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Journal of the Medical Library Association

Medical Library Association · United States · Est. 1920

ISSN1536-5050eISSN1558-9439
SJR Q1WOS SSCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
1.136
H-Indexi
75
SNIPi
1.591
Total Worksi
1,792
Total Citationsi
33,207
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.77
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

JMLA welcomes the submission of any original manuscript that seeks to improve the practice of health sciences librarianship; to extend the knowledgebase on the organization, delivery, use, and impact of information on health care, biomedical research, and health professionals’ education; or to describe important developments in or the history of the health sciences library profession and related fields. As part of JMLA ’s Equity Initiative , we issue a continuing call for manuscripts that address social injustices; speak to diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workforce and among our user communities; share critical perspectives on health sciences librarianship; or are authored by individuals who are Black, Indigenous, or People of Color.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1920
Frequency3x/year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications1,792
Publisher OrgUniversity Library System, University of Pittsburgh
OA Since2001
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✗ No
📦 Long-term Preservation
PKP PNPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/11 · 82%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Medical Library Association
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1536-5050 / 1558-9439
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
PKP PN, PMC
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
104
1.8k
2019
111
1.6k
2020
127
2.1k
2021
58
1.7k
2022
65
393
2023
56
95
2024
58
64
2025
44
10
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 SciencesQ1
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1
Health InformaticsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Information Science & Library Science

Scopus Categories

Library and Information SciencesHealth InformaticsMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Health Sciences Research and EducationHealth Literacy and Information AccessibilityLibrary Science and Information LiteracyMeta-analysis and systematic reviewsLibrary Science and AdministrationAcademic Writing and Publishingscientometrics and bibliometrics researchWeb and Library ServicesSocial Media in Health EducationHealth and Medical Research Impacts

Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Medical Library Association

Is Journal of the Medical Library Association a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of the Medical Library Association: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of the Medical Library Association?

Journal of the Medical Library Association is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.77.

Is Journal of the Medical Library Association indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of the Medical Library Association is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of the Medical Library Association?

JMLA welcomes the submission of any original manuscript that seeks to improve the practice of health sciences librarianship; to extend the knowledgebase on the organization, delivery, use, and impact of information on health care, biomedical research, and health professionals’ education; or to describe important developments in or the history of the health sciences library profession and related fields. As part of JMLA ’s Equity Initiative , we issue a continuing call for manuscripts that address social injustices; speak to diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workforce and among our user c

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref