Priority is given to books and book series that have relatively greater citation impact. Book Citation Index now covers over 150 highly cited book series in Science, Social Science, and Arts & Humanities. Journal and proceedings citations to books in these series indicate that they are well-integrated into the scholarly communication network. The Book Citation Index uncovers another dimension of this network by opening citation pathways leading to and from publications in the wider world of books. These connections will further enhance and deepen the ability to search and navigate the scholarly literature especially in those fields where book authorship.
