Journal of Health Communication

The Journal of Health Communication is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering health communication.

Journal of Health Communication
DisciplineHealth communication
LanguageEnglish
Edited byScott C. Ratzan
Publication details
History1996–present
Publisher
FrequencyMonthly
1.648 (2017)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4J. Health Commun.
Indexing
CODENJHCOF3
ISSN1081-0730 (print)
1087-0415 (web)
LCCN96660048
OCLC no.900961350
Links

Background

The journal was established in 1996 and is published by Taylor & Francis. The editor-in-chief is Scott C. Ratzan (John F. Kennedy School of Government). Special projects editor is Kenneth H. Rabin. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2017 impact factor of 1.648, ranking it 21st out of 79 journals in the category "Communication (Social Science)"[1] and 29th out of 85 journals in the category "Information Science & Library Science (Social Science)".[2] As part of its mission, the Journal takes editorial positions on important issues in the field, such as vaccine confidence.[3]

References

  1. "Journals Ranked by Impact: Communication". 2017 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Social Science ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2018.
  2. "Journals Ranked by Impact: Information Science & Library Science". 2017 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Social Science ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2018.
  3. Gostin, Lawrence O.; Ratzan, Scott C.; Bloom, Barry R. (2019-05-28). "Safe Vaccinations for a Healthy Nation". JAMA. 321 (20): 1969–1970. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.4270. ISSN 0098-7484. PMID 31002339.


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