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PLOS Digital Health

PLOS Digital Health is an online journal focused on digital health research. The journal homepage highlights recently published research articles, current issues, editorial board recruitment, submission links, and journal resources. ISSN: 2767-3170 (online).

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Subject Health Care Sciences & Services, Medical Informatics
Impact Factor 7.7
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Open
eISSN 2767-3170
Invitation Only No
Cost Range PLOS Digital Health: Research Article $3,165; payable upon article acceptance.

Submission Instructions

PLOS Digital Health accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Research Articles

Cover Letter A cover letter must be uploaded as a separate file in the online submission system. For a systematic review or meta-analysis submitted as a Research Article, the cover letter must state this.
Abstract An abstract is required and must follow the title page in the manuscript file and also be entered in a separate field in the submission system. Abstract must not exceed 300 words.
Manuscript Research Articles typically use the headings Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusions. Research Articles must include a distinct 150–200 word non-technical Author Summary in the first-person voice immediately after the abstract, and AI contributions must be reported in a dedicated Methods section or in Acknowledgements if no Methods section is present.
References References must use Vancouver style. References must be listed at the end of the manuscript, numbered in citation order, cited in the text with square-bracketed numbers, and list the first six authors followed by et al.
Figures & Tables Tables must be placed directly after the paragraph where first cited and not submitted separately, while figures may be included in the main manuscript file at initial submission. Figure captions must appear in the manuscript immediately after first citation, and tables must include a label and brief descriptive title above with legends or footnotes below.
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Reviews

Cover Letter A cover letter must be uploaded as a separate file in the online system.
Abstract An abstract is required and must follow the title page in the manuscript file. Abstract must not exceed 300 words.
Manuscript Reviews should be around 4,000 words. Reviews should include an introduction summarizing the topic’s background and purpose of the review, discussion of implications to the field and recommendations based on evidence presented where possible, and a conclusion succinctly outlining key points. The manuscript must include an Author Summary and must report any AI tool contributions in a dedicated Methods section or in the Acknowledgements if there is no Methods section.
References Reviews have a suggested limit of 100 references. References must use Vancouver style. References must be listed at the end of the manuscript, numbered in the order they appear in the text, cited in square brackets, and list the first six authors followed by et al.
Figures & Tables Reviews have a recommended 5 figures. Tables must be placed directly after the paragraph where first cited, and figures may be included in the main manuscript file at initial submission. Figure captions must be inserted immediately following the paragraph where each figure is first cited, and tables must include a label and brief descriptive title above with legends or footnotes below.
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Formal Comments

Cover Letter Cover letter must be uploaded as a separate file in the online submission system.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 300 words.
Manuscript Manuscript should be organized with the elements Title, Authors, Affiliations, Abstract, Author Summary, Introduction, Results, Discussion, Materials and Methods, Acknowledgments, References, and Supporting information captions, with Materials and Methods allowed before Results or before Discussion and Results and Discussion allowed as a combined section. Manuscript must include a full title, a short title, and a dedicated Methods or Acknowledgements section disclosing any AI tool contributions, including the tools used, how they were used and validated, and what content they affected or generated.
References References must use Vancouver style. References must be listed at the end of the manuscript, numbered in citation order, cited in text with square-bracketed numbers, and formatted with the first six authors followed by et al.
Figures & Tables Tables must be placed directly after the paragraph where they are first cited, while figures may be included in the main manuscript file at initial submission. Figure captions must appear in the manuscript immediately after first citation and tables must be included in the manuscript rather than submitted as separate files.
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Opinions

Cover Letter A cover letter must be uploaded as a separate file in the online system.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 300 words.
Manuscript Opinions should be no more than 1,000 words. A figure is encouraged, and any use of AI tools must be disclosed in a dedicated section of the Methods or in the Acknowledgements for article types lacking a Methods section.
References Opinions have a suggested maximum of 15 references. References must use Vancouver style. References must be listed at the end of the manuscript, numbered in order of appearance, cited in square brackets, and list the first six authors followed by et al.
Figures & Tables One figure is encouraged for Opinions. Figures may be included in the main manuscript file at initial submission, and tables must be placed directly after the paragraph in which they are first cited. Figure captions must follow the paragraph of first citation, and tables must include a label and brief descriptive title above with legends or footnotes below.
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Editorials

