Table 1. Publication Data on Journals Highly Rated by Surveyed NIH Scientists
A. Basic Research Journals

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 9

B. 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

a--Many journals charge extra if an author wants graphics reproduced in color.
b--Will expedite publication of papers when competing papers have been submitted for publication.
c--No NIH scientists on editorial board; two NIH scientists on board of reviewing editors.
d--Benjamin Lewin, editor of Cell and Neuron, informed The NIH Catalyst that he and his staff did not have the time to provide this information, and that there are no page charges for publishing in Cell.
e--Not available.
f--The National Academy of Sciences, which publishes PNAS, does things differently: All papers must be "communicated," or forwarded to PNAS by a member of the Academy, after the Academy member has sent the paper out for two anonymous reviews (47 NIH scientists or scientists emeritus are members of the Academy). Each Academy member may submit up to five papers per year.
g--Short communications published in shorter period; full-length paperstake longer.
h--The Journal of Neruoscience aims for a delay of 4 months or less between acceptance and actual publication of manuscripts. Currently, there is a substantial backlog of manuscripts in the publication pipeline, so the actual delays exceed this target, but The Journal expects the backlog to be eliminated in early 1995.
i--No page charges or lower page charges for short communications.

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 Virology

Table 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