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SCIENCE WATCH & HOT PAPERS

Thomson Scientific publishes Science Watch^®, the subscription newsletter of the Research Services Group which quantitatively analyzes the scientific journal literature and provides science policymakers, research administrators, science journalists, and others with concise overviews of key developments in today's scientific research. The Thomson Scientific Hot Papers database tracks journal articles published during the most recent two-year period that in the most recent two-month period have attracted significantly more attention than papers of the same age in the same field.

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Monitors emerging fields
Assesses performance in research
Presents interviews with leading scientists
Shows what scientists themselves are citing as "hot" areas of scientific research
Directly reflects the global scientific community's judgment of the most noteworthy journal literature.

FORMATS AND DELIVERY OPTIONS

Science Watch is delivered in print by traditional mail, which also includes the full issue as well as all archived issues dating back to September 1997 on a CD. In addition, all of the Science Watch Interviews are included dating back to the debut issue in January 1990.
The accompanying Hot Papers data are delivered on a CD (along with a Web browser version of Science Watch) with a custom Windows-based interface.

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Thomson Scientific Research Services Group
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Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
Phone: 215.386.0100
Fax: 215.387.1266

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Phone: 813.5218.6535
Kuniko Hori
Phone: 813.5218.6538

China:
Weiping Yue
Phone: 86-10-82862099 x211

Publisher Inquiries:
customsales@thomson.com

Science Watch^®:
Christopher King
Phone: 215.823.5341

RSG, ESI Editorial, and ScienceWatch.com Webmaster:
Nancy Imelda Schafer
Phone: 215.823.5369