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European Journal of Health Communication (EJHC)

University of Zurich, IKMZ – Department of Communication and Media Research · Switzerland

eISSN2673-5903

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total78

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.388

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Aims & Scope

The European Journal of Health Communication (EJHC) is a peer-reviewed open access journal for high-quality health communication research with relevance to Europe or specific European countries. The journal aims to represent the international character of health communication research given the cultural, political, economic, and academic diversity in Europe. EJHC welcomes the full breadth of health communication research. It publishes articles that relate to the following health communication issues with an emphasis on their relevance to Europe: Media issues, such as media coverage of health topics, health literacy, information seeking behaviour, usage and effects of health messages. Strategic issues, focusing on communication strategies and prevention campaigns, narrowcasting health messages, and health public relations. Health technologies issues, such as usage and effects of novel health technologies, communicative challenges related to novel technologies, e-health, telemedicine. Social and community issues, such as health-related interpersonal communication, social influence and support, and community health risk management. Patient-provider issues, such as determinants, content, and outcomes of patient-provider interactions, communication skills, or trust and disclosure in interactions. Intercultural issues, such as health communication for ethnic minorities, challenges of intercultural health communication, and cross-cultural differences in health communication issues. Methodological issues, comprising methodological innovations and challenges in current health communication research, both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Academic issues, such as self-observations and introspective studies in the field of health communication.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Frequencytwice a year

StatusActive

Total Publications—

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

University Library Zurich

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Zurich, IKMZ – Department of Communication and Media Research

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2673-5903

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double anonymous peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

Yes

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

University Library Zurich

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

CommunicationQ2

Health (social science)Q3

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Misinformation and Its ImpactsHealth Literacy and Information AccessibilityVaccine Coverage and HesitancyBehavioral Health and InterventionsMedia Influence and HealthSocial Media and PoliticsSocial Media in Health EducationImpact of Technology on AdolescentsPublic Relations and Crisis CommunicationClimate Change Communication and Perception

Frequently asked questions about European Journal of Health Communication (EJHC)

Is European Journal of Health Communication (EJHC) a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for European Journal of Health Communication (EJHC): it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, 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 European Journal of Health Communication (EJHC)?

European Journal of Health Communication (EJHC) is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.388.

Is European Journal of Health Communication (EJHC) indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

European Journal of Health Communication (EJHC) is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.