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Journal of Hospital Librarianship

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2001

ISSN1532-3277

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total12

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.235

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.303

Total Works

1,315

Total Citations

2,917

2yr Mean Citedness

0.22

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Hospital Librarianship provides a forum for research strategies, reporting research results, and quality improvement projects in hospital library settings. It also covers discussions of technological challenges and solutions, and articles on health care administration issues relevant to hospital librarians, such as managed care and health care economics.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2001

Annual Volume~ 37 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,315

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

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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?

1532-3277

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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

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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 SciencesQ3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Library and Information SciencesMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Health Sciences Research and EducationHealth Literacy and Information AccessibilityWeb and Library ServicesLibrary Science and AdministrationLibrary Science and Information LiteracySocial Media in Health EducationInnovations in Medical EducationElectronic Health Records SystemsLibrary Collection Development and Digital ResourcesMobile Health and mHealth Applications