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Medical Reference Services Quarterly

Routledge · United States

ISSN0276-3869

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total35

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.548

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.622

Total Works

2,006

Total Citations

14,333

2yr Mean Citedness

0.68

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the practices, resources, and professional development of health sciences librarians. It covers topics such as information literacy instruction, database evaluation, collection development, the integration of artificial intelligence in libraries, and support for evidence-based practice and research synthesis. The journal also addresses the evolving roles of librarians in areas like data management and emerging technologies.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications2,006

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0276-3869

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Library and Information SciencesQ1

Health InformaticsQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Library and Information SciencesHealth Informatics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Health Sciences Research and EducationWeb and Library ServicesLibrary Science and Information LiteracyInnovations in Medical EducationHuman auditory perception and evaluation