PENANG, 28 September 2015 - Four journals published by Universiti Sains Malaysia Press (USM Press) have been listed in the Thomson Reuters soon to be launched database named the Web of Science (WoS) - Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI).

“The four journals are International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies (IJAPS), Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences (MJMS), Asian Academy of Management Journal (AAMJ) dan Asian Academy of Management Journal of Accounting and Finance (AAMJAF),” said Director of USM Press, Akhiar Salleh.

Akhiar congratulated the Editors-in-Chief of the journals involved: Professor Dr. Ooi Keat Gin – IJAPS, Professor Dato’ Dr. Jafri Malin Abdullah – MJMS, Associate Professor Dr. Zamri Ahmad – AAMJ, dan Professor Datin Dr. Ruhani Ali – AAMJAF, as well as the Editorial Board members and the Journal Division team headed by Fazlina Mohamed Rouse.

Thomson Reuters ESCI will extend the many publications in Web of Science to include high-quality, peer-reviewed publications of regional importance and in emerging scientific fields.

Recently three USM published journals were selected as the recipients of the prestigious Publishing Incentive Scheme (CREAM) under the Ministry of Higher Education, a recognition given to local research journals that have shown high achievement in international databases - WoS and SCOPUS.

From the three journals, one of them is indexed by WoS under the category of Science, Technology and Medicine [Bulletin of The Malaysian Mathematical Sciences Society] while the other two are indexed by SCOPUS under the category of Social Sciences and Humanities [International Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies and Journal of Malaysian Studies].

The CREAM status was given to local journals with the aim to ensure that the indexed journals remain in the international indexing databases in order to improve their citation impact.

Translation: Tan Ewe Hoe

Text: Mohamad Abdullah