Background
Methods
Ethics
Study design, setting and participants
Data collection
JCRaEdition (year) | Subject category | Journal (Information relative to access and content)b
| IFc(Rank) | Idd
|
---|---|---|---|---|
Science (2009) | Health Care Sciences & Services | -Health Technology Assessment (OA) (SR) | 6.910 (1) | 1 |
-Journal of Medical Internet Research (OA) (SR) | 3.924 (2) | 2 | ||
-Milbank Quarterly (SR) | 3.872 (3) | 3 | ||
-Health Affairs (SR) | 3.582 (4) | 4 | ||
-Medical Care (SR) | 3.241 (5) | 5 | ||
Medical Ethics | -American Journal of Bioethics | 4.000 (1) | 6 | |
-Ethnicity & Health (SR) | 1.673 (2) | 7 | ||
-Hastings Center Report | 1.539 (3) | 8 | ||
-Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics | 1.433 (4) | 9 | ||
-Developing World Bioethics (*) | 1.256 (5) | 10 | ||
Medical Informatics | -Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (*) (SR) | 3.974 (1) | 11 | |
-Journal of Medical Internet Research (OA) (SR) | 3.924 (2) | D2
| ||
-International Journal of Medical Informatics (SR) | 3.126 (3) | 12 | ||
-Medical Decision Making (SR) | 2.597 (4) | 13 | ||
-Statistical Methods in Medical Research | 2.569 (5) | 14 | ||
Medicine, General & Internal | -New England Journal of Medicine (*) | 47.050 (1) | 15 | |
-Lancet (SR) | 30.758 (2) | 16 | ||
-JAMA-Journal of the American Medical Association (SR) | 28.899 (3) | 17 | ||
-Annals of Internal Medicine (*) (SR) | 16.225 (4) | 18 | ||
-British Medical Journal (OA) (SR) | 13.660 (5) | 19 | ||
-Canadian Medical Association Journal (*) (SR) | 7.271 (9) | 20 | ||
-Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (**) (SR) | 5.653 (11) | 21 | ||
Medicine, Legal | -International Journal of Legal Medicine | 2.793 (1) | 22 | |
-Forensic Science International-Genetics | 2.421 (2) | 23 | ||
-Forensic Science International (SR) | 2.104 (3) | 24 | ||
-Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology (SR) | 1.798 (4) | 25 | ||
-Journal of Forensic Sciences | 1.524 (5) | 26 | ||
Medicine, Research & Experimental | -Nature Medicine | 27.136 (1) | 27 | |
-Journal of Clinical Investigation (*) | 15.387 (2) | 28 | ||
-Journal of Experimental Medicine (*) | 14.505 (3) | 29 | ||
-Trends in Molecular Medicine | 11.049 (4) | 30 | ||
-Molecular Aspects of Medicine | 6.492 (5) | 31 | ||
Nursing | -Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing (SR) | 1.944 (1) | 32 | |
-Birth-Issues in Perinatal Care (SR) | 1.919 (2) | 33 | ||
-International Journal of Nursing Studies (SR) | 1.910 (3) | 34 | ||
-Oncology Nursing Forum (SR) | 1.907 (4) | 35 | ||
-Cancer Nursing (SR) | 1.878 (5) | 36 | ||
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | -Epidemiologic Reviews (*) (SR) | 17.500 (1) | 37 | |
-WHO Technical Report Series (OA) (SR) | 8.000 (2) | 38 | ||
-Annual Review of Public Health (SR) | 7.915 (3) | 39 | ||
-Environmental Health Perspectives (OA) (SR) | 6.191 (4) | 40 | ||
-American Journal of Epidemiology (*) (SR) | 5.589 (5) | 41 | ||
Social Sciences (2009) | Health Policy & Services | -Milbank Quarterly (SR) | 3.872 (1) | D3
|
-Health Affairs (SR) | 3.582 (2) | D4
| ||
-Medical Care (SR) | 3.241 (3) | D5
| ||
-Value in Health (SR) | 3.032 (4) | 42 | ||
-Psychiatric Services (SR) | 2.813 (5) | 43 | ||
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | -Annual Review of Public Health (SR) | 7.915 (1) | D39
| |
-American Journal of Public Health (SR) | 4.371 (2) | 44 | ||
-Tobacco Control (SR) | 3.852 (3) | 45 | ||
-Journal of Adolescent Health (SR) | 3.325 (4) | 46 | ||
-Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (SR) | 3.043 (5) | 47 | ||
-Canadian Journal of Public Health (*) (SR) | 1.349 (45) | 48 | ||
Social Sciences, Biomedical | -American Journal of Bioethics | 4.000 (1) | D6
| |
-Evolution and Human Behavior | 3.594 (2) | 49 | ||
-Aids and Behavior (SR) | 3.038 (3) | 50 | ||
-Social Science & Medicine (SR) | 2.710 (4) | 51 | ||
-Psycho-Oncolog (SR) | 2.684 (5) | 52 | ||
NAe
| NA | -Healthcare Policy (*) (SR) | NA | 53 |
Data analysis
Type of access provideda
| Number of journals (n = 48) | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prob
| Terc
| Fedd
| ||||||||||||
BC | AB | SK | MB | ON | QC | NB | NS | PE | NL | YT | NT | NU | HC | |
A-Online | 21 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 18 | NDe
| 0 | 1 | 34 |
B-Print-only | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ND | 4 | 0 | 0 |
