Journal of Health Communication

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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

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

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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