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Journals for “Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare”
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Topic match is relative to the best match in this search (100% = best). Under each journal, "Publishes on" shows which of the matched topics it publishes and what share of its recent papers they make up. Fees are shown only where DOAJ records them; "Not recorded" does not mean the journal is free.
| # | Journal | Topic match | ITS Journal Score | Global rank | Papers 2021–2025 | Open access | Fee (APC) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patient Education and Counseling Elsevier BV · United States Publishes on: Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (33%) | 100% | 77.4 | #3,120 | 2,498 | 43% | Not recorded | |
| 2 | PEC Innovation Elsevier BV · The Netherlands · DOAJ Publishes on: Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (27%) | 84% | 63.1 | #10,946 | 449 | 100% | US$2,190 | |
| 3 | Journal of Patient Experience SAGE Publishing · United States · DOAJ Publishes on: Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (24%) | 73% | 65.1 | #9,760 | 822 | 100% | US$1,380 | |
| 4 | Health Expectations Wiley · United Kingdom · DOAJ Publishes on: Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (21%) | 65% | 78.2 | #2,799 | 1,562 | 100% | US$4,610 | |
| 5 | MDM Policy & Practice SAGE Publishing · United States · DOAJ Publishes on: Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (22%) | 68% | 56.2 | #15,307 | 170 | 100% | US$2,500 | |
| 6 | Journal of Communications In Healthcare Taylor & Francis · United Kingdom Publishes on: Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (19%) | 59% | 58.4 | #13,966 | 228 | 28% | Not recorded | |
| 7 | Patient Experience Journal The Beryl Institute · United States · DOAJ Publishes on: Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (19%) | 59% | 55.2 | #16,009 | 291 | 100% | Not recorded | |
| 8 | Patient Adis, Springer Healthcare · New Zealand Publishes on: Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (15%) | 47% | 71.9 | #5,720 | 308 | 76% | Not recorded | |
| 9 | Medical Decision Making SAGE Publishing · United States Publishes on: Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (12%) | 36% | 72.3 | #5,502 | 499 | 75% | Not recorded | |
| 10 | Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care Taylor & Francis · United Kingdom · DOAJ Publishes on: Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (11%) | 34% | 69.0 | #7,412 | 406 | 100% | 2,110 EUR | |
| 11 | Health Communication Taylor & Francis · United States Publishes on: Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (9%) | 29% | 75.9 | #3,722 | 1,243 | 24% | Not recorded | |
| 12 | Patient Preference and Adherence Dove Medical Press · New Zealand · DOAJ Publishes on: Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (9%) | 29% | 74.2 | #4,516 | 1,417 | 100% | US$3,940 | |
| 13 | Patient Related Outcome Measures Dove Medical Press · New Zealand · DOAJ Publishes on: Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (11%) | 33% | 64.7 | #9,951 | 129 | 100% | US$2,990 | |
| 14 | Communication & Medicine Equinox Publishing · Germany Publishes on: Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (14%) | 43% | 45.6 | #22,966 | 110 | 39% | Not recorded | |
| 15 | British Journal of General Practice Royal College of General Practitioners · United Kingdom Publishes on: Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (9%) | 28% | 72.1 | #5,653 | 2,100 | 97% | Not recorded | |
| 16 | European Journal of Health Communication University of Zurich · Switzerland · DOAJ Publishes on: Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (14%) | 41% | 45.4 | #23,200 | 98 | 100% | Not recorded | |
| 17 | Clinics in Integrated Care Elsevier BV · United Kingdom Publishes on: Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (14%) | 42% | 43.3 | #25,038 | 60 | 13% | Not recorded | |
| 18 | Journal of Cancer Education Springer Science+Business Media · United States Publishes on: Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (10%) | 29% | 66.1 | #9,118 | 872 | 50% | Not recorded | |
| 19 | Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes Springer Nature · United Kingdom · DOAJ Publishes on: Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (9%) | 27% | 69.3 | #7,200 | 711 | 100% | 1,790 EUR | |
| 20 | BMC Medical Ethics BioMed Central · United Kingdom · DOAJ Publishes on: Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (7%) | 22% | 77.6 | #3,056 | 774 | 100% | 2,090 EUR | |
| 21 | HLRP Health Literacy Research and Practice SLACK Incorporated · United States · DOAJ Publishes on: Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (11%) | 33% | 57.4 | #14,569 | 153 | 100% | US$2,000 | |
| 22 | Journal of Participatory Medicine JMIR Publications · Canada · DOAJ Publishes on: Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (11%) | 35% | 53.8 | #16,882 | 100 | 100% | US$1,500 | |
| 23 | Research Involvement and Engagement BioMed Central · United Kingdom · DOAJ Publishes on: Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (7%) | 22% | 73.6 | #4,804 | 580 | 100% | 2,190 EUR | |
| 24 | Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences Wiley · United Kingdom Publishes on: Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (8%) | 25% | 68.1 | #7,931 | 551 | 78% | Not recorded | |
| 25 | BJGP Open Royal College of General Practitioners · United Kingdom · DOAJ Publishes on: Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (8%) | 24% | 65.4 | #9,547 | 629 | 100% | 1,250 GBP | |
| 26 | BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine BMJ · United Kingdom Publishes on: Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (6%) | 17% | 77.1 | #3,217 | 370 | 54% | Not recorded | |
| 27 | The International Journal of Person Centered Medicine University of Buckingham Press · United Kingdom Publishes on: Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (12%) | 36% | 41.0 | #27,248 | 87 | 6% | Not recorded | |
| 28 | Journal of patient-centered research and reviews Advocate Aurora Health · United States · DOAJ Publishes on: Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (8%) | 23% | 63.3 | #10,835 | 154 | 100% | Not recorded | |
| 29 | BMC Family Practice Springer Science+Business Media · United Kingdom · DOAJ Publishes on: Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (4%) | 11% | 78.8 | #2,579 | 1,791 | 100% | 2,590 EUR | |
| 30 | AJOB Empirical Bioethics Taylor & Francis · United States Publishes on: Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (7%) | 21% | 59.6 | #13,158 | 117 | 57% | Not recorded |
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How the ITS Journal Score works
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