Journal of Composite Materials, published in association with the American Society for Composites, has increased its Impact Factor

for the fourth consecutive year to 1.034 and is ranked 7/21 in Materials Science, Composites.

SAGE Materials Science journals show strong performance in

Journal Citation Reports®

In the 2008 Journal Citation Reports®, SAGE increased its number of ranked titles by an additional 11%, with 68% of journals increasing their impact factor.

We are committed to developing the quality and impact of the journals we publish to ensure that faculty, students, and researchers at your institutions have access to high impact content in key disciplines.

Materials Science highlights from the 2008 Journal Citation Reports® (Thomson Reuters, 2009)

International Journal of Damage Mechanics has seen an increase in its Impact Factor for

the third consecutive year to 1.971 increasing by more than 540% since 2005.

Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers now has an Impact Factor of 1.896 which is an increase of more than 180% since 2004. It is ranked 10/19 in Materials Science,

Biomaterials.

Textile Research Journal has increased its Impact Factor for the third consecutive year to 0.779 and is now ranked 4/16 in Material

Science, Textiles & Composites.

Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials, published in association with the American Society for Composites, has increased its Impact Factor by more than

140% since 2006.

Journal of Fire Sciences has increased its Impact Factor by 155%.

• FoodScience&TechnologyInternational• HighPerformancePolymers• JournalofBiomaterialsApplications• JournalofCellularPlastics• JournalofElastomersandPlastics

• JournalofIndustrialTextiles• JournalofIntelligentMaterialsSystemsandStructures• JournalofPlasticFilmandSheeting• JournalofReinforcedPlasticsandComposites• JournalofThermoplasticCompositeMaterials

Additional SAGE journals in Material Science include:

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