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Journal of Health Communication Template

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About the Journal of Health Communication format

Journal of Health Communication is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Health Literacy and Information Accessibility, Media Influence and Health, Behavioral Health and Interventions.

PublisherTaylor & Francis
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago, T&F)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Journal of Health Communication 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inHealth Literacy and Information Accessibility Media Influence and Health Behavioral Health and Interventions Misinformation and Its Impacts Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
ISSN1081-0730
Citation impact (2-yr)2.34
h-index141
i10-index1,832
Total citations111,303
Top institutions publishing hereNational Cancer Institute
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
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Papers published in Journal of Health Communication per year

136
2014
191
2015
141
2016
128
2017
99
2018
93
2019
100
2020
84
2021
80
2022
112
2023
75
2024
71
2025

Citation impact of Journal of Health Communication by publication year

6.3K
2014
7K
2015
5.8K
2016
4.6K
2017
3.7K
2018
2.3K
2019
2.7K
2020
2K
2021
862
2022
922
2023
310
2024
106
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Journal of Health Communication

Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication as an Integrative Model

Barbara Reynolds, Matthew W. Seeger · 18 Feb 2005

This article describes a model of communication known as crisis and emergency risk communication (CERC). The model is outlined as a merger of many traditional notions of health and risk communication with work in crisis and disaster communication. The specific kinds of communication activities that should be called for at various stages of disaster or…

1,247 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Health Literacy: What Is It?

Nancy D Berkman, Terry C. Davis, Lauren McCormack · 31 Aug 2010

The concept of health literacy evolved from a history of defining, redefining, and quantifying the functional literacy needs of the adult population. Along with these changes has come the recognition that sophisticated literacy skills are increasingly needed to function in society and that low literacy may have an effect on health and health care. We…

1,067 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
A 10-Year Retrospective of Research in Health Mass Media Campaigns: Where Do We Go From Here?

Seth M. Noar · 1 Jan 2006

Mass media campaigns have long been a tool for promoting public health. How effective are such campaigns in changing health-related attitudes and behaviors, however, and how has the literature in this area progressed over the past decade? The purpose of the current article is threefold. First, I discuss the importance of health mass media campaigns…

The Relationship Between Health, Education, and Health Literacy: Results From the Dutch Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey

Iris van der Heide, Jen Wang, Mariël Droomers et al. · 4 Oct 2013

Health literacy has been put forward as a potential mechanism explaining the well-documented relationship between education and health. However, little empirical research has been undertaken to explore this hypothesis. The present study aims to study whether health literacy could be a pathway by which level of education affects health status. Health literacy was measured by…

Journal of Health Communication template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Journal of Health Communication format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Journal of Health Communication template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Taylor & Francis format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Journal of Health Communication use?
Journal of Health Communication uses Author–year (Chicago, T&F) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Journal of Health Communication 12 (3): 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Journal of Health Communication?
No. DocuGuru generates the interact LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Taylor & Francis-ready Journal of Health Communication document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Journal of Health Communication format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Journal of Health Communication?
Journal of Health Communication is a multidisciplinary journal published by Taylor & Francis. DocuGuru's Journal of Health Communication template matches Taylor & Francis's official submission format.
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