2010 Impact Factor for Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews: 6.186!

The 2010 Journal Citation Report (JCR) has been released by Thomson ISI.

We are delighted to report that the 2010 Impact Factor for the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) is 6.186.

Some highlights of the 2010 Impact Factor include:

• This is an increase on the 2009 Impact Factor which was 5.653 and the 4^th consecutive year that the CDSR Impact Factor has increased.
• The CDSR is now ranked in the top 10 of the 151 in the Medicine, General & Internal category.
• The total number of times the CDSR was cited increased from 23,102 in 2009 to 27,366 meaning the CDSR receives the 7^th  highest number of citations in its category.

As with last year, all Cochrane Review Group and Country Centre/Branch level reports based on the Impact Factor data along with additional details on other impacts of your reviews will be compiled. These reports will be sent out in July. Also, web-based training and telephone sessions (webinar) specifically for Cochrane groups and entities to provide an overview of the bibliometric data available for the CDSR in 2010 and to answer any queries you might have regarding the calculation and interpretation of the impact factor and associated metrics will be available. The webinars will take place in July and September. To register your interest: Please email Gavin Stewart at gstewart@wiley.com and include any questions or areas of interest.

In the meantime, if you would like to know how the Impact Factor is calculated or have any urgent further questions, please see the Frequently Asked Questions document on The Cochrane Library or alternatively contact Gavin Stewart, Associate Editor, The Cochrane Library, Wiley-Blackwell, John Wiley & Sons Ltd at gstewart@wiley.com or email Deborah Pentesco-Gilbert, Publisher of The Cochrane Library, at dpentesc@wiley.com.