Journal profile · COMMUNICATION
Revista Espanola de Comunicacion en Salud
ISSN 1989-9882 · Universidad Carlos III de Madrid · Spain
Revista Espanola de Comunicacion en Salud: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 25 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Espanola de Comunicacion en Salud is published by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and is in Zone 4 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Communication and COVID-19 Impact, Journalism and Media Studies and Advertising and Communication Studies, together about 45% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Spanish Journal of Health Communication is a publication edited by the Spanish Association of Health Communication (AECS) and the Madrid University Carlos III , Spain. The journal will consider manuscripts for review related to Health Communication in any of its fields, aiming to disseminate and improve health communication in today's society, positioning itself as the scientific journal of health communication in Spanish. It is published every six months in open access electronic format and its reference languages are Spanish, Portuguese, English and Italian. Articles may be submitted in any of these languages.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMMUNICATION
Editor-in-chief Daniel CatalánPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 28, Mexico 2, Chile 2, United States 1, United Kingdom 1 (42 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Communication and COVID-19 ImpactSocial Sciences20.5%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences16.2%
- Advertising and Communication StudiesSocial Sciences8.4%
- Health and Lifestyle StudiesHealth Professions7.6%
- Misinformation and Its ImpactsSocial Sciences4.7%
- Aging, Health, and DisabilityMedicine3.8%
- Nursing care and researchHealth Professions3.5%
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcareMedicine3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, Latindex, FECYT, Dialnet
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.42OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 599 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 14 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | 16 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | 46 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | 40 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 54 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- APA
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 3
Article types accepted10
- brief originalsBrief Originals. - This section will consider the research works which, due to their special characteristics (series with a reduced number of observations, rese…Length not stated
- clinical casesClinical cases. - RECS may publish clinical cases. These works will deal with the description of one or more cases that are due to their interest due to their s…Length not stated
- editorialsEditorials. - Articles written at the request of the Editorial Team on topics of interest or topicality.Length not stated
- letters to the directorLetters to the Director. - Observations or scientific or opinion comments on works recently published in the journal or that are a cause of high relevance.Length not stated
- originalsOriginals. - This type of work should consist of the following sections: Introduction, Methods (Design, Participants, Instruments, Procedure and Statistical Ana…Length not stated
- perspectivesPerspectives. - Articles that, at the discretion or express invitation of the Editorial Committee, develop novel aspects, trends or criteria, so that they can b…Length not stated
- recensio articlesRecensio articles.- Comments on books of interest or recent publication. Generally, at the request of the Editorial Team, but also those sent spontaneously may …Length not stated
- reviewThe Editorial Team selects external reviewers to the journal who must issue a proposal regarding the convenience or not for publishing and, when necessary, they…Length not stated
- special issue articlesSpecial issue articles.- The Editorial Team may order for this section, research work, training or opinion that it considered of special relevance.Length not stated
- systematic reviewsSystematic reviews. - A systematic review is a synthesis of the research on a particular aspect of the journal subject that is topical and on which there is eno…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics
Conflict of interest disclosure required. Model summary
authors should specify on the first page of the manuscript whether or not there is a conflict of interest
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
CC-BY-ND 3.0 ES license. Model summary
All articles published in this journal –unless otherwise stated- are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerives (CC-BY-ND 3.0 ES) Spain 3.0 License, which allows others to copy, distribute and transmit in a public way as long as they credit the author(s), journal and institution that publish these articles, and provided that they are not altered or modified. The comp…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
No APC; open access and free for authors. Model summary
The content of this publication becomes open Access (OA) immediately after being published and with no charge for the user, who can read, download, copy, distribute, print, search or link complete texts of published articles with academic purposes.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Double-blind peer review. Model summary
The peer review process is an anonymous process prior to publishing scientific work. The peer review process of those manuscripts submitted to the Spanish Journal of Health Communication secretariat will be carried out by, at least, two reviewers (double blind review), who volunteer their expertise, being one of them focused on research methodology and the other one on the relevant field of the ma…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism Policy
To ensure the journal's academic integrity, RECS is currently using Feedback Studio to review the article submissions in order to identify poor citation practices and to avoid plagiarism.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1989-9882
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 17, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Espanola de Comunicacion en Salud
What CAS zone is Revista Espanola de Comunicacion en Salud in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista Espanola de Comunicacion en Salud is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Communication. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Revista Espanola de Comunicacion en Salud?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Revista Espanola de Comunicacion en Salud?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: APA; Suggested reviewers: Required, 3. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Revista Espanola de Comunicacion en Salud based?
Of the 42 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (28), Mexico (2) and Chile (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista Espanola de Comunicacion en Salud?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Espanola de Comunicacion en Salud is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Revista Espanola de Comunicacion en Salud open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Espanola de Comunicacion en Salud is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .