Journal of Health Communication
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Journal
Country
United Kingdom
Western Europe
Subject Area and Category
Medicine
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Communication
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Health (social science)
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Library and Information Sciences
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Publisher
Citation Score 2025
0.791
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Citation Score
H-Index
120
Citations / Doc (2yr)
2.84
Total Docs. (latest)
75
Total Citations (3yr)
785
Publication type
Journals
ISSN
10810730, 10870415
Coverage
1996-2026
Journal Rank
#7,017
Subject Categories
Communication
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Health (social science)
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Library and Information Sciences
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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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Subject Areas
Aims & Scope
Journal of Health Communication: International Perspectives is the leading journal covering the full breadth of a field that focuses on the communication of health information globally.
Articles feature research on:
• Developments in the field of health communication;
• New media, m-health and interactive health communication;
• Health Literacy;
• Social marketing;
• Global Health;
• Shared decision making and ethics;
• Interpersonal and mass media communication;
• Advances in health diplomacy, psychology, government, policy and education;
• Government, civil society and multi-stakeholder initiatives;
• Public Private partnerships and
• Public Health campaigns.
Global in scope, the journal seeks to advance a synergistic relationship between research and practical information.
With a focus on promoting the health literacy of the individual, caregiver, provider, community, and those in the health policy, the journal presents research, progress in areas of technology and public health, ethics, politics and policy, and the application of health communication principles.
The journal is selective with the highest quality social scientific research including qualitative and quantitative studies.
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Detailed Metrics
| Total Docs. (latest) | 75 |
| Total Docs. (3 years) | 258 |
| Total Refs. | 3,808 |
| Total Citations (3 years) | 785 |
| Citable Docs. (3 years) | 246 |
| Citations / Doc. (2 years) | 2.84 |
| Ref. / Doc. | 50.77 |
| % Female | 61.6% |
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