Journal profile · Social Sciences-Library and Information Sciences
Journal of Hospital Librarianship
ISSN 1532-3269 · eISSN 1532-3277 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Hospital Librarianship: subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 54 days to acceptance (26 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 36% (journal website); 27 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Hospital Librarianship is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Library Science and Information, Web and Library Services and Library Science and Information Literacy, together about 59.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Hospital Librarianship focuses on issues that are of vital interest and concern to hospital librarians. The journal provides a forum for research strategies and reporting research results and quality improvement projects in hospital library settings, discussions of technological challenges and solutions, and articles on health care administration issues which have implications for hospital librarians such as managed care health care economics, hospital mergers, as well as patient safety and consumer health information. Columns coverage is: CHARTING CONSUMER HEALTH where librarians share programs, practices, or knowledge supporting consumer health in libraries REACH OUT THROUGH OUTREACH brings readers stories about unique ways hospital librarians step out of the library to reach all possible constituencies. OUTSIDE THE DROP BOX (formerly Specialty of the House) contains the stories and journeys of challenges, successes, innovative programs and services of hospital librarians in the 21st century. TechRX (formerly Technology) highlights challenges, solutions, and trends that impact the acquisition, implementation, and management of various technology-based tools and services in the hospital library. PATCHWORK provides practical solutions or developments related to the practice of hospital librarianship and covers tips, tricks and shorter topics that do not lend themselves to a full-length article. Any topic is suitable including service analysis and measurement, creative use of databases, taking on new roles, customer service, surveys, collaboration, marketing, or budgeting. Editorial Board members mentor new authors to produce a publishable manuscript. Articles and columns are subject to peer review by the editor, column editors, members of the Editorial Board, and independent, anonymous expert referees. Articles are accepted or rejected based on topic and/or recommendation of peer reviewers.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Library and Information Sciences
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 1, Canada 1, Australia 1, Greece 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Library Science and InformationComputer Science23%
- Web and Library ServicesComputer Science18.8%
- Library Science and Information LiteracySocial Sciences17.9%
- Library Science and AdministrationSocial Sciences8.8%
- Health Literacy and Information AccessibilityHealth Professions7.4%
- Library Collection Development and Digital ResourcesComputer Science5.1%
- Health Sciences Research and EducationHealth Professions4.6%
- Information Science and LibrariesComputer Science1.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Medicine | Q3 | 409/669 | 38th |
| Library and Information Sciences | Q3 | 194/296 | 34th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedCINAHLPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, De Gruyter Saur, IBZ, EBSCOhost, Academic Search Complete, Library, INformation Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA), MasterFILE Complete, TOC Premier, Elsevier BV, National Library of Medicine, ArticleFirst, LISA: Library & Information Science Abstracts
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.16Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.13Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.32OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 24,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,331 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 6 | 149 |
| 2025 | 27 | 1 | 190 |
| 2024 | 40 | 4 | 288 |
| 2023 | 45 | 2 | 302 |
| 2022 | 47 | 3 | 281 |
| 2021 | 48 | 2 | 252 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
54 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 38 days – 90 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (26 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 86 days
- Sample
- 26 articles with submission and acceptance dates (48 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 36%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 32 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 30 daysPublisher website ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Open access
- AI use ChatGPT in Medical Education: A Bibliometric Study, 2023 and 2024
Dang Tran Long et al. Review Article | Published online: 16 Apr 2026
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Zero Embargo Green OA Policy Model summary
Journal of Hospital Librarianship is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discovera…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1532-3269
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-3277
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 26, Issue 1-2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Hospital Librarianship
How long does peer review take at Journal of Hospital Librarianship?
Based on the dates recorded on 26 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 54 days (interquartile range 38–90 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 36%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Hospital Librarianship based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (1), Canada (1) and Australia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Hospital Librarianship?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Hospital Librarianship is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed and CINAHL; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Hospital Librarianship open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Hospital Librarianship is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .