The Thomson ISI^® 2008 Journal Citation Reports (JRC) have just been released with now more than 900 Wiley-Blackwell journals included. We are pleased to announce that once again also more than 60% of the Wiley-VCH journals show a year on year increase in their Impact Factor or Immediacy Index. On top of that a number of new and young journals have received excellent first ratings.

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Angewandte Chemie	10.879	10.031	With an Impact Factor of 10.879, Angewandte Chemie has now firmly established itself in the double digit regime and has left its competition further behind. It remains the top journal in the category "Chemistry, Multidisciplinary" that publishes original research.
Chemistry - A European Journal	5.454	5.330	Magnificent seven: Impact Factor for Chemistry – A European Journal has risen for the 7th successive year to highest ever value of 5.454.
European Journal of Organic Chemistry	3.016	2.914	EurJOC has been steadily growing, climbing each year to a higher impact. We are now very happy to report that the Impact Factor for EurJOC has jumped the 3.0 hurdle and at the same time defended its rank in the ISI subject category "Chemistry, Organic" (position 13 out of 55 journals ).
ChemBioChem	3.322	3.446	The two year Impact Factor now stands at 3.322, which is a little down from last year. The journal's Immediacy Index has however increased to 0.742 and with a five year Impact Factor of 3.684 ChemBioChem's vigour and vitality are as strong as ever. ChemBioChem is in a good base for further growth.
ChemMedChem	3.150	2.825	Our impressive new Impact Factor of 3.150, based for the first time on the full two-year citation period, is a true representation of the journal's growing importance in the field of medicinal chemistry. Ranked by Impact Factor, ChemMedChem is 8th out of 40 medicinal chemistry journals listed by ISI in this category.
ChemPhysChem	3.636	3.502	ChemPhysChem's Impact Factor has increased from 3.502 to 3.636 in 2008. This journal has moved up two positions in the ranking of its category -an excellent trend that underlines its continuing success as a leading forum for high-quality research in physical chemistry and chemical physics.
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry	2.694	2.597	EurJIC continues to shine – with an increase in the impact factor to 2.694, EurJIC remains one of the leading journals in inorganic chemistry.
Chemistry - An Asian Journal	4.197	2.340	Quantum Leap! With a new Impact Factor of 4.197, Chemistry—An Asian Journal has surged ahead on the international stage of top general chemistry journals. Co-owned by the 11 member societies of the Asian Chemical Editorial Society, Chemistry—An Asian Journal represents a new era in Asian-based chemistry journals with an Impact Factor just behind those of Chemical Communications and Chemistry—A European Journal.
The Chemical Record	3.477	2.641	The Impact Factor of The Chemical Record jumped 31.7% to 3.477 and now ranks 25th out of 125 journals in the category Chemistry, Multidisciplinary. Its five-year Impact Factor is even more impressive: 4.051, ranked 21st.
Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis	5.619	4.977	Better than ever! ASC Impact Factor increased to 5.619 (+13%). Undoubted number one for primary organic chemistry journals for the 5th year in a row.
Chinese Journal of Chemistry	0.945	0.719	Up 31% to 0.945.
Electroanalysis	2.901	2.949	With a 2008 5-Year Impact Factor of 3.080 Electroanalysis is one of the two leading journals in electrochemistry.
QSAR & Combinatorial Science	2.594	2.117	Highest Impact Factor ever for QSAR & Combinatorial Science with 2.594 – 23% up as compared to 2007
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Life & Analytical Sciences	vch	vch	vch
European Journal of Immunology	4.865	4.662	Increasing IF
Journal of Separation Science	2.746	2.632	Increasing IF for the third year in a row
CLEAN – Soil, Air, Water	1.145	0	First IF
Archiv der Pharmazie	1.429	1.300	Increasing IF - highest IF ever
European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology	1.354	0.911	IF increased by 49% - highest IF ever
Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science	1.284	1.082	Increasing IF for the third year in a row - highest IF ever
Engineering in Life Sciences	1.200	0.969	Increasing IF for the second year in a row - highest IF ever
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Materials Science	vch	vch	vch
Advanced Materials	8.191	8.191	The Impact Factor of Advanced Materials is 8.191, maintaining its status as one of the most influential journals in the field. In addition it's the second most cited journal in Materials Science with 49,008 citations.
Advanced Functional Materials	6.808	7.496	Advanced Functional Materials continues to lead the class of full-paper materials science journals with an Impact Factor of 6.808. It is listed among the Top 10 journals in four categories.
Small	6.525	6.408	With its increased Impact Factor of 6.525, Small continues to be among the top multidisciplinary journals covering a broad spectrum of topics at the nano- and microscale at the interface of materials science, chemistry, physics, engineering, medicine, and biology. Small is ranked in the Top 10 in all its categories.
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Polymer Science	vch	vch	vch
Macromolecular Bioscience	3.298	2.831	Macromolecular Bioscience celebrates another significant increase in Impact Factor for the fourth time in a row with a new value of 3.298 and is listed under the Top 10 Journals in Biomaterials.
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Laser & Photonics Reviews	4.357	0	Founded in 2007, Laser & Photonics Reviews achieved an excellent first Impact Factor of 4.357. It makes it right from the start the #2 journal in Optics and immediately positions the new title as one of the Top 10 in both categories Condensed Matter and Applied Physics.
physica status solidi RRL – Rapid Research Letters	2.147	0	The youngest member of the physica status solidi journals family, physica status solidi RRL – Rapid Research Letters received a brilliant first Impact Factor of 2.147. It fully establishes the new journal as the most highly cited journal publishing exclusively Letter articles in Condensed Matter Physics.