Cover Letter A cover letter must be uploaded as a separate file in the online submission system.
Abstract An abstract is required and must follow the title page in the manuscript file and also be entered in a separate submission-system field. Abstract must not exceed 300 words.
Manuscript Manuscript should be organized with the elements Title, Authors, Affiliations, Abstract, Author Summary, Introduction, Results, Discussion, Materials and Methods, Acknowledgments, References, and Supporting information captions, with Results and Discussion permitted to be combined and Materials and Methods permitted before Results or before Discussion. Manuscript must include a full title, a short title, and a dedicated AI-contribution disclosure section in the Methods or Acknowledgments if AI tools were used.
References References must use Vancouver style. References must be listed at the end of the manuscript, numbered in order of appearance, cited in the text with square-bracketed numbers, and list the first six authors followed by et al.
Figures & Tables Tables must be embedded directly after the paragraph where first cited, and figures may be included in the main manuscript file at initial submission. Figure captions must appear immediately after first citation in the manuscript and tables must include a label and brief descriptive title above with legends or footnotes below.
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Recent Publications

Engaging individuals in digital health research panels: A qualitative study including participants in vulnerable positions

Corine Oldhoff-Nuijsink, Mirjam P. Fransen, Jeanine Suurmond, Linda W.P. Peute, Marloes E. Derksen

10.1371/journal.pdig.0001443
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Reconstructing 12-lead ECG from 3-lead ECG using variational autoencoder to improve cardiac disease detection of wearable ECG devices

Xinyan Guan, Haoyu Wang, Yongfan Lai, Jiarui Jin, Jun Li, Qinghao Zhao, Deyun Zhang, Shijia Geng, Guanyu Mu, Yiping Wang, Rui Wu, Shenda Hong

10.1371/journal.pdig.0001335
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Optimization of artificial intelligence models for prediction of new-onset cardiovascular disease in patients with arterial hypertension

Enrique Rodilla, Olast Arrizibita-Iriarte, Blanca Miranda-Serrano, Luis-Miguel Ruilope-Urioste, Germán Sedano-Gil, Alberto Ortiz, José-Antonio Costa-Muñoz, José Chordá-Ribelles, Maialen Zabalza-Zudaire, Onintza Sayar-Beristain

10.1371/journal.pdig.0001441
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Real-time prediction of cardiorespiratory deterioration during paediatric critical care transport using interpretable machine learning

Milan Kapur, Kezhi Li, Alexander Brown, Zhiqiang Huo, John Booth, Philip Knight, Gwyneth Davies, Padmanabhan Ramnarayan

10.1371/journal.pdig.0001410
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Use of UK national health databases for detecting intra-cranial aneurysm rupture in the Risk of Aneurysm Rupture (ROAR) study

Samuel Hall, Jacqueline Birks, Frederick Ewbank, Benjamin Gaastra, Girjia Agarwal, Harsh Bhatt, Guendalina Bonifacio, Annabel Dainton, Alexander Dando, Mohamed Elmarawany, Cathal Hannan, Lauren Harris, Matthew Harris, Josephine Jung, Nida Kalyal, James JM Loan, David Lowes, Haritha Maripi, Mustafa Motiwala, Matthew Myers, Frazer O’Brien, Ikenna Ogbu, William Parton, David Rowland, Fozia Saeed, Eleanor Taylor, Sara Venturini, Diederik Bulters

10.1371/journal.pdig.0001388
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Most submissions that pass medRxiv’s preprint checks will be posted within a few days of submission.

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is required and must be uploaded as a separate file. It should explain why the manuscript is suitable for publication in PLOS Digital Health and why the study will inspire the field and drive research forward.

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What are the publication costs?

Articles are published open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. Authors retain copyright.

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Research Topics

Mobile Health and mHealth Applications Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Digital Mental Health Interventions Machine Learning in Healthcare Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Electronic Health Records Systems COVID-19 diagnosis using AI Ethics in Clinical Research Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare AI in cancer detection Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Data-Driven Disease Surveillance COVID-19 epidemiological studies Health Literacy and Information Accessibility ICT in Developing Communities Topic Modeling Mental Health Research Topics HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Global Maternal and Child Health Physical Activity and Health Emergency and Acute Care Studies Behavioral Health and Interventions COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing Healthcare cost, quality, practices

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