The BJOG impact factor has increased for the fourth year in a row

BJOG's impact factor for 2009 has been announced. It rose from 3.101 to 3.437, the highest score the journal has ever achieved. BJOG is now ranked 6th in the category of Obstetrics and Gynecology overall, up from 10th in 2008. It is the fourth year in a row that the impact factor has increased, representing a 61% increase on the score in 2006.

The editor-in-chief, Professor Phil Steer, says "we are delighted with the improvement. Only one other general Journal publishing original research work in O&G has a higher score. Our success is due to the hard work of our first class team of editors and reviewers, to whom many thanks and congratulations are due."