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Journal of Hospital Librarianship

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2001

ISSN1532-3277

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q354

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total60

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

days submission → published

measured · last 12 articles · accept 51d

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.161

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.303

Total Worksi

1,315

Total Citationsi

2,917

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.22

Open Impact Factor alternative

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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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

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?

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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

120

2019

187

2020

139

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

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

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Hospital Librarianship

Is Journal of Hospital Librarianship a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Hospital Librarianship: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 60/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Hospital Librarianship?

Journal of Hospital Librarianship is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.161.

Is Journal of Hospital Librarianship indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Hospital Librarianship is indexed in Scopus.