It was announced from ION’s HQ in Manassas, Virginia, on 2 July that the Institute of Navigation (ION) is once again pleased to announce the continued growth of NAVIGATION, The Journal of The Institute of Navigation, reflected in the latest Journal Impact Factor (JIF) report.

It is understood that the JIF of an academic journal is a measurement tool used to calculate the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in a journal and is an indication of the relative importance of the journal within its field.

NAVIGATION’s Journal Impact Factor has now increased to 1.629, representing a 290% four-year increase.