Beyond Core Journal Lists: Identifying the Best Journals for Your Collection

ABSTRACT

Core title lists provide guidance on journal selection and retention in the medical specialties. A consensus can easily be reached for popular biomedical titles but not with specialty and subspecialty titles. Discovering which journals are core in niche groups requires further analysis in bibliometrics, peer group comparison, and usage statistics.

KEYWORDS:

• Bibliometrics
• core title lists
• journal selection
• usage statistics

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Notes on contributors

Sylvia McAphee

Sylvia McAphee, MLS ([email protected]) is Serials Librarian & Instructor at University of Alabama at Birmingham, Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences, 1530 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35294-0013.

Lee Vucovich

Lee Vucovich, MS, MLS, AHIP ([email protected]) is Assistant Director for Reference Services & Assistant Professor at University of Alabama at Birmingham, Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences, 1530 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35294-0013.

Elizabeth R. Lorbeer

Elizabeth R. Lorbeer, EdM, MLS ([email protected]) is Associate Director for Content Management & Assistant Professor, at University of Alabama at Birmingham, Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences, 1530 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35294-0013.