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BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles related to the design, development, implementation, use, and evaluation of health information technologies and decision-making for human health.
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Subject
Medical Informatics
Impact Factor
3.8
Quartile
Q2
Open Access Type
Open
eISSN
1472-6947
Invitation Only
No
Cost Range
The current article processing charge is £2390.00 GBP / $3090.00 USD / €2690.00 EUR, subject to VAT or local taxes where applicable.
Submission Instructions
Bmc Medical Informatics And Decision Making accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.
Research Article
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. It must explain why the manuscript should be published in BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, note any journal policy issues, declare any competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, confirm the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and include the specific special issue name if applicable.
Abstract
An abstract is required. The abstract must not exceed 350 words. The abstract must be structured. The abstract must include Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions, and a Trial registration section is required for health care intervention studies on human participants.
Manuscript
The manuscript must include a title page, a Methods section, a Results section, a Conclusions section, and a Declarations section with the required subheadings. The manuscript must include three to ten keywords, a Declarations section with Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, Acknowledgements, and optionally Authors' information, and it must document any use of a Large Language Model.
References
Vancouver reference style is required. References must be numbered in citation order, use Index Medicus/MEDLINE journal abbreviations, include full URLs for web links and dataset identifiers when applicable, and exclude unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications.
Figures & Tables
Figures and tables should be uploaded separately or placed in the manuscript as appropriate, with figure and table titles and legends included in the main manuscript rather than the graphic file. Figures must be numbered in order of first mention, and tables must be numbered with Arabic numerals and cited sequentially in the text.
Review
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. It must explain why the manuscript should be published in BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, disclose any journal policy issues and potential competing interests, confirm approval by all authors and that the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name any specific special issue if applicable.
Abstract
An abstract is required. The abstract must not exceed 350 words. Unstructured.
Manuscript
The manuscript should include Background, main text, Conclusions, and a Declarations section. It must include an Availability of data and materials statement, a competing interests section, sources of funding, authors' contributions, three to ten keywords, and if abbreviations are used they must be listed and defined at first use; use of a large language model must also be documented where applicable.
References
Vancouver. References must use Vancouver style, web links and URLs must be assigned reference numbers and listed in the reference list, and journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE.
Figures & Tables
Figures and tables may be included in the manuscript or uploaded as separate files according to the journal’s file-specific rules. Figures and tables must be numbered in sequence, figure and table titles must not exceed 15 words, figure and table legends must not exceed 300 words, and tables must not use color or shading.
Systematic Review
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. It must explain why the manuscript should be published, disclose any issues relating to journal policies, declare potential competing interests, confirm all authors have approved submission, confirm the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and state the special issue name if applicable.
Abstract
An abstract is required. The abstract must not exceed 350 words. Structured. Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions, with a Trial registration section if the article reports a health care intervention on human participants.
Manuscript
The manuscript must include Background, Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusions sections. It must include three to ten keywords, a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, a Declarations section with Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, and Acknowledgements, and a systematic review search strategy link from the Methods section to an additional file.
References
Vancouver. References must follow Vancouver style, use Index Medicus/MEDLINE journal abbreviations, include publicly available datasets with accession numbers or DOIs, and place web links and URLs in the reference list with full site title, URL, and access date.
Figures & Tables
Figures are uploaded separately, while tables may be placed in the manuscript or at the end of the document depending on length. Figures and tables must be numbered in sequence, figures need titles and legends in the manuscript, tables need titles above and legends underneath, and figure and table titles must not exceed 15 words.
Database Article
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. It must explain why the manuscript should be published in BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, disclose any journal policy issues and potential competing interests, confirm all authors have approved the submission, confirm the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and include the special issue name if applicable.
Abstract
An abstract is required. The abstract must not exceed 350 words. The abstract must be structured. It must include a background, main body, and short conclusion.
Manuscript
The manuscript must include Background, Construction and content, Utility and discussion, and Conclusions sections, and a Declarations section with the required subheadings. It must include three to ten keywords, an Availability of data and materials section, and a competing interests section, and any use of a large language model must be documented in the Methods or another suitable section.
