Journal of Maps 2014 Impact Factor

Friday, 19 June, 2015

It’s that time of year again, yes Impact Factors are out and whether we like it or not authors and journals, alongside all those who rank them, will be sifting through the data to see who’s up and who’s down!! So with that in mind, its very pleasing to report that the Journal of Maps has again seen its impact factor rise this time to 1.2. The 1.0 boundary seems like a watershed as that is the point at which there are more citations than articles published. This year’s editorial provides a summary of general performance last year and whilst the number of articles stayed largely the same, we are seeing increasing submissions and downloads (and are probably up about 10% on submissions so far this year). As a result of this we have introduced an extra issue for 2015 which will allow us to increase the amount we publish.

This not only illustrates the resurgence in cartography and so the importance that maps play in a range of academic disciplines, but also how relevant they are to contemporary research. And there is no better example than this year’s “Best Map” winner which is available for free download from Taylor and Francis.

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