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Frontiers in Digital Health is an open-access journal that explores digital innovation to transform modern healthcare, covering topics such as AI, big data, interoperability, ethics, and personalized medicine.
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Impact Factor
3.8
Quartile
Q1
Open Access Type
Open
eISSN
2673-253X
Invitation Only
No
Cost Range
Article processing charges (APCs) apply to articles accepted for publication.
Submission Instructions
Frontiers in Digital Health accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.
Original Research
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
Abstract must be structured.
Manuscript
Original Research articles must not exceed 12,000 words. Original Research articles must follow the format Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion, and the Introduction should contain no subheadings. At least 5 and no more than 8 keywords are required, and any use of generative AI in written or visual content must be acknowledged in the acknowledgements section and in the methods section if applicable, including the name, version, model, and source of the tool.
References
References must list the first six authors followed by et al. and the DOI when available, include only published or accepted works, and ensure all in-text, figure, and table citations appear in the reference list and vice versa.
Figures & Tables
Figures must be submitted individually and figure captions placed at the end of the manuscript, while tables must be inserted at the end of the manuscript in editable format. All figures or images must include alternative text, each figure and table must be cited in numerical order in the text, and large tables spanning several pages must be published as supplementary material.
Systematic Review
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
A structured abstract is required. The abstract must be structured.
Manuscript
The manuscript must not exceed 12,000 words. The manuscript must follow the format Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion, with Methods covering study design, participants, interventions, comparators, systematic review protocol, search strategy, data sources, study sections and data extraction, and data analysis, Results covering study retrieval flow, study selection and characteristics, synthesized findings, and risk of bias assessment, and Discussion covering summary of main findings, limitations, and conclusions. The manuscript must clearly define the research question using PICOS, include at least five and no more than eight keywords, indicate the word count and number of figures and tables on the first page, acknowledge any use of generative AI in the acknowledgements and methods if applicable with the tool name, version, model, and source, and include funding information.
References
References must include only published or accepted articles, list the first six authors followed by et al. with DOI when available, abbreviate given names to initials, and ensure every in-text citation appears in the reference list and vice versa.
Figures & Tables
Figures must be submitted individually with captions placed at the end of the manuscript, while tables must be inserted at the end of the manuscript in editable format. Each figure and table must be cited in numerical order in the text, figure panels must be labeled with capital letters in brackets, graphs must include axis labels with units, and all figures or images must include alternative text.
Review
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
A structured abstract is required. The abstract must be structured.
Manuscript
The manuscript must not exceed 12,000 words. The manuscript must follow the format Abstract, Introduction, subject-relevant subsections, and Discussion. At least five and no more than eight keywords are required, and any use of generative AI for written or visual content must be acknowledged in the acknowledgements section and in the methods section if applicable with the tool name, version, model, and source.
References
Review articles must not include unpublished material, including unpublished data, submitted manuscripts, or personal communications, and references should list the first six authors followed by et al. and the DOI when available.
Figures & Tables
Figures must be submitted individually and captions placed at the end of the manuscript, while tables must be inserted at the end of the manuscript in editable format. All figures or images must include alternative text.
Mini Review
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
An abstract is required. Abstract must be structured.
Manuscript
Manuscript must not exceed 3,000 words. Manuscript must follow the format Abstract, Introduction, subject-relevant subsections, and Discussion, and it must discuss different schools of thought or controversies, current research gaps, and potential future developments in the field. Manuscript must include 5 to 8 keywords, and any use of generative AI for written or visual content must be acknowledged in the acknowledgements section and in the methods section if applicable, including the name, version, model, and source of the tool.
References
References must list the first six authors followed by et al. and the DOI when available, and Mini Review articles must not cite unpublished material including unpublished data, submitted manuscripts, or personal communications.
Figures & Tables
Mini Review articles may contain no more than 2 figures and/or tables. Figures must be submitted individually and captions placed at the end of the manuscript, while tables must be inserted at the end of the manuscript in editable format. Alternative text is required for all figures or images.
Clinical Trial
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
A structured abstract is required. The abstract must be structured. The abstract must include the clinical trial registry number, the trial unique identifier, and the URL of the publicly accessible trial registry website.
Manuscript
The manuscript must not exceed 12,000 words. The manuscript must follow the format Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion. At least five and no more than eight keywords are required, and any use of generative AI in written or visual content must be acknowledged in the acknowledgements section and in the methods section if applicable with the name, version, model, and source.
References
References must list the first six authors followed by et al. and include the DOI when available, with all cited items appearing in the reference list and all reference-list items cited in the text, figures, or tables.
Figures & Tables
Figures must be submitted individually with captions placed at the end of the manuscript, while tables must be inserted at the end of the manuscript in editable format. Alternative text is required for all figures or images, each figure and table must be cited in numerical order in the text, and multi-panel figures should use labels such as (A), (B), and (C).
Case Report
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
An abstract is required. The abstract must be structured.
Manuscript
The manuscript must not exceed 3,000 words. The manuscript must follow the format Abstract; Introduction; Case description; a figure or table timeline; Diagnostic assessment with therapeutic intervention, follow-up and outcomes; Discussion; and Patient perspective. At least 5 and no more than 8 keywords are required, a 200-word scope statement must be provided at submission, and any use of generative AI must be acknowledged in the acknowledgements section and in the methods section if applicable with the name, version, model, and source.
References
References must list the first six authors followed by et al. and the DOI when available, with given names abbreviated to initials.
Figures & Tables
No more than 4 display items, including figures, tables, or videos, are allowed. Figures must be submitted individually and figure captions placed at the end of the manuscript, while tables must be inserted at the end of the manuscript in editable format. The case report must include a figure or table presenting a timeline with relevant data from the episode of care.
Community Case Study
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
Abstract is required. Abstract must be structured.
Manuscript
Manuscript must not exceed 5,000 words. Manuscript must follow the format Abstract, Introduction, Context, Detail, Discussion, and Acknowledgment of any conceptual or methodological constraints. Manuscript must include 5 to 8 keywords and an acknowledgment of generative AI use in the acknowledgements section and in the methods section if applicable, including the name, version, model, and source of the tool.
References
References must list the first six authors followed by et al. and the DOI when available, include only published or accepted works, and ensure all cited items appear in the reference list and all listed items are cited in the text, figures, or tables.
Figures & Tables
Manuscript may contain no more than 5 figures and tables in total. Figures must be submitted individually and captions placed at the end of the manuscript, while tables must be inserted at the end of the manuscript in editable format. All figures or images must include alternative text, each figure and table must be mentioned in the text in numerical order, and multi-panel figures should use labels such as (A), (B), and (C).
Brief Research Report
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
Abstract must be structured.
Manuscript
Manuscript must not exceed 4,000 words. Manuscript must follow the format: Abstract; Introduction; Method; Results; Discussion. Manuscript must include 5 to 8 keywords, indicate the word count and number of figures and tables on the first page, and acknowledge any use of generative AI in the acknowledgements section and in the methods section if applicable.
References
References must list the first six authors followed by et al. and the DOI when available, include only published or accepted works, and ensure all in-text, figure, and table citations appear in the reference list and vice versa.
Figures & Tables
Brief Research Report articles may contain no more than 4 figures and tables in total. Figures must be submitted individually and figure captions placed at the end of the manuscript, while tables must be inserted at the end of the manuscript in editable format. All figures or images must include alternative text, each figure and table must be cited in numerical order in the text, and figure panels must be labeled with bold capital letters in brackets.
Recent Publications
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10.3389/fdgth.2026.1868217
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10.3389/fdgth.2026.1802396
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10.3389/fdgth.2026.1805704
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