Submit a Manuscript to the Journal
Health Literacy and Communication Open
For an Article Collection on
Communicating with Young People
Manuscript deadline
Article Collection Guest Advisor(s)
Associate Professor Stephanie Partridge,
Youth Well Lab, Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Australia
Stephanie.Partridge@sydney.edu.au
Dr Melody Taba,
Sydney Health Literacy Lab, Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Australia
Melody.Taba@sydney.edu.au
Benefits of Publishing in an Article Collection
An Article Collection is an opportunity for your research to reach the right audience. Bringing together the work of the global research community, Collections provide readers with a central place to find the latest research on emerging and important topics. They have been found to increase the discoverability and visibility of each article, as well as article-level citations.
Communicating with Young People
Tailored health communication and support for health literacy in young people is foundational to their physical, mental and social wellbeing. Young people navigate health information and healthcare systems during critical periods of cognitive, emotional and social development. Communication that is accessible and responsive to their needs can improve engagement, shared decision-making, autonomy and long-term health outcomes, while also addressing health inequities.
This Article Collection of Health Literacy and Communication Open focuses on ‘communicating with young people’, exploring how effective and developmentally appropriate communication and health literacy strategies can support children, adolescents and young/emerging adults across diverse health contexts. We invite submissions that examine how health literacy and communication can be strengthened to improve health and wellbeing amongst young people, their families and the systems that serve them.
Topics may include (but are not limited to):
· Health literacy skills of children (<10 years), adolescents (10-24 years), and young/emerging adults (up to 29 years)
· Tailored communication with diverse and priority youth populations
· Shared decision-making, youth partnership and engagement in healthcare
· Supporting health literacy and communication during healthcare transitions
· Communication in clinical, school-based, community, and public health settings
· Digital health literacy, social media, artificial intelligence, misinformation and trust amongst young people
· Education and training for healthcare providers communicating with young people
· Measurement of youth-centred communication processes, outcomes, and patient-reported experiences
· Structural and commercial determinants of health and their implications for young people’s health literacy
We encourage a wide range of methodological approaches, including qualitative, quantitative, experimental, and mixed-methods studies, as well as reviews, implementation science, participatory research, and theoretical or conceptual perspectives
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All manuscripts submitted to this Article Collection will undergo desk assessment and peer-review as part of our standard editorial process. Guest Advisors for this Collection will not be involved in peer-reviewing manuscripts unless they are an existing member of the Editorial Board. Please review the journal Aims and Scope and author submission instructions prior to submitting a manuscript.