Journal of Health Communication

*Journal of Health Communication*
Discipline	Health communication
Language	English
Edited by	Scott C. Ratzan
Publication details
History	1996–present
Publisher	Taylor & Francis
Frequency	Monthly
Impact factor	4.4 (2022)
Standard abbreviations;
ISO 4	J. Health Commun.
Indexing;
CODEN	JHCOF3
ISSN	1081-0730 (print); 1087-0415 (web);
LCCN	96660048
OCLC no.	900961350
Links
	Journal homepage; Online access; Online archive;

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

Background

The Journal of Health Communication was established in 1996 and is published by Taylor & Francis. The editor-in-chief is Scott C. Ratzan (distinguished lecturer at CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy). Special projects editor is Kenneth H. Rabin (senior scholar at CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy).^[1]

The Journal of Health Communication an impact factor of 4.4 with over 417,000 annual downloads.^[2] The journal seeks to strengthen the relationship between research and practical information. As part of its mission, the journal takes editorial positions on important issues in the field, such as vaccine confidence, quality health information, interpersonal and mass media communication, decision making, and health literacy.^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Editorial Board". Editorial Board for Journal of Health Communication. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
^ "Journal metrics". Journal of Health Communication, Taylor and Francis Online. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
^ 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.
^ "Aims and Scope". Journal of Health Communication, Taylor and Francis Online. Retrieved 20 November 2023.