Games for Health Journal
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Aims & Scope
Games for Health Journal is the first peer-reviewed journal dedicated to advancing the impact of game research, technologies, and applications on human health and well-being. This ground-breaking publication delivers original research that directly impacts this emerging, widely-recognized, and increasingly adopted area of healthcare. Games are rapidly becoming an important tool for improving health behaviors ranging from healthy lifestyle habits and behavior modification, to self-management of illness and chronic conditions to motivating and supporting physical activity. Games are also increasingly used to train healthcare professionals in methods for diagnosis, medical procedures, patient monitoring, as well as for responding to epidemics and natural disasters. Games for Health Journal is a must for anyone interested in the research and design of health games that integrate well-tested, evidence-based behavioral health strategies to help improve health behaviors and to support the delivery of care. Games for Health Journal coverage includes: -Nutrition, weight management, obesity -Disease prevention, self-management, and adherence -Cognitive, mental, emotional, and behavioral health -Games in home-to-clinic telehealth systems
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PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
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PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
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Academic Intelligence Overview & Context
ImpaQ AnalysisGames for Health Journal (abbr: GAMES HEALTH J, ISSN: 2161-783X) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by Mary Ann Liebert in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 3.10, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.890 (Q1), an H-index of 56.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 40 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,228 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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