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International Journal Of Medical Informatics

International Journal of Medical Informatics is a journal published by Elsevier. The journal uses the Editorial Manager submission system and provides links to the journal overview and guide for authors on ScienceDirect.

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Subject Health Care Sciences & Services, Medical Informatics
Impact Factor 4.1
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 1386-5056
eISSN 1872-8243
Invitation Only No
Cost Range Open access options are available; authors of open access articles are responsible for payment of the article publishing charge (APC) if the manuscript is accepted.

Submission Instructions

International Journal Of Medical Informatics accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Original Research Articles

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must be 300 words. Structured abstract is required.
Manuscript Full text must be 3000 words, excluding figures, tables, and appendices. Article should be divided into clearly defined and numbered sections. Manuscript must include 2–4 bullet points in the summary table and, if generative AI was used in manuscript preparation, a declaration in a new section before the references list.
References References must be cited using a numbered style with numbers in square brackets. References must be numbered in the order they appear in the article and journal names must be abbreviated according to LTWA.
Figures & Tables Figures must be supplied as separate files along with the manuscript, while tables must be submitted as editable text. Tables must include captions and be cited in the manuscript text, and each figure must have a caption and be cited in the manuscript text.
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Reviews

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Reviews must include an abstract. The abstract must be 300 words.
Manuscript The full text must be 4000 words, excluding figures, tables, and appendices. Articles should be divided into clearly defined and numbered sections. Reviews must include 2–4 bullet points in the summary table and, if generative AI was used in manuscript preparation, a declaration in a new section before the references list.
References References must be cited in the text using numbers in square brackets. References must be numbered in the order of appearance and the reference list must include all cited items with journal names abbreviated according to LTWA.
Figures & Tables Figures must be uploaded as separate files, while tables must be submitted as editable text. All figures and tables must be cited in the text, numbered consecutively, and accompanied by captions.
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Implementation Reports

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is required and must be 300 words. Abstract must be 300 words.
Manuscript Full text must be 3000 words excluding figures, tables, and appendices. Implementation Reports must apply a SQUIRE 2.0 or equivalent reporting framework and address sustainability, scalability, and transferability to other contexts. The manuscript must include 2–4 bullet points in the summary table, 1 to 7 keywords in English, a declaration of any generative AI use in a section before the references, and a mandatory reporting checklist.
References References must be cited using a numbered style with numbers in square brackets. References must be numbered in order of appearance, all cited references must appear in the reference list and vice versa, and journal names must be abbreviated according to LTWA.
Figures & Tables Figures must be supplied as separate files, while table placement is not explicitly stated. Tables must be editable text with captions and cited in the manuscript, and each figure must be cited in the manuscript and provided with a caption.
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Short Communications

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must be 150 words.
Manuscript Full text must be 1500 words excluding figures, tables, and appendices. Articles should be divided into clearly defined and numbered sections. Manuscript must include 2 bullet points in the summary table and, if generative AI was used in manuscript preparation, a declaration in a new section before the references list.
References References must be cited in the text using numbers in square brackets and listed in the order of first appearance.
Figures & Tables Figures must be supplied as separate files along with the manuscript, while table placement is not explicitly stated. Tables must be submitted as editable text rather than images and all figures and tables must be cited in the manuscript text with captions.
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Letters To The Editor

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript Letters To The Editor must have a full text of 400 words. Letters To The Editor must identify the article being addressed by title and authors.
References References must be cited in the text using numbers in square brackets. References must be numbered in the order they appear in the article and journal names must be abbreviated according to LTWA.
Figures & Tables Figures and other graphical media must be supplied as separate files along with the manuscript. Tables must be submitted as editable text rather than images.
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Recent Publications

Generative artificial intelligence use in medical research: A medical student vs. physician survey from Saudi Arabia

Tharaa S. Alhowaish, Norah I. Alshafi, Raniah N. Aldekhyyel, Tamer A. Mesallam, Mohamed Farahat, Mohamad-Hani Temsah, Khalid H. Malki

10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2026.106458
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Preoperative frailty for predicting in-hospital mortality in patients after cardiac surgery: an interpretable Machine learning model based on a retrospective multicenter cohort study

Ya-nan Ge, Yu-man Ouyang, Qian-qian Li, Jie Huang, Dai Li, Chang-li Wang, Ya-lin Zhu, Jia-feng Wang

10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2026.106437
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Integrating actigraphy with demographic data enhances cognitive performance prediction: a multimodal UK biobank analysis using machine learning

Mohammad Mahdi Ghiasi, Ryan Stanley Falck, Teresa Liu-Ambrose, Liisa Galea, Roger C. Tam

10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2026.106441
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Digitally shared medication lists – A scoping review

Anette Vik Josendal, Trine S Bergmo, Stine S. Clausen, Tora Hammar, Karianne F. Lind, Unn Sollid Manskow, Liv Vidas, Cille Bülow

10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2026.106443
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Mapping digital health initiatives and technological requirements: A proposal from Sao Paulo State for digital maturity assessment

Gabrielli B Carvalho, Marcele SS Buto, Amanda S Fontes, Michelle L Garcia, Nubia Viana, Ane C Oliveira, Rafaela AM Caliman, Roberta R de Lima, Maria CCLB de Andrade, Giovanni G Cerri, Carlos RR Carvalho

10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2026.106445
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Proof corrections are requested within two days after acceptance.

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What are the publication costs?

Authors of open access articles are responsible for payment of the article publishing charge (APC) if the manuscript is accepted.

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Research Topics

Electronic Health Records Systems Mobile Health and mHealth Applications Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies Healthcare Systems and Technology Machine Learning in Healthcare Health Literacy and Information Accessibility Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Human auditory perception and evaluation Educational Robotics and Engineering Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Data Quality and Management Legal and Regulatory Analysis Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Military Technology and Strategies Healthcare Technology and Patient Monitoring Patient Safety and Medication Errors Digital Mental Health Interventions Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Clinical practice guidelines implementation Nursing Diagnosis and Documentation Semantic Web and Ontologies Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Medical Coding and Health Information Chronic Disease Management Strategies

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