determining allied health core titles
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Determining Allied Health Core Journal Titles
Robert Britton, Judy Burnham, and Jie Li
University of South Alabama Biomedical Library
Abstract
Objectives:
The purpose of this study was to develop
an up-to-date, authoritative list of allied
health journals for both collection
management purposes as well as for
identification of publication opportunities
for faculty.
Methods:
For individual allied health disciplines,
core published lists, journal ranking
metrics, and health science databases
have been evaluated. The core published
lists included the Brandon/Hill List, the
MLA Master Guide List, and the previous
mapping studies developed by the MLA
Nursing and Allied Health Resources
Section. The journal ranking metrics
included Journal Citation Report’s Impact
Factor, the Eigenfactor Article Influence
Score, the SCImago Journal Rank (SJR),
and the Source-Normalized Impact per
Paper (SNIP) metric. Databases
evaluated were MEDLINE, Scopus, and
CINAHL.
Results:
The core published lists were effective in
initial identification of critical titles for the
specialties. The journal ranking metrics
identified provided a more objective and
reliable method for journal selection.
Discussion:
The analysis revealed a list of important
journals for each discipline in the allied
health field. The list will be beneficial to
libraries in identifying critical titles in their
collection management efforts, as well as
for faculty seeking journals in which to
publish in their particular allied health
discipline.
Audiology and Speech Language Pathology
Clinical/Laboratory Science and Medical Technology
Dental Hygiene and Dental Assistant
Dietician and Nutritionist
Emergency Medical Technician
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy and Athletic Training
Physician Assistant
Radiologic Specialties
Respiratory Therapy
Resources Evaluated
1. SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)
2. SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper)
3. Journal Citation Report’s Impact Factor
4. Eigenfactor Article Influence Score
5. Brandon/Hill List
6. MLA’s Master Guide to Authoritative
Information Resources in the Health Sciences
7. MEDLINE
8. Scopus
9. CINAHL
10. Mapping Studies from the MLA Nursing and
Allied Health Resources Section