Journal of Health Communication

The Journal of Health Communication is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering 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 (alt) · Bluebook (alt) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt )
ISO 4	J. Health Commun.
Indexing CODEN (alt · alt2) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt) MIAR · NLM (alt) · Scopus · W&L
CODEN	JHCOF3
ISSN	1081-0730 (print) 1087-0415 (web)
LCCN	96660048
OCLC no.	900961350
Links
Journal homepage Online access Online archive

History and Scope

The Journal of Health Communication is a monthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering the field of health communication. It was established in 1996 and is published by Taylor & Francis. The journal publishes original research, theoretical contributions, and practical case studies that explore how communication processes influence health outcomes across interpersonal, organizational, mass media, and digital platforms. The journal takes editorial positions on issues in the field such as vaccine confidence, quality health information, interpersonal and mass media communication, decision making, and health literacy.^[1][2]

Editorial Leadership

The editor-in-chief is Scott C. Ratzan, a distinguished lecturer at CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy. The managing editor is Lauren Swan-Potras, also based at CUNY. The journal is supported by a team of Senior Editors representing international institutions:

• Gert-Jan de Bruin (University of Antwerp, Belgium)
• Rebecca K. Ivic (University of Alabama, USA)
• Parul Jain (Ohio University, USA)
• Hyekyung Kim (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
• Lourdes Martinez (San Diego State University, USA)
• Sara Rubinelli (University of Lucerne, Switzerland)
• Heidi Vandebosch (University of Antwerp, Belgium)

Additional editorial roles include:

• Special Projects Editor: Kenneth Rabin (CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy, USA)
• Senior Editor for Health Literacy & the Arts: Ruth Parker (Emory University, USA)
• Exchange Editor: Marcia Zorn

Abstracting, Indexing, and Impact

The Journal of Health Communication is indexed in major databases, including PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science. The journal has an impact factor of 4.4 with over 417,000 annual downloads according to Journal Citation Reports.^[3]