Oxford Journals

Press Release April 2009

Journal of Experimental Botany features in SLA’s top 100 journals list

The Journal of Experimental Botany has been identified by the Special Libraries Association (SLA) as one of the top 100 most influential journals in Biology and Medicine over the last 100 years.

‘We are delighted that the Journal of Experimental Botany are considered by the SLA to be among the most influential titles in Biology and Medicine’, commented Mandy Hill, Editorial Director for Science and Medicine at Oxford University Press. ‘As a publisher, we are committed to doing all we can to ensure that this journal, and others we publish, continue to be high quality and high impact.’

The Journal of Experimental Botany publishes high-quality primary research papers in the plant sciences. These papers cover a range of disciplines from molecular and cellular physiology and biochemistry through whole plant physiology to community physiology.

The SLA’s BioMedical & Life Sciences Division undertook a poll to determine the top journals in these subject areas as part of the SLA’s Centennial celebrations.

Three panels each consisting of three experts were recruited from the SLA Biomedical & Life Sciences Division. Each panel composed a series of questions comparing journals in categories of biology or medicine. Tony Stankus from the University of Arkansas was the recruiter of the expert teams, the arbiter of disputes over disciplinary boundaries, and final editor of the poll.

For more information, please contact:

Kirsty Luff
Senior Communication Manager
Academic and Journals Divisions
Oxford University Press
+44 (0)1865 354206