
Academic Journal
Q2Journal of Communication in Healthcare
About Journal of Communication in Healthcare
Journal of Communication in Healthcare is a scholarly journal published by Maney Publishing. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 0.434 and H-index of 24.
Coverage: 2009, 2014-2026. Research categories: Communication (Q2); Health Information Management (Q3); Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (Q3).
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Topics in published research
Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare; Health Literacy and Information Accessibility; Social Media in Health Education; Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy; Empathy and Medical Education; Misinformation and Its Impacts.
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