The Success Story Continues ….

Abstract

Last year at this time, we had many reasons to celebrate. Advanced Science had completed its first whole year with the publication of its 12th issue. Shortly before Christmas we had been informed that Advanced Science had been accepted for coverage in Web of Knowledge – an obvious milestone in the history of our young journal. It took another three months before the content was actually to be found in Web of Knowledge. Afterwards, the discoverability of the journal rose significantly, leading to a strong increase in the number of full text downloads as well as citations of articles published in the journal. In June, we had the pleasure to celebrate our first ISI Impact Factor of 6.00. Some key performance indicators can be seen in Figure 1 that all show that the journal is still on the rise. While the number of full text downloads has doubled, the number of citations has increased by a factor of six (at the time of writing) as compared to the previous year. The number of submissions has also grown by approximately 40%. The high quality of the submitted papers as well as the broad topical range of the manuscripts suggests that the journal has already established the reputation of a premium publication platform for fundamental and applied research in materials science, physics and chemistry, medical and life sciences, as well as engineering. The immediacy index at the time of writing is around 2 compared to 1.5 in 2015. The expectations are therefore high that also the impact factor will increase significantly next year. Table 1 presents the highest cited papers in 2016 (published in 2014 and 2015) which will be the main driving force for the next ISI impact factor. Popular topics include solar cells, batteries, but also photocatalysts, metal-organic frameworks, and hydrogel composites. Since the journal was included in PubMedCentral the journal has also received more and more biomedical and life sciences related contributions. Among the most read articles (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)2198-3844/homepage/2749_mostaccessed.html) you also find papers on tumor markers and cardiac tissue repair. Our contributions originate from various countries, reflecting regional diversity and covering the full scope of modern science. 45% of our articles are provided by Asian authors, mainly from China, Singapore and Japan. This is followed by European (21%), American (17%), and Australian (6%) manuscripts. Accordingly, a wide international readership is reached, especially, since all research articles published in Advanced Science are immediately freely available to read, download and share. This accessibility is increased further by the introduction of the new Advanced Science App (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/advanced-science/id1070856891?ls=1&mt=8). We would like to thank all editorial board members, authors, and reviewers for their ongoing support and their indispensable contributions to the success story of this young journal. Furthermore, we are looking forward to many years of fascinating research. On behalf of the editorial team,