:
Annual Review of Entomology (1956+ online, 1956-2007 in print)
2004-2008: Annual Review of Entomology

1981-2008: Annual Review of Entomology

#2
2008:
Advances in Insect Physiology (1963+ in print)
2004-2008: Advances in Insect Physiology
1981-2008: Advances in Insect Physiology


#3
2008:
Insect Molecular Biology (1997+ online, 1992-2005 in print)
2004-2008: Insect Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
1981-2008: Insect Biochemistry [became "Insect Biochemistry & Molecular Biology"]

#4
2008:
Insect Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (1971+ online, 1971-2005 in print)
2004-2008: Insect Molecular Biology
1981-2008:
Pesticides Monitoring Journal (1967-1981 in print)

#5
2008:
Journal of Insect Physiology (1995+ online, 1957-2001 in print)
2004-2008: Journal of Insect Physiology
1981-2008: Ecological Entomology


#6
2008:
Pest Management Science (1996+ online, 1970-2003 in print)
2004-2008:
Medical & Veterinary Entomology (1997+ online, 1989-2005 in print)
1981-2008: Journal of Insect Physiology


#7
2008:
Journal of Medical Entomology (2000+ online, 1964+ in print)
2004-2008:
Systematic Entomology (1997+ online, 1976-2005 in print)
1981-2008: Insect Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

#8
2008:
Biocontrol (1956-2000 in print)
2004-2008: Journal of Medical Entomology

1981-2008: Pesticide Biochemistry & Physiology (1971+ online, 1971-2002 in print)

#9
2008:
Ecological Entomology (1997+ online, 1976-2005 in print)
2004-2008: Ecological Entomology
1981-2008: Insect Molecular Biology

#10
2008:
Journal of Insect Conservation (1999-2004 in print)
2004-2008:
Arthropod Structure & Development (1995+ online, 1971-1997 in print)
1981-2008:
Physiological Entomology (1997+ online, 1976-2002 in print)

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[Source: Thomson Reuters, ScienceWatch.com]

Monday, December 21, 2009

Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics (JABES)



The International Biometric Society has chosen Springer as the new publisher of their Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics (JABES), beginning in March 2010 (v.15). Backfiles to 2001 (v.6-14) will also be made available on SpringerLink.

JABES is a quarterly journal publishinging papers of interest to applied researchers and consultants in the agricultural, biological (including biotechnology), and environmental sciences (including natural resources). The focus of the journal is on new, interdisciplinary, and important statistical methods using real-world data.

JABES volumes from 2001-2009 (v.6-14) were previously made available from the website of the American Statistical Association. Volumes from 1996-2003 (v.1-8) will continue to be available from JSTOR.

Related journals:
Related books and proceedings:

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

American Journal of Potato Research



View and search the full run of the American Journal of Potato Research online, from 1923-2009!

UW-Madison's own John Bamberg, Professor of Horticulture, is the Editor-in-Chief of this publication of The Potato Association of America.

Our library patrons have access to 419 full-text journal titles from the same interface (SpringerLlink), as well as several reference e-books:

The American Journal of Potato Research is just one of 1000's of journals whose articles can be searched at one time, from the following subscription databases:

Monday, November 16, 2009

Journal permission changes in Proquest


The UW-Madison Libraries provide access to many databases on the Proquest platform, including:
  • ABI / Inform Global (business)
  • Alt-Press Watch (alternative and independent media)
  • Dissertations & Theses
  • Ethnic NewsWatch
  • GenderWatch
  • Hoover's Company Records
  • National Newspaper Abstracts
  • Proquest Research Library (multidisciplinary)
New Content (selected):
  • Biota Neotropica - new citation, full text, and page image coverage
  • New Zealand Journal of Ecology - new citation, abstract, full text, and page image coverage

Permission Changes (selected):

  • Annals of Botany - discontinued citation, abstract, and page image coverage
  • Behavioral Ecology - discontinued citation, abstract, and page image coverage
  • Biometrika - discontinued page image coverage; citation and abstract coverage continues
  • Biostatistics - discontinued page image coverage; citation and abstract coverage continues
  • Briefings in Bioinformatics - discontinued page image coverage; citation and abstract coverage continues
  • Briefings in Functional Genomics & Proteomics - discontinued page image coverage; citation and abstract coverage continues
  • European Review of Agricultural Economics discontinued citation, abstract, and page image coverage
  • Glycobiology -discontinued citation, abstract, and page image coverage
  • IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics - discontinued citation, abstract and page image coverage
  • Integrative and Comparative Biology - discontinued page image coverage; citation and abstract coverage continues
  • International Journal on ELearning - discontinued full text, page image, and text+graphics coverage; citation and abstract coverage continues
  • Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching - discontinued full text and page image coverage; citation and abstract coverage continues
  • Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia - discontinued full text and page image coverage; dtation and abstract coverage continues
  • Journal of Technology and Teacher Education - discontinued full text and page image coverage; citation and abstract coverage continues
  • Journal of Heredity - discontinued page image coverage; citation and abstract coverage continues
  • Mathematical Medicine and Biology - discontinued citation, abstract, and page image coverage
  • Molecular Biology and Evolution - discontinued full text and page image coverage; citation and abstract coverage continues
  • Plant & Cell Physiology - discontinued citation, abstract and page image coverage
  • What Works in Teaching and Learning - ceased publication

