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Journal Of The American Medical Informatics Association

The Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA) is published by Oxford University Press in partnership with AMIA and provides a multidisciplinary home for research across the informatics field, including clinical care, clinical research, translational science, implementation science, imaging, education, consumer health, and public health.

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Subject Health Care Sciences & Services, Medical Informatics
Impact Factor 4.6
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 1067-5027
eISSN 1527-974X
Invitation Only No
Cost Range No charge for standard subscription-based publication; open access available for a charge after acceptance.

Submission Instructions

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

Research And Applications

Cover Letter A cover letter is required and should describe any special considerations and include details of previous reviews of the submitted article. The cover letter should note special considerations regarding the submission and include details of previous reviews of the submitted article.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. The abstract must not exceed 250 words. The abstract must be structured. The abstract must use the headings Objective, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusion.
Manuscript The manuscript must not exceed 4000 words, excluding Acknowledgments and References. The main text must include a Background and Significance section plus sections corresponding to the abstract headings. The title page must include up to five keywords or phrases and the manuscript must provide alt text under each figure legend.
References References are unlimited. References must be numbered sequentially in order of citation and list all authors if there are 3 or fewer, or the first 3 authors followed by 'et al.' if there are more than 3.
Figures & Tables The article may include up to 6 figures and up to 4 tables. Tables should be placed in the main text where first cited, while images must be uploaded as separate files. Figure legends must be provided at the end of the manuscript and alt text must appear under each relevant legend in the main manuscript file.
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Reviews

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be structured. Tutorial Reviews must use the headings Objectives, Target Audience, and Scope, and Systematic Reviews must use the same structured abstract format as Research And Applications articles.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 4000 words. Systematic Reviews must use the same text format as Research And Applications articles. Title page must include up to five keywords or phrases and the manuscript must include alt text directly under each figure legend.
References References are unlimited. References must be numbered sequentially in order of first citation and list all authors if there are 3 or fewer, or the first 3 authors followed by 'et al.' if there are more than 3.
Figures & Tables Reviews may include up to 6 figures and up to 4 tables. Tables must be placed in the main text where first cited, while images must be uploaded as separate files. Legends must be provided at the end of the manuscript and alt text must be included in the main manuscript directly under each figure legend.
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Brief Communications

Cover Letter A cover letter should be included with any special considerations regarding the submission and details of previous reviews of the submitted article. Cover letter should describe special considerations regarding the submission and include details of previous reviews of the submitted article.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. Abstract must be up to 150 words. Abstract must be structured.
Manuscript Manuscript must be up to 2000 words, excluding Acknowledgments and References. Manuscript should be presented in the order title page, abstract, main text, tables, acknowledgments and required statements, and reference list, with the main text under appropriate headings and subheadings. Title page must include up to five keywords or phrases and the manuscript word count excluding title page, abstract, references, figures, and tables.
References References are unlimited. References must be numbered sequentially as they appear in the text, list all authors when there are 3 or fewer or the first 3 followed by 'et al.' otherwise, and use Medline journal abbreviations where available.
Figures & Tables Submission may include up to 3 figures and up to 2 tables. Tables should be placed in the main text where first cited, while images must be uploaded as separate files. Legends must be provided at the end of the manuscript and alt text must appear directly under each figure legend in the main manuscript file.
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Case Reports

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must note any special considerations regarding the submission, including details of related papers by the same author or authors already published or under consideration and details of previous reviews of the submitted article.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. Abstract must be up to 150 words. Abstract must be structured.
Manuscript Manuscript must be up to 2000 words, excluding materials in the Acknowledgments and References sections. Manuscript should be presented in the order of title page, abstract, main text, tables, acknowledgments and required statements, and reference list. Title page must include up to five keywords or phrases and the manuscript word count excluding title page, abstract, references, figures, and tables.
References References are unlimited. References must be numbered sequentially in order of appearance and list all authors if there are 3 or fewer, or the first 3 authors followed by et al. if there are more than 3.
Figures & Tables Manuscript may include up to 3 figures and up to 2 tables. Tables should be placed in the main text where first cited, while images must be uploaded as separate files and legends provided at the end of the manuscript. Tables must be in Word format and cited in numerical order, and all images must be cited in numerical order with alt text included in the main manuscript directly under the relevant figure legend.
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Correspondence

