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I'm pleased to announce that the Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials (JMBBM) has received its first impact factor. For 2009 the impact factor is 3.176*, ranking JMMBM 4th in category Materials Science, Biomaterials and 8th in Engineering, Biomedical.

Congratulations to the editorial team - a great result reflecting all their contributions since the Journal's inception in 2007 - and sincere thanks to the authors and reviewers who supported the Journal in its first three years!

* Journal Citation Reports, published by Thomson Reuters 2010

Program for the 3rd International Conference on Mechanics of Biomaterials & Tissues now available at http://www.icmobt.elsevier.com/programme09.htm

Plenary and keynote speakers include:

Professor Julian Vincent, Professor of Biomimetics, Bath University, UK
-Stiffness and toughness of biological materials

The Third International Conference on Mechanics of Biomaterials and Tissues will take place in Clearwater Beach, 13-17 December, 2009.  Further information available at http://www.icmobt.elsevier.com

Contributions are invited for oral and poster presentation - extended abstracts should be submitted online at http://www.icmobt.elsevier.com by April 24, 2009.

Look forward to seeing you in Florida!