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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