摘要：Medical journals are the most important resources in hospital libraries. Journal collection is a significant problem for hospital librarians. In the case of foreign medical journals, there are the celebrated Brandon/Hill List for small medical libraries and citation analysis researches by using the Science Citation Index, Journal Citation Reports or Impact Factor. But there are no reference journal lists or criteria in Japan. Therefore, the author attempts to evaluate Japanese medical journals for hospital libraries. Eight hundred eighty two Japanese medical journals from among “Igaku Chuo Zasshi” or “Igaku Chuo Zasshi CD-ROM”, which include 2, 452 journals were selected in 1999. A “Medical Journal Check Sheet” was prepared for the evaluation of each journal. Respiratory tract and orthopedics journals were examined using the “Check Sheet”. Although the elements for journal evaluation are mostly concerned with journal formalities, there are some very important factors in regard to academic journals. On the other hand, “A List of 132 Japanese Journals for Hospital Libraries” was drawn by researching the holdings of Japanese hospital libraries. Journals on respiratory tract and orthopedics among the 132 journals received the highest score in evaluation by the “Check Sheet”.
