Impact Factor
2.87
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
1.91
210 total citations
h5-index
24
h5 depth signal
Cited share
51.2%
62 of 121
Total citations
210
Citation footprint
Metric signal
1.81
External metric anchor
Self-citation
6.7%
14 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
638
Canada
70
United Kingdom
18
Philippines
10
Australia
10
Citing Fields of Research
Information & Library Science
536
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
272
Scientometrics & Research Ethics
245
Medical Ethics
183
Patient Care
77
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
1,754
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
121
62 cited publications
Last 12 months
61
15.3 publications/month
Open access share
100.0%
61 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
638 citing publications
Leading citing field
Information & Library Science
536 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
14 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v90n1, Jan. 2002-
v90n1, Jan. 2002-
Active Coverage
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Information & Library Science
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
Medical Ethics
Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies
Contributor
Medical Library Association
Broad Categories
Library Science
Medical Ethics
Information & Library Science
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
Scientometrics & Research Ethics
MeSH Descriptors
Information Services
Libraries, Medical
Library Science
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.5195/jmla.2026.1949
Open DOI
Health sciences librarians’ awareness and incorporation of informed consent standards for medical image publication: a preliminary study
Objective: The objective of this study was to determine if health sciences library workers were aware of informed consent best practices and standards for the publication of medical images and if they incorporated the recommendations int...
02
DOI 10.5195/jmla.2026.2135
Open DOI
Evidence-based design of vaccine hesitancy information resources for health care providers
Background: The University of Florida Health Science Center Libraries (HSCL) sought to address the increasing challenge of vaccine hesitancy during the COVID-19 pandemic by developing evidence-based information resources for health care ...
03
DOI 10.5195/jmla.2026.2226
Open DOI
Scholarly publishing literacy and perceptions of predatory publishing among educational partners at a chiropractic college: a case report
Background: Chiropractors must find, appraise, and apply high quality, peer-reviewed information sources to make evidence-based clinical practice decisions. This case report describes perceptions of scholarly publishing practices, with a...
04
DOI 10.5195/jmla.2026.2253
Open DOI
Causal inference methods for systematic reviews
Systematic reviews are frequently used to ask and answer causal questions, and decisions made throughout the review process can introduce bias because of the causal relationships between variables of interest, even when the question bein...
05
DOI 10.5195/jmla.2026.2278
Open DOI
The state of library publishing in the health sciences in the United States and Canada
Objective: Publishing initiatives led by academic libraries have grown over the past decade. They are often involved in the development of innovative publishing models and open initiatives, and a number of library publishers have worked ...
06
DOI 10.5195/jmla.2026.2284
Open DOI
Comparing AI chat tools and PubMed for medical literature searches
Objective: This investigation compared six AI chat tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini, OpenEvidence, and Perplexity) to each other and to PubMed to assess their utility in medical literature searches. Methods: Each tool was prompted...
07
DOI 10.5195/jmla.2026.2299
Open DOI
Head to head searching: the Search&Destroy card game in the health sciences classroom
Background: Games are a promising way to make health sciences education more engaging and improve synthesis for learners. There have been some successful implementations of game-based learning for health sciences library instruction [1],...
08
DOI 10.5195/jmla.2026.2304
Open DOI
Author profiles in Web of Science, Scopus, Dimensions, ORCID, ResearchGate, and Google Scholar: a case report
Background: This study aimed to benchmark the availability and accuracy of author profiles for 45 faculty members within the Auburn University College of Nursing. Profile availability in the database platforms Web of Science, Scopus, and...
09
DOI 10.5195/jmla.2026.2311
Open DOI
Development and validation of a geographic search filter for PubMed for retrieving studies about Nordic countries
Objective: This study describes the development and validation of a geographic search filter. The filter is intended to find references on the Nordic countries in PubMed. This type of filter enables efficient systematic literature search...
10
DOI 10.5195/jmla.2026.2346
Open DOI
The All of Us dataset in scientific research: a bibliometric study of its utilization through 2024
Objective: This study presents a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of research publications utilizing the All of Us Research Program dataset to characterize publication trends, collaboration networks, key research topics, and complianc...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Title from cover.
Also available online via PubMedCentral.
v. 90, no. 1 (Jan. 2002)-Will not microfilm; 20040413