References
Vancouver References must be numbered in order of appearance, and publicly available datasets and web links must be fully referenced with persistent identifiers or full URLs as required.
Figures & Tables
Figures are uploaded separately and tables may be embedded in the manuscript or placed at the end of the document when longer than one page. Figures and tables must be numbered in sequence, figure and table titles must not exceed 15 words, figure and table legends must not exceed 300 words, and tables must be created as table objects rather than embedded as figures.
Software Article
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. The cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published in BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, disclose any issues relating to journal policies, declare any competing interests, confirm that all authors approved submission, confirm that the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and refer to the specific special issue name if applicable.
Abstract
An abstract is required. The abstract must be structured. The abstract must include Background, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript
A Declarations section and an Availability and requirements section must be included. A list of abbreviations must be provided if abbreviations are used, and the manuscript must include declarations of competing interests, funding sources, ethics approval and consent to participate, consent for publication where applicable, author contributions, and planned future development of new features if any.
References
Index Medicus/MEDLINE. Only published articles, clinical trial registration records, and abstracts, plus preprints available through public e-print/preprint servers, may be cited, unpublished abstracts and personal communications must not appear in the reference list, web links and URLs must be numbered and listed in full in the references, and public datasets must be fully referenced with accession numbers or unique identifiers such as a DOI.
Figures & Tables
Figures and tables may be uploaded separately or placed in the manuscript where appropriate, with figures numbered in first-mention order and tables numbered and cited in sequence. Figures and tables must be closely cropped and clearly legible, figure and table titles must not exceed 15 words, figure and table legends must not exceed 300 words, table titles go above the table and legends underneath, and tables must not use color or shading.
Case Report
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. It must explain why the manuscript should be published in BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, describe any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm that all authors approved submission, confirm that the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and describe how the case report is rare or unusual and its educational and/or scientific merits.
Abstract
An abstract is required. It must not exceed 350 words. It must be structured. Background, Case presentation, and Conclusions.
Manuscript
It must include a title page, Background, Case presentation, Discussion and Conclusions, Declarations, and a Declarations section with Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, and Acknowledgements. Three to ten keywords are required, abbreviations must be defined at first use, the CARE checklist must be provided as an additional file, and the manuscript must include a Declarations section with the required subheadings.
References
Vancouver style. References must use Vancouver style, and web links and URLs must be assigned reference numbers and listed in full in the reference list.
Figures & Tables
Figures and tables may be included in the manuscript or uploaded separately as additional files, with figures and tables cited in sequence in the text. Figure and table titles must not exceed 15 words, figure and table legends must not exceed 300 words, clinical photographs require written consent for publication, and case report figures and tables must follow the journal’s standard numbering and citation order.
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Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to publish?
Submission to first decision: 7 days (median).
Reformat to Bmc Medical Informatics And Decision Making using Livewrite PremiumIs a cover letter required?
A cover letter is required and should explain why the manuscript should be published, address any journal policy issues, declare competing interests, confirm author approval and that the work is not published elsewhere, and name any special issue if applicable. Potential peer reviewers may be suggested.
Reformat to Bmc Medical Informatics And Decision Making using Livewrite PremiumWhat are the publication costs?
An article processing charge applies for each accepted article. The current APC is £2390.00 GBP / $3090.00 USD / €2690.00 EUR, subject to VAT or local taxes where applicable.
Reformat to Bmc Medical Informatics And Decision Making using Livewrite PremiumResearch Topics
Electronic Health Records Systems
Machine Learning in Healthcare
Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies
Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
Topic Modeling
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
AI in cancer detection
Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
Digital Mental Health Interventions
Medical Coding and Health Information
Nursing Diagnosis and Documentation
Chronic Disease Management Strategies
Health Policy Implementation Science
Data Quality and Management
Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
Healthcare Technology and Patient Monitoring
ECG Monitoring and Analysis
Genomics and Rare Diseases
Cancer survivorship and care