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'''''The Scientific World Journal''''' is a [[peer review|peer-reviewed]] [[scientific journal]] covering a wide range of subjects in science, technology, and medicine. |
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== Publication history == |
== Publication history == |
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The journal was established in 2001 and is published online only.<ref name=history>{{cite web |url=http://www.tswj.com/ |title=About TheScientificWorldJournal |format= |work=TheScientificWorldJournal |accessdate=2009-09-07}}</ref> From 2001 to 2011, the [[editor-in-chief]] was [[Graham Lees]]. In 2011, the journal was acquired by [[Hindawi Publishing Corporation]] and converted to [[open access (publishing)|open access]]. |
The journal was established in 2001 and is published online only.<ref name=history>{{cite web |url=http://www.tswj.com/ |title=About TheScientificWorldJournal |format= |work=TheScientificWorldJournal |accessdate=2009-09-07}}</ref> From 2001 to 2011, the [[editor-in-chief]] was [[Graham Lees]]. In 2011, the journal was acquired by [[Hindawi Publishing Corporation]] and converted to [[open access (publishing)|open access]]. |
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== Organization == |
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The journal was divided into "domains", each covering a particular subject (e.g., "[[Neuroscience]]") and some of these domains can be joined further into "clusters" (e.g., "Neuroscience, [[Neurology]] & [[Psychiatry]]").<ref name=history/> Each domain had its own set of principal and associate editors, as well as an [[editorial board]].<ref name=editors>{{cite web |url=http://www.tswj.com/editors/ |title=TheScientificWorldJOURNAL: Editorial network |format= |work= |accessdate=2009-09-07}}</ref> Published articles could be assigned to multiple, different domains, so that an article on, for example, [[Air pollution|air particulates]] could be found easily both by researchers working in [[Environmental science|environmental]] or [[Earth science]]s and biomedical researchers searching for causes of [[asthma]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=TheScientificWorldJOURNAL: sustainability through innovation |journal=Learned Publishing|date=2004-07-01|first1=AV|last1=Allen|last2=Lees|first2=Graham V.|authorlink2=Graham Lees|volume=17|issue=3|pages=183–187|doi= 10.1087/095315104323159595|url=http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/alpsp/lp/2004/00000017/00000003/art00002|format=|accessdate=2009-09-08 }}</ref> After the journal was taken over by Hindawi, it was reorganized according to a more traditional model. |
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== Abstracting and indexing == |
== Abstracting and indexing == |
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Revision as of 14:20, 18 June 2012
| Discipline | Science, Technology, Medicine |
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| Language | English |
| Publication details | |
| History | 2001-present |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Articles published as accepted |
| Yes | |
| 1.524 (2010) | |
| ISO 4 | Find out here |
| Indexing | |
| CODEN | THESAS |
| ISSN | 1537-744X |
| LCCN | 2001215320 |
| OCLC no. | 48386834 |
| Links | |
The Scientific World Journal is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering a wide range of subjects in science, technology, and medicine.
Publication history
The journal was established in 2001 and is published online only.[1] From 2001 to 2011, the editor-in-chief was Graham Lees. In 2011, the journal was acquired by Hindawi Publishing Corporation and converted to open access.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in Index Medicus, PubMed, Science Citation Index, Google Scholar, CrossRef, Chemical Abstracts, Biological Abstracts, CAB International, SwetsWise, EMBASE, GEOBASE, Scopus, TOXLINE, Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts, Ecological Abstracts, Entomology Abstracts, CINAHL, Animal Behavior Abstracts, Oceanic Abstracts, Physical Education Index, and Meteorological and Geoastrophysical Abstracts.[2] According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal's 2010 impact factor is 1.524. This ranks it 13th out of 57 listed journals in the category Multidisciplinary Sciences.[3]
References
- ^ "About TheScientificWorldJournal". TheScientificWorldJournal. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
- ^ "TheScientificWorldJOURNAL: Indexing and abstracting information". TheScientificWorldJournal. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
- ^ "Web of Science". 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-30.