Analytical Methods Blog

Thomson Reuters has just released the 2011 Journal Citation Reports ^® and we have great news for Analytical Methods.

Our partial impact factor* (IF) has increased from last year to 1.547! This is an amazing 50% increase on last year. As this is only a partial impact factor** we expect next year’s IF to be even higher, so watch this space for more good news this time next year.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our authors, readers and referees who have contributed towards this success. And of course a giant thank you to the Editorial and Advisory Boards for all their hard work and dedication to the journal!

Find out how other RSC journals are ranked in the latest Impact Factor release.

Why not submit your latest piece of high impact work with us here.

*The IF provides an indication of the average number of citations per paper. Produced annually, IFs are calculated by dividing the number of citations in a year, by the number of citeable articles published in the preceding two years.

**The IF for this year is still only a partial impact factor as only 3 issues were published in 2009.

2011 Journal Citation Reports ®, (Thomson Reuters, 2012).

The Gordon F. Kirkbright bursary award is a prestigious annual award that enables a promising student/non-tenured young scientist of any nation to attend a recognised scientific meeting or visit a place of learning.
The fund for this bursary was established in 1985 as a memorial to Professor Gordon Kirkbright in recognition of his contributions to analytical spectroscopy and to science in general. Although the fund is administered by the Association of British Spectroscopists (ABS) Trust, the award is not restricted to spectroscopists.

Applications are invited for the 2013 Gordon Kirkbright Bursary.

For further information contact John Chalmers at, email: vibspecconsult@aol.com

The closing date for entries is 31 December 2012.

TOMAS A. HIRSCHFELD AND FACSS STUDENT AWARDS – Deadline extended to May 15, 2012.

These awards recognize the most outstanding papers submitted to the conference by a graduate student. Recipients will receive economy travel to the meeting, complimentary registration, and complimentary hotel accommodations.  In order to be considered for designation as a Tomas A. Hirschfeld or FACSS Student Award, the student must submit a presentation for the SCIX 2012 conference, just as any other technical presentation is submitted.  The submission must be a bona fide paper to be presented at SCIX.  For consideration for this award the student must complete the submission form on the FACSS website and in addition submit the following:

• a 250 word abstract of the work to be reported.
• two letters of nomination, one by the student’s mentor.
• a copy of the candidates resumé.
• a copy of the candidate’s graduate transcript.
• copies of reprints and/or preprints of research accomplished.