Table 1. Publication Data on Journals Highly Rated by Surveyed NIH Scientists A. Basic Research Journalsa--Many journals charge extra if an author wants graphics reproduced in color.
NCF Journal ISI Acceptance Average Page NIH editorial rank rank rate time to Charge board members publication 1 Science 10 13% 8 wki None 0;2c 2 Nature 8 10% 2 - 3mo None No board 3 Celld 3 NAe NA None NA 4 PNASf 37 Specialf 6 wk $70 47f 5 JBC 67 50% 7 - 10wkg $65 17 6 EMBO J 28 25% 10 wk None 0 7 Mol.Cel.Bio 51 43.12% 6 - 10 wk $55 4 8 JCB 35 27% 3 mo $40 2 9 Biochem 111 52% 9 wk $30 5 10 J. Neurosci. 65 33% 4 moh $40 3 11 Genes Dev. 22 27 - 30%2 - 3 mo $25 1 12 J. Exp. Med. 30 20 - 25% 2.5 mo $40 8 13 Neurond 19 NA NA $35 NA 14 Brain Res. 42 50-55% 3 or 6 mog Nonei 3 15 Cancer Res. 115 35% 69 d $65 18 16 J. Immunol. 69 43% 2 mo $40 9B. Clinical Journals NCF Journal ISI Acceptance Average Page NIH editorial rank rank rate time to Charge board members publication 1 N.Engl.J.Med. 5 10% 10 wk None 1 2 J. Clin. Invst.49 22% 3 - 4 mo $55/125i 3 3 Lancet 16 25% 10 wk. None 0 4 JAMA 97 10% 2 mo None 1 5 Ann.Intern.Med.38 13% 5 mo None 0 6 J. Exp. Med. 30 20-25% 2.5 mo $40 8 7 Br. Med. J. 160 15% 10 wk None No board 8 J. Infec. Dis. 99 55% 4 - 4.5 mo None 0 9 Nature 8 10% 2 - 3 mo None No board 10 Science 10 13% 8 wkb None 0; 2c
Table 2. In which five journals are you most likely to publish?
Rank Journal 1 Journal of Biological Chemistry 2 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 3 Science 4 Cancer Research 5.5 Journal of Immunology 5.5 Nature 7 Journal of Clinical Investigation 8.5 Journal of Neuroscience 8.5 Biochemistry 10 Journal of Experimental Medicine 11 New England Journal of Medicine 12 Endocrinology 13 Journal of Infectious Diseases 14 EMBO Journal 15.5 Journal of Cell Biology 15.5 Journal of VirologyTable 3. Prestige aside, what five journals are on the top of your reading list?
Rank Journal 1 Science 2 Nature 3 Cell 4 Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 5 Journal of Biological Chemistry 6 New England Journal of Medicine