Cover Letter A cover letter should be submitted and include any special considerations and details of previous reviews of the article. Cover letter should describe any special considerations regarding the submission and include details of previous reviews of the submitted article.
Abstract Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript Manuscript must be no more than 1000 words, excluding Acknowledgments and References. Manuscript should be arranged in the order of title page, abstract, main text, tables, acknowledgments and required statements, and reference list. Title page must include up to five keywords or phrases and the manuscript word count excluding title page, abstract, references, figures, and tables.
References References must not exceed 5. References must be numbered sequentially in order of appearance and list all authors if there are 3 or fewer, or the first 3 followed by 'et al.' if there are more than 3.
Figures & Tables Correspondence may include up to 1 table and up to 1 figure. Tables should be placed in the main text where first cited, while images must be uploaded as separate files. Legends should be provided at the end of the manuscript, and alt text must appear in the main manuscript directly under the relevant figure legend preceded by 'Alt text:'.
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Recent Publications

Extending the Fundamental Theorem of Biomedical Informatics for the AI era

Philip R O Payne, Jonathan H Chen, Christopher A Longhurst

10.1093/jamia/ocag065
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Optimizing participation in digital health studies: understanding appointment attendance

Rebecca Schnall, Hui Lin, Maeve Brin, Jean Jimenez, Amy K Johnson, Mirjam-Colette Kempf, Nan Liu

10.1093/jamia/ocag055
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Optimizing temporal windows for wearable-augmented post-discharge risk prediction: a methods study

Eric Bressman, Sae-Hwan Park, S Ryan Greysen, Jinbo Chen

10.1093/jamia/ocag057
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Increasing value in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System (VA) with precision health: a continuing landmark collaboration with the Department of Energy

Amy C Justice, Benjamin McMahon, Daniel A Jacobson, Kelly Cho, Anuj J Kapadia, Samuel M Aguayo, Zeynep H Gümüş, Ioana Danciu, Jean C Beckham, Nathan A Kimbrel, Silvia Crivelli, Eilis A Boudreau, Pat Finley, Alex K Bryant, Michael Green, Shinjae Yoo, Jacob Joseph, Peter Reaven, Jin Zhou, Shiuh-Wen Luoh, Ravi Madduri, Ayman Fanous, Khushbu Agarwal, Harshini Mukundan, Sumitra Muralidhar

10.1093/jamia/ocag062
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Targeted use of large language models for EHR-based computable phenotyping

Dylan Owens, Jing Cao, Mehak Gupta, Danh Nguyen, Eric Peterson, Ann Marie Navar

10.1093/jamia/ocag051
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Frequently asked questions

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is required and should describe any special considerations, including related papers, previous reviews, and relevant editor or reviewer comments and responses.

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What are the publication costs?

No charge for standard subscription-based publication; authors may choose open access for a charge after acceptance.

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Research Topics

Electronic Health Records Systems Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies Healthcare Systems and Technology Machine Learning in Healthcare Mobile Health and mHealth Applications Topic Modeling Ethics in Clinical Research Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Patient Safety and Medication Errors Health Literacy and Information Accessibility Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Data Quality and Management Health Sciences Research and Education Semantic Web and Ontologies Healthcare Technology and Patient Monitoring Medical Coding and Health Information Clinical practice guidelines implementation Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Chronic Disease Management Strategies Data-Driven Disease Surveillance Nursing Diagnosis and Documentation Primary Care and Health Outcomes Natural Language Processing Techniques Genomics and Rare Diseases Digital Mental Health Interventions

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