Most Cited Paper Award

International Journal of Biological Sciences has made remarkable progress since its first publication. Submissions are up each year and the quality of papers has been outstanding. The Journal is now covered by all major indices including MEDLINE, PubMed, EMBASE, CAS, CABI, Scopus, and Science Citation Index (SCI) Expanded.

The Journal is pleased to announce the establishment of "Most Cited Paper Award" to papers published in the past three years, to show our appreciation to authors that published with us. The most highly cited papers of 2005 and 2006 will be awarded $1000 each, while that of 2007, $2000. In addition, the authors will be presented an award certificate signed by the Editor-In-Chief. Citations of papers will be based on Google Scholar that tracks the journal since its first publication.

As of Dec. 31 2007, the top 2 cited papers of 2005 are (according to Google Scholar):

The Multiple Personalities of the Regulatory Subunit of Protein Kinase CK2: CK2 Dependent and CK2 Independent Roles Reveal a Secret Identity for CK2β
Cited by 25
The GAPs, GEFs, and GDIs of heterotrimeric G-protein alpha subunits
Cited by 21

Hence the winners of 2005 Most Cited Paper Award are Ashley C. Bibby and David W. Litchfield, who were issued a certificate together with $US 1000. Ashley and David: thanks for publishing this paper with us.