[Eril-l] Press release: Strong performance from maths portfolio in 2020 Journal Impact Factors from Clarivate

[Maria Campbell]

*With apologies for cross-posting*

Dear colleagues,

Please see some news below we would like to share with you.

The full press release is available below and also on the EDP Sciences news page: https://bit.ly/3wqUtpB

For any questions or comments, please contact Charlotte Van Rooyen, Director of Marketing and Communications, EDP Sciences: charlotte.vanrooyen at edpsciences.org<mailto:charlotte.vanrooyen at edpsciences.org>

Thank you for your attention.

Maria Campbell
Marketing and Communications Manager

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Strong performance from maths portfolio in 2020 Journal Impact Factors TM from Clarivate

MMNP ranks Q1 following ground-breaking move to Subscribe-to-Open in 2020

Paris, France, 8 July 2021: We are pleased to report that our mathematics journals have performed particularly well in this year’s Journal Impact Factors TM from Clarivate. The star performer is Mathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena (MMNP) which increased by 153% (from 1.642 to 4.157) having already increased by 73% last year. It is now ranked 13/108 in “Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications”, 6/265 in “Mathematics, Applied” and 10/58 in “Mathematical & Computational Biology” – all Q1 or the top 25% of the world’s most-cited journals. Indeed, every EDP Sciences maths journal indexed in Web of Science TM has received an increased impact factor contributing to an unprecedented year in which all eligible EDP Sciences journals increased.

MMNP is joined by:

ESAIM: Control, Optimisation and Calculus of Variations which increased by 37% and is now ranked 107/265 in Q2 of “Mathematics, Applied”. It is also ranked in “Automation & Control Systems”.
ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis which increased by 27% and is now ranked 97/265 in Q2 of “Mathematics, Applied”.
ESAIM: Probability and Statistics which increased by 45%.
RAIRO-Theoretical Informatics and Applications which increased by 215%.
RAIRO-Operations Research which increased by 36%.

We recognise that impact factors are but one way to measure ‘quality’ and would not usually highlight one metric alone. However, this year’s impact factors have thrown a spotlight on all these mathematics journals which are transitioning to open access<https://www.edpsciences.org/en/news-highlights/2317-momentum-builds-for-subscribe-to-open-as-mathematics-portfolio-transitions-to-open-access> under a Subscribe-to-Open (S2O) model recently endorsed by cOAlition S<https://www.coalition-s.org/coalition-s-endorses-the-s2o-model-of-funding-oa/>.

MMNP was the first mathematics journal in the world to adopt the S2O model last year<https://www.edpsciences.org/en/news-highlights/2002-mathematical-modelling-of-natural-phenomena-transitions-to-open-access-under-the-subscribe-to-open-model> and its archives were available in free access during 2020. We therefore believe S2O has likely contributed to its impressive increase. With the other maths journals following suit, it is hoped and expected that citations will continue to increase for these journals as long as they remain open access with the continued support of subscribers.

“We thank Vitaly Volpert, Editor-in-Chief, and the editorial team at MMNP as well as every author, peer reviewer and editor who has contributed to our maths journals,” commented Anne Ruimy, Senior Publisher, EDP Sciences. “Behind the scenes, a lot of work has taken place to develop the S2O programme with our partner SMAI<http://smai.emath.fr/?lang=fr> to deliver a form of open access which does not rely on Article Processing Charges (APCs) and which allows authors to retain the copyright to their work. We look forward to reporting on the progress and results of this work in future.”

For a flavour of the articles which contributed to MMNP’s increase, see the two topical issues on fractional differential equations – “Fractional order mathematical models in physical sciences<https://www.mmnp-journal.org/component/toc/?task=topic&id=1069>” and “Theory and applications of fractional differentiation<https://www.mmnp-journal.org/component/toc/?task=topic&id=900>”. The prominence of mathematical modelling throughout the Covid-19 pandemic and MMNP’s quick response to it in the form of the accelerated review and publication of papers for its special issue “Coronavirus: scientific insights and societal aspects<https://www.mmnp-journal.org/component/toc/?task=topic&id=1225>” should stand it in good stead in terms of ongoing citations.


About Subscribe-to-Open

Subscribe-to-Open (S20) is one of the transformative models that aims to move subscription journals to open access. S2O was initiated by Annual Reviews<https://www.annualreviews.org/page/subscriptions/subscribe-to-open> and has been endorsed by cOAlition S<https://www.coalition-s.org/coalition-s-endorses-the-s2o-model-of-funding-oa/>. It has been embraced by a number of publishers who have come together in the S2O Community of Practice<https://subscribetoopencommunity.org/members-of-the-community-of-practice/>. This innovative model has quickly become an accepted approach for achieving fair and sustainable open access and builds on collaborative initiatives such as SCOAP3<https://scoap3.org/> and Knowledge Unlatched<https://www.knowledgeunlatched.org/>.

More information about S2O<https://www.edpsciences.org/en/subscribe-to-open-s2o>.
More information about Maths S2O<https://www.edpsciences.org/en/maths-s2o-programme>.

About EDP Sciences

EDP Sciences was established in 1920 by a prestigious academic community of French learned societies seeking to inspire, innovate and inform others by sharing their knowledge. Members of this community included eminent scientists like Marie Curie, Paul Langevin and Louis de Broglie.

Today, EDP Sciences publishes high-quality scientific journals, conferences proceeding, books and magazines in a broad range of scientific, technical and medical disciplines.

Since November 2019, EDP Sciences is owned by Science Press which is itself majority-owned by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). CAS is a prestigious learned society and the world’s largest research organisation. EDP Sciences has always been, and continues to be, the publishing partner of scientific communities throughout the world.

More information<https://www.edpsciences.org/en>.

ENDS

For more information please contact:
Charlotte Van Rooyen
Director of Marketing and Communications
EDP Sciences
charlotte.vanrooyen at edpsciences.org<mailto:charlotte.vanrooyen at edpsciences.org>


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