If you are interested in serving as a Guest Editor or would like to propose a theme issue (as an Editor or as a sponsor), please read:
- How to guest edit a theme issue
- How to suggest a theme issue (includes link to theme issue proposal form)
We are publishing the following theme issues:
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Theme Issue Title |
Sponsor Status |
Editors/ Acquisition Editors |
Open/Closed Call for Papers |
Due Date for Submissions |
Notes (JMIR Staff) |
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Journal of Medical Internet Research |
Unsponsored |
JMIR Editors |
TBD |
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Apps for COVID-19 (#Apps4Covid) JMIR mHealth and uHealth |
Unsponsored | Laurie Buis | Open call | TBD | |
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Coronavirus nCoV 2019 Outbreak Rapid Reports JMIR Public Health & Surveillance |
Unsponsored |
Travis Sanchez |
TBD |
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JMIR Public Health & Surveillance |
Unsponsored |
Roy Rillera Marzo, Adnan Kisa, Petra Heidler |
May 31, 2024 |
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COVID-19 and Mental Health: Impact and Interventions JMIR Mental Health |
Unsponsored |
John Torous |
TBD |
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Human Factors of the COVID-19 Outbreak JMIR Human Factors |
Unsponsored |
Andre Kushniruk |
TBD |
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Human Factors: Towards Successful Application of AI in Health Care JMIR Human Factors |
Unsponsored |
Andre Kushniruk, Elizabeth Borycki |
TBD |
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Nursing Informatics and COVID-19 JMIR Nursing |
Unsponsored |
Elizabeth Borycki |
TBD |
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Special Theme Issue / e-Collection: The Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Rehabilitation JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies |
Unsponsored |
Lisa Sheehy |
TBD |
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Digital Approaches for Pediatric Healthcare Delivery during the Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting |
Unsponsored |
Sherif Badawy |
TBD |
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Journal of Medical Internet Research |
Sponsored (WHO), unsponsored (20% discount) |
Andy Pattison (WHO), Virgina Arnold (WHO), Robert Marten (WHO), Hebe Gouda (WHO), Tina Purnet (WHO) |
April 15, 2022 |
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Social Media, Ethics, and COVID-19 Misinformation Journal of Medical Internet Research |
Unsponsored (20% discount) |
Michael Gisondi, Matthew Strehlow, Ali S. Raja, Jeremy Faust, Michael Gottlieb, Lauren Westafer |
March 31, 2022 |
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Medical Informatics and COVID-19 JMIR Medical Informatics |
Unsponsored |
Christian Lovis |
TBD |
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Health Natural Language Processing and Applications JMIR Medical Informatics |
Unsponsored (20% discount) |
Tianyong Hao, Buzhou Tang, Zuofeng Li |
March 21, 2022 |
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The New Digital Normal in Health and Medicine Journal of Medical Internet Research |
Unsponsored |
JMIR Editors |
TBD |
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Reproductive Informatics: Implications for Women's Health and Informed Choice Journal of Medical Internet Research |
Unsponsored |
JMIR Editors |
TBD |
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ChatGPT, Generative Language Models and Generative AI in Medical Education JMIR Medical Education |
Unsponsored |
Kaushik P. Venkatesh, Maged N. Kamel Boulos |
July 31, 2023 |
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Digital Health Skills and Competencies JMIR Medical Education |
Unsponsored |
Filomena Pietrantonio Ismael Said Criado José López Castro Marco Montagna |
October 31, 2023 |
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APINJ |
Unsponsored |
Hyochol Ahn |
TBD |
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) and ChatGPT in Asian and Pacific Islander (API) Health APINJ |
Unsponsored |
Shu-Fen Wung |
TBD |
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Generative and Multimodal Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Digital Cardiovascular Medicine JMIR Cardio |
Unsponsored |
JMIR Editors |
TBD |
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Online Journal of Public Health Informatics
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Unsponsored |
