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Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association

Canadian Health Libraries Association · Canada · Est. 1969

ISSN1708-6892eISSN1708-6892

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.548

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.575

Total Works

812

Total Citations

4,009

2yr Mean Citedness

1.18

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association covers Health Services Research, Library Science, Medical Communications, and Medical Education. It is read by academicians, educators, health scientists, health service researchers, librarians, managers, medical directors, researchers, and technologists.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionCanada

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1969

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications812

Publisher OrgUniversity of Alberta

OA Since2003

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Canadian Health Libraries Association

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1708-6892 / 1708-6892

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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

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

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Information Science & Library Science

Scopus Categories

Library and Information SciencesMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Health Sciences Research and EducationHuman auditory perception and evaluationHealth Literacy and Information AccessibilityWeb and Library ServicesDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesMedical Research and PracticesLibrary Science and Information LiteracyEducational Robotics and EngineeringLibrary Science and AdministrationSocial Media in Health Education