Table 2.
Changes in journal impact factor (JIF) from the year 2000 to 2011 for selected journals on medical and health related education (adopted from ISI Journal Citation Report, last updated in August 8, 2012)
| Journal abbreviation | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acad Med | 1.554 | 1.401 | 1.302 | 1.104 | 2.304 | 1.940 | 2.607 | 2.571 | 1.867 | 2.338 | 2.631 | 3.524 |
| Adv Health Sci Educ | – | – | – | 0.821 | 1.219 | 1.244 | 1.065 | 0.885 | 1.254 | 1.412 | 1.416 | 2.089 |
| Adv Physiol Educ | – | – | – | – | 1.291 | 1.043 | 1.260 | 0.984 | 1.483 | 1.542 | 1.382 | 1.547 |
| Am J Pharm Educ | 0.852 | 0.270 | 0.479 | 0.632 | 0.101 | 0.807 | 0.743 | 0.663 | 0.936 | 1.067 | 1.265 | 1.205 |
| Anat Sci Educ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2.976 | – |
| Biochem Mol Biol Edu | – | 0.300 | 0.409 | 0.637 | 0.513 | 0.646 | 0.368 | 0.504 | 0.635 | 0.292 | 0.619 | 0.840 |
| BMC Med Educ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.201 | 1.152 |
| CBE Life Sci Educ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.182 | 1.191 |
| Eur J Dent Educ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.024 | 1.237 | 1.183 |
| Indian J Pharm Educ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.150 | 0.163 | 0.106 |
| J Biol Educ | 0.278 | 0.356 | 0.358 | 0.281 | 0.255 | 0.262 | 0.267 | 0.211 | 0.400 | 0.360 | 0.367 | 0.391 |
| J Contin Educ Health | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.435 | 1.468 | 1.000 | 2.575 | 1.521 |
| J Surg Educ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.351 | 1.376 |
| Med Educ | 1.078 | 1.367 | 1.525 | 1.188 | 1.919 | – | – | 2.562 | 2.181 | 2.696 | 2.639 | 3.176 |
| Med Teach | 0.785 | 1.089 | 1.047 | 0.893 | 0.891 | – | 0.974 | 1.229 | 1.121 | 1.333 | 1.494 | 1.217 |
| Teach Learn Med | 0.586 | 0.523 | 0.797 | 0.479 | 1.108 | 0.867 | 0.727 | 0.825 | 0.731 | 0.741 | 0.679 | 0.748 |