Nsikak Akpakpan, Edward K. Mensah |
TBD |
Our published theme issues
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Theme Issue Title |
Sponsor |
Editors/ Acquisition Editors |
Open/Closed Call for Papers |
Due Date for Submissions |
Notes (JMIR Staff) |
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Celebrating Cochrane Skin: 25 Years of Evidence-Based Dermatology JMIR Dermatology |
Unsponsored (No article processing fees) |
Robert Dellavalle, Robert Boyle |
Closed June 1, 2023 |
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World Skin Health Day (Guinea) 2023 JMIR Dermatology |
Unsponsored |
Robert Dellavalle |
Closed June 30, 2023 |
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International Society of Teledermatology (ISTD) World Congress 2023 JMIR Dermatology |
Unsponsored |
Amanda Oakley |
Closed December 31, 2023 |
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JMIR Dermatology |
Unsponsored |
James A. Solomon, Ian Brooks |
Closed March 31, 2024 |
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The Role of Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence in Health Care |
Unsponsored (20% discount) |
Dilbag Singh, Robertas Damaševičius, Vijay Kumar |
Closed October 15, 2022 |
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Emerging Challenges and Advancements In Health Informatics with New Generation Unsupervised Learning JMIR Medical Informatics |
Unsponsored |
B.Nagaraj, Danilo Pelusi, Valentina E. Balas |
Closed August 21, 2021 |
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Health Natural Language Processing and Applications JMIR Medical Informatics |
Unsponsored |
Tianyong Hao, Buzhou Tang, Zhengxing Huang, |
Closed March 31, 2021 |
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Outbreaks and Public Health Surveillance research in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (2021) JMIR Public Health & Surveillance |
Sponsored |
Haitham Bashier, Rami Saadeh, Mohammad Alyahya, Magid Al Gunaid |
Closed |
Closed |
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AI-powered Security and privacy in Smart E-Health (2020) JMIR Medical Informatics |
Unsponsored |
Sang-Bing Tsai |
Closed July 31, 2021 |
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Using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to Improve E-Health and M-Health (2020) JMIR mHealth and uHealth |
Unsponsored |
Sang-Bing Tsai |
Closed March 31, 2021 |
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Voices in Adolescent Technology Use and Mental Wellness (2020) JMIR Mental Health |
Sponsored |
Anna Jolliff, Megan Moreno |
Closed |
Closed December 15, 2020 |
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Medical Artificial Intelligence Applications in China JMIR Medical Informatics |
Unsponsored |
Zhenyu Du, Katerina Kalemaki, Hailong Li |
Invited |
Closed July 31, 2020 |
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JMIR Medical Informatics |
Unsponsored |
Yanshan Wang, Feichen Shen, Ozlem Uzner |
Invited |
Closed July 31, 2020 |
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Health Natural Language Processing JMIR Medical Informatics |
Unsponsored |
Tianyong Hao, Buzhou Tang, Zhengxing Huang |
Closed January 15, 2020 |
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JMIR Medical Informatics |
Unsponsored |
Jiang Bian, Cui Tao, Yi Guo, Jennifer Dahne |
Closed December 1, 2019 |
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The Digital Therapeutic Alliance JMIR Mental Health |
Unsponsored |
Reeva Lederman, Simon D'Alfonso |
Closed November 30, 2019 |
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All Journal of Medical Internet Research journals |
Sponsored by JMIR - no Article Processing Fees |
Staff |
Invited & Open Call |
Closed September 15, 2019 |
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Field Epidemiology Research in the Eastern Mediterranean Region JMIR Public Health & Surveillance |
The Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network (EMPHNET) |
Ezzeddine Mohsni, Magid Al-Gunaid, Haitham Bashier Abbas |
Closed call for papers, 18 invited |
Closed |
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European Perspective on Connected Health Journal of Medical Internet Research |
ENJECT |
Brian Caulfield, Myra Tilney, Hrvoje Belani |
Closed call for papers, 8 invited |
Closed |
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Computing and Mental Health (2019) JMIR Mental Health |
Unsponsored |
Rafael Calvo, John Torous, