Thomson Scientific Begins Expansion of Web of Science
PHILADELPHIA and LONDON, April 1/PRNewswire--AsiaNet/ --
162 New Journals Enrich Current Coverage With Regional Perspective
Thomson Scientific, a leading provider of information solutions to the worldwide research and
business communities, today announced that 162 regional social science journals have been added
to Web of Science. The newly identified collection contains journals that typically target a regional
rather than international audience by approaching subjects from a local perspective or focusing on
particular topics of regional interest.
For more than two years, Thomson Scientific has reviewed thousands of regional journals in all
areas of science, social science and arts and humanities. Although selection criteria for a regional
journal are fundamentally the same as for an international journal, the importance of the regional
journal is measured in terms of the specificity of its content rather than in its citation impact. The
recently added regional Social Science journals include 49 titles from the Asia-Pacific region and 91
from the European Union.
"As the global distribution of Web of Science expands into virtually every region on earth, the
importance of regional scholarship to our emerging regional user community also grows," said Jim
Testa, senior director, editorial development and publisher relations at Thomson Scientific. "We
hope to be instrumental in expanding the audience for these journals and bringing attention to their
scholarship."
Throughout 2008, Thomson Scientific will expand the current collection of journals to include a
more diverse coverage of regional literature. All journals added to the Web of Science will go
through a rigorous selection process. Regional journals, specifically, must be publishing on time,
have English-language bibliographic information (title, abstract, keywords), and cited references
must be in the Roman alphabet.
"The quality of each of these newly added journals is on the level the world has come to expect
from the Web of Science," said Testa.
About Thomson Scientific
Thomson Scientific is a provider of information solutions that assist professionals at every stage
of research and development-from discovery to analysis to product development and distribution.
Thomson Scientific is part of The Thomson Corporation (www.thomson.com), a global leader in
providing essential electronic workflow solutions to business and professional customers. With
operational headquarters in Stamford, Conn., Thomson provides value-added information, software
tools and applications to professionals in the fields of law, tax, accounting, financial services,
scientific research and healthcare. Thomson Scientific information solutions can be found at
scientific.thomson.com.
SOURCE Thomson Scientific
CONTACT: Sue Besaw of Thomson Scientific,
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