Friday, July 31, 2009

Ulrich's Periodicals Directory maintenance: 7/31


The UW Libraries subscription to Ulrich's Periodicals Directory may be unavailable for as long as six hours on Friday, July 31, from 8:00 pm – 2:00 am Central Time.

Ulrichsweb.com is an authoritative source of information on and reviews for more than 300,000 periodicals — scholarly journals (including open access publications), magazines, newspapers, newsletters, zines and more from around the world.

Search for active, ceased and forthcoming periodicals by title, ISSN, subject, publisher/distributor, peer reviewed/refereed status, keyword, abstracting and indexing services, country/state/city of publication, language, frequency, open access status, price, etc.

Ulrich's is also connected to Journal Citation Reports (JCR), WorldCat, and UW-Madison's "Find It" tool.

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Informaworld maintenance: 8/1



The Informaworld database will be down:
  • Saturday, August 1st 5:00am- 7:00am
Informaworld is the interface for several publisher imprints, including Taylor & Francis and Routledge. Publications affected include:

Monday, July 20, 2009

Journal use at the UW-Madison


Online journal usage statistics for selected titles related to the plant and insect sciences at the UW-Madison:

Title - # Articles Accessed 2008

Cell - 26,926

Journal of Molecular Biology - 13,134

Current Biology - 9,482

Molecular Cell - 8,752

FEBS Letters - 7,193

Molecular Microbiology - 4,770

Virology - 4,344

Gene - 4,200

Forest Ecology and Management - 3,939

Current Opinion in Cell Biology - 3,629

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 3,306

Chemistry & Biology - 3,247

Trends in Ecology and Evolution - 3,199

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology - 3,071

Trends in Cell Biology - 3,069
Atmospheric Environment - 2,971

Current Opinion in Structural Biology - 2,967

Biological Conservation - 2,849

Current Opinion in Plant Biology - 2,810

Current Opinion in Biotechnology - 2,791

Trends in Genetics - 2,625

Trends in Plant Science - 2,561

Soil Biology and Biochemistry - 2,451

Current Opinion in Microbiology - 2,435
Remote Sensing of Environment - 2,387

Ecological Modelling - 2,367
Journal of Power Sources - 2,290

Journal of Biotechnology - 2,260

Trends in Microbiology - 2,253

FEBS Journal - 2,139

Conservation Biology - 2,137

Chemosphere - 1,948

Biotechnology and Bioengineering - 1,888

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment - 1,799

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology - 1,643

Cellular and molecular life sciences (CMLS) - 1,523

New Phytologist - 1,488

Proteomics - 1,480

Global Change Biology - 1,454

Oecologia - 1,452
Ecology Letters - 1,336

Science of the Total Environment - 1,334

Molecular Ecology - 1,317

FEMS Microbiology Letters - 1,264

Journal of Cellular Physiology - 1,249

Environmental Microbiology - 1,223

BioEssays - 1,208

Genomics - 1,204
Bioresource Technology - 1,074

Fungal Genetics and Biology - 1,064

FEMS Microbiology Letters - 1,049
Journal of Applied Microbiology - 1,024

Restoration Ecology - 997

Cellular Microbiology - 964

Landscape Ecology - 963

Animal Feed Science and Technology - 880
Plant Molecular Biology - 874

Ecosystems - 863

Plant Science - 859

Biometrics - 839

Journal of Applied Ecology - 808

Planta - 791

Environmental Management - 757

Biotechnology Letters - 695

Climatic Change - 679

Cytometry Part A - 639

Plant Cell & Environment - 623

FEMS Microbiology Ecology - 576

Plant and Soil - 573
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology - 564

Microbial Ecology - 563

Global Environmental Change - 551

Journal of Ecology - 546

Euphytica - 542

Biological Invasions - 534

Journal of Biogeography - 519

Plant Ecology - 483

Virus Research - 483

Biodiversity and Conservation - 470

Molecular genetics and genomics (MGG) - 463

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture - 459

Biogeochemistry - 441

Journal of Cereal Science - 436

Archives of Microbiology - 429

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology - 417

Journal of industrial microbiology & biotechnology - 415

Oikos - 412

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology - 365