C-ILL | 25 | 28 | 29 | 48 | 0 | 27 | 40 | 34 | 42 | 27 | NDe
| 44 | 47 | 0 |
D-‘No access’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ND | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Total (A + B) | 23 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 21 | ND | 4 | 1 | 34 |
Total (C + D) | 25 | 28 | 29 | 48 | 30 | 27 | 40 | 34 | 42 | 27 | ND | 44 | 47 | 14 |
Mean Pro (A + B) | 15.0 ± 7.8 (31%) | |||||||||||||
Mean Pro (C + D) | 33.0 ± 7.8 (69%) |
JCR edition (year) | Subject category (Number of journals per category) | Number of provincial ministriesa
| Number of journalsb
| |
---|---|---|---|---|
Provincial | Federal | |||
Science (2009) | - Health Care Sciences & Services (3) | 4.3 ± 1.5 | 1.3 ± 1.2 | 2 |
- Medical Ethics (5) | 3.4 ± 2.5 | 1.7 ± 1.3 | 2 | |
- Medical Informatics (4) | 1.5 ± 1.7 | 0.6 ± 0.8 | 3 | |
- Medicine, General & Internal (4) | 7.5 ± 0.6 | 3.0 ± 1.5 | 4 | |
(7.7 ± 0.8)c
| (4.6 ± 1.9)c
| (6)c
| ||
- Medicine, Legal (5) | 0.2 ± 0.4 | 0.1 ± 0.3 | 5 | |
- Medicine, Research & Experimental (5) | 1.4 ± 2.1 | 0.7 ± 0.8 | 4 | |
- Nursing (5) | 1.4 ± 0.9 | 0.7 ± 1.1 | 0 | |
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health (3) | 4.0 ± 1.7 | 1.2 ± 1.3 | 3 | |
Social sciences (2009) | - Health Policy & Services (5) | 3.0 ± 2.2 | 1.5 ± 1.5 | 3 |
(3.5 ± 2.3)d
| (2.1 ± 1.8)d
| (4)d
| ||
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health (5) | 5.4 ± 2.5 | 2.7 ± 1.6 | 5 | |
(5.8 ± 2.5)e
| (3.5 ± 1.9)e
| (6)e
| ||
- Social Sciences, Biomedical (5) | 1.2 ± 0.8 | 0.6 ± 1.1 | 2 | |
Mean | 3.0 ± 0.8 | 1.3 ± 0.4 | 3.0 ± 1.5 |
Ministry of Health | Bibliographic databases |
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British Columbia Ministry of Health Services |
EbscoHost: Academic Search Premier (ASP), AgeLine, Bibliography of Native North Americans, Biomedical Reference Collection, CINAHL + Full-text, ERIC, GreenFILE, Health Business Elite, Images from Ebsco, Medline with Full Text, PsycARTICLES, PsycEXTRA, PsycINFO, SocIndex, e-Books. OVID: Evidence-Based Medicine Reviews (Cochrane reviews), LWW Journal Collection, Medline. Other: BMJ Clinical Evidence, Canadian Health Research Collection, e-Therapeutics (including CPS), Pharmacist’s Letter/Prescriber’s Letter, Canadian ed., Quickscribe, QP LegalEze, RefWorks citation manager, Science of Early Childhood Development |
Alberta Health and Wellness |
Health Knowledge Network: PsychINFO, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. EBSCO Databases: Academic Search Premier, Medline, CINAHL Plus with Full Text, Health Business Elite, Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection, Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, Health Source - Consumer Edition, Biomedical Reference Collection: Comprehensive, Alt HealthWatch, Canadian Reference Centre, Masterfile Premier, Business Source Elite, Canadian Literary Centre, Education Research Complete, Environment Complete, ERIC, Regional Business News, Library Information Science & Technology Abstracts |
Saskatchewan Ministry of Health |
Saskatchewan Health Information Resources Partnership: Allied & Complementary Medicine Database, Canadian Newsstand, CINAHL Plus with Full Text, e-Therapeutics+, Health and Psychosocial Instruments, Health and Wellness Resource Centre, Health Reference Centre Academic, Health Source: Consumer Edition, Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts, Natural & Alternative Treatments, Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database, Natural Standard, PsycINFO, BMJ Clinical Evidence, Cochrane Library, Rehabilitation Reference Centre |
Manitoba Health | None, but health research support is provided by Manitoba’s Health Information and Knowledge Network. |
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care | AgeLine, CINAHL with Full Text, InfoTrac General Science eCollection, MEDLINE with Full Text, Academic OneFile, Environmental Studies and Policy Collection, Expanded Academic ASAP, General OneFile, Health & Wellness Resource Centre, The Cochrane Library |
Quebec Ministry of Health and Social Services | None |
New Brunswick Department of Health | None, but there is a provincial license for Cochrane in New Brunswick, so they do potentially have access to The Cochrane Library |
Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness |
