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Journal of the Geological Society; 2000; v. 157; issue.6; p. 1089-1091
© 2000 Geological Society of London

Regular Article

Celebration and consideration of citations

IAN J. FAIRCHILD

1 School of Earth Sciences and Geography, Keele University, Staffs ST5 3RG, UK (e-mail: i.j.fairchild{at}keele.ac.uk)

The recent editorial policies of the Journal of the Geological Society are described in relation to an 18 year record of its citation statistics. Differences in citation patterns between types of papers are analysed and the use of the impact factor discussed. The Journal has now reached a long-term high in its impact factor.