About the journal
Journal of Health Communication is a journal published by Taylor & Francis in United States. It is listed in MEDLINE and PUBMED according to the sources read. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1081-0730 · 1087-0415
- Country
- United States
- Access
- Not open access / not declared
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
- Official website
- https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/uhcm20/current
Index listings
- MEDLINE · 1996-01-01
- PUBMED · 1996-04-01
- Indexing
- MEDLINE · PUBMED
- APC
- —
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- —
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
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Works in OpenAlex
2762
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
141
i10-index
1827
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Editorial & policy5
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-09-21
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 96%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 43%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
Identity & continuity3
- Alternate titles
- Health communicationJ Health Commun
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 9604100
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Subject areas
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Media Influence and Health
- Media Influence and Health
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
Show all subjects (50)
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Social Media in Health Education
- Social Media in Health Education
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Media Studies and Communication
- Media Studies and Communication
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Risk Perception and Management
- Social Media and Politics
- Risk Perception and Management
- Social Media and Politics
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Public Relations and Crisis Communication
- Public Relations and Crisis Communication
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Media, Gender, and Advertising
- Media, Gender, and Advertising
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Gender, Feminism, and Media
- Gender, Feminism, and Media
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
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