EBSCO Databases: Health Business Fulltext, Health Policy Reference Centre, Medline with Fulltext, Nursing & Allied Health Basic Collection, Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection. |
Prince Edward Island Department of Health and Wellness | CINAHL, UpToDate |
Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Health and Community Services |
Newfoundland and Labrador Health Knowledge Information Network: CINAHL Full Text, Biomedical Reference Collection, Cochrane Library, MD Consult, PsycINFO, Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection, Social Services Abstracts, Health Business Elite, STAT!Ref |
Yukon Department of Health and Social Services | No data |
Northwest Territories Department of Health and Social Services | None. Access to Dialog is available through the government legislative library |
Nunavut Department of Health and Social Services | None, but health research support is provided by the Neil John McLean Health Sciences Library (University of Manitoba) |
Health Canada | AARP AgeLine Database, Agricola, Bibliography of Native North Americans, Canadian NewsStand, CBCA: Canadian Business and Current Affairs, CINAHL: Cumulated Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Cochrane Library, Current Index to Statistics, Econlit [Economic literature], EMBASE, FSTA: Food Science and Technology Abstracts, Global Health, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (IPA), MEDLINE, MSDS, Newscan, PAIS International: Public Affairs Information Service, Plant Management Network, PsycINFO/PsycARTICLES (full-text), RTECS, Scopus: abstract and citation database, Social Policy and Practice, Social Services Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts |
Ministry of health | Health library services | |
---|---|---|
Inside | Outsidea
| |
British Columbia Ministry of Health Services | British Columbia Ministry of Health Services, Health & Human Services Library | - Electronic Health Library of British Columbia (e-HLbc) |
- DOCLINE (online interlibrary loan routing and messaging system for health sciences information administrated in Canada by the NRC-CISTI) | ||
Alberta Health and Wellness | Alberta Government Library, Telus Plaza North Tower Site | -Alberta Health Knowledge Network (HKN) |
-NEOS Library Consortium | ||
Saskatchewan Ministry of Health | Saskatchewan Health Library (virtual library environment managed by the Strategy and Innovation branch) | Saskatchewan Health Information Resource Partnership (SHIRP) |
Manitoba Health | Noneb
| Manitoba’s Health Information and Knowledge Network (MHIKNET) |
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care | Ontario Ministry of Health Library (virtual library environment managed by the Knowledge Management branch) | None |
Quebec Ministry of Health and Social Services | Quebec Ministry of Health and Social Services Resource Centrec
| -The Digital Network of Quebec Government Librariesd
|
-DOCLINE | ||
New Brunswick Department of Health | New Brunswick Department of Health Library | DOCLINE |
Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness | Nova Scotia Department of Health Library | Atlantic Health Knowledge Partnership (AHKP) |
Prince Edward Island Department of Health and Wellness | Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Frank J. MacDonald Library | -PEI Government Services Library |
-Maritime Health Libraries Association | ||
-Support from the University of Prince Edward Island and Dalhousie University (Nova Scotia) | ||
-Atlantic Scholarly Information Network - Document Delivery Group (ASIN-DDG) | ||
Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Health and Community Services | Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Health and Community Services Resource Centre | -Newfoundland & Labrador Health Knowledge Information Network (NLHKIN) |
-Atlantic Health Knowledge Partnership (AHKP) | ||
Yukon Department of Health and Social Services | None | None |
Northwest Territories Department of Health and Social Services | None | Legislative Library of the Northwest Territories |
Nunavut Department of Health and Social Services | None | -Nunavut Legislative Library & Information Services |
-Health research support is provided by the Neil John McLean Health Sciences Library at University of Manitoba | ||
Health Canada | Health Canada Library | The National Research Council, Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (NRC-CISTI) |