GPS World

Tag: journal impact factor

  • Impact of ION ‘NAVIGATION’ journal continues to grow

    Impact of ION ‘NAVIGATION’ journal continues to grow

    This is the sixth consecutive year of growth of the journal’s impact factor

    Logo: IONThe Institute of Navigation announces that its quarterly journal, “NAVIGATION: The Journal of The Institute of Navigation,” has recorded its sixth consecutive year of growth of the publication’s Journal Impact Factor (JIF).

    The JIF, an index that calculates the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in a journal, is considered a bellwether of the relative importance of a journal within its field. A journal with a higher impact factor generally is viewed as being more important than those with a lower impact factor due to its citation rate.

    NAVIGATION’s JIF has now increased to 2.1, representing a consecutive seven-year increase.

    NAVIGATION’s JIF growth reflects the continued focus and leadership of the Journal’s Editor, Richard B. Langley, who is also the editor of GPS World’s Innovation column. Also key to NAVIGATION’s growth is its editorial board, which includes: Penina Axelrad, Daniele Borio, Michael Braasch, Liang Chen, Pau Closas, James Curran, Naser El-Sheimy, Paul Groves, André Hauschild, Christopher Hegarty, Changdon Kee, Jiyun Lee, Sherman Lo, Gary McGraw, Michael Meurer, Thomas Pany, Boris Pervan, Jason Rife, Andrey Soloviev, Todd Walter, Zheng Yao and Zhen Zhu, and the Journal’s managing editor Lisa Beaty.

    NAVIGATION is the leading peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing articles on all areas related to the science and art of positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) and is indexed and abstracted in

    • Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Database (ProQuest)
    • ArticleFirst (OCLC)
    • COMPENDEX (Elsevier)
    • Current Contents: Engineering, Computing & Technology (Clarivate Analytics)
    • Earth, Atmospheric & Aquatic Science Database (ProQuest)
    • Electrical & Electronics Abstracts (IET)
    • Google Scholar (Google)
    • INSPEC (IET)
    • Materials Science & Engineering Database (ProQuest)
    • Natural Science Collection (ProQuest)
    • Science Citation Index Expanded (Clarivate Analytics)
    • SciTech Premium Collection (ProQuest)
    • SCOPUS (Elsevier)
    • Technology Collection (ProQuest)
    • Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)
    • NAVIGATION is published by ION, in partnership with Wiley.
  • ION journal Navigation grows significantly in impact

    ION journal Navigation grows significantly in impact

    Navigation, a journal published by The Institute of Navigation, has experienced continued growth according to the latest Journal Impact Factor (JIF) report.

    The JIF of an academic journal is a measurement tool used to calculate the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in a journal and is an indication of the relative importance of the journal within its field. It is generally recognized that journals with higher impact factors are deemed more important than those with lower ones due to its citation rate.

    Navigation’s Journal Impact Factor is now 1.604, an increase from 0.979 last year and 0.562 the year before. Total citations have increased by more than 270 percent over the past two years.

    “We are especially pleased with our strong performance,” said Boris Pervan, Navigation‘s editor. The increase in Navigation‘s impact factor is reflective of ION’s commitment to improve the quality and content of the papers published in the journal.

    ION extends its gratitude to its esteemed editorial board, which includes: Penina Axelrad, Pau Closas, Paul Groves, Christopher Hegarty, Changdon Kee, Jiyun Lee, Gary McGraw, Michael Meurer, Thomas Pany, Boris Pervan (editor), Jason Rife, Andrey Soloviev, Maarten Uijt de Haag, Todd Walter, Lisa Beaty (managing editor) and Fiona Walter (administrative editor).

    Navigation is indexed in the Thomson Reuters Science Citation Index Expanded (also known as SciSearch), Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition and Thomson Reuters Current Contents/Engineering Computing and Technology.

    Additionally, Navigation is abstracted in Electrical and Electronics Abstracts. Citations and abstracts of articles in Navigation can be found using the INSPEC online database. Navigation is published by ION in partnership with Wiley.

    The Institute of Navigation is the world’s premier professional society dedicated to the advancement of the art and science of positioning, navigation and timing. The institute is a national organization whose membership spans worldwide.