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Frontiers In Digital Health

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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Subject Health Care Sciences & Services, Medical Informatics
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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).
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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.
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Research Topics

Digital Mental Health Interventions Mobile Health and mHealth Applications Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Machine Learning in Healthcare Mental Health Research Topics Electronic Health Records Systems Health Literacy and Information Accessibility Technology Use by Older Adults Impact of Technology on Adolescents Social Media in Health Education Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring Ethics in Clinical Research Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare COVID-19 diagnosis using AI Behavioral Health and Interventions Mental Health via Writing Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Topic Modeling Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control Mental Health Treatment and Access COVID-19 and Mental Health Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies Healthcare Technology and Patient Monitoring

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