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Journal of Communication in Healthcare

Maney Publishing · United Kingdom · Est. 2008

ISSN1753-8076

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total78

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.434

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.474

Total Worksi

771

Total Citationsi

5,834

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.05

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Communication; Health Policy & Services; Health Information Management; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2008

Annual Volume~ 44 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications771

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Maney Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1753-8076

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

162

2019

714

2020

350

2021

351

2022

274

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

CommunicationQ2

Health Information ManagementQ3

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

CommunicationHealth Policy & Services

Scopus Categories

Health Information ManagementCommunicationPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Patient-Provider Communication in HealthcareHealth Literacy and Information AccessibilitySocial Media in Health EducationVaccine Coverage and HesitancyMisinformation and Its ImpactsEmpathy and Medical EducationMedia Influence and HealthMobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsBehavioral Health and InterventionsInnovations in Medical Education

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Communication in Healthcare

Is Journal of Communication in Healthcare a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Communication in Healthcare: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Communication in Healthcare?

Journal of Communication in Healthcare is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.05.

Is Journal of Communication in Healthcare indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Communication in Healthcare is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Communication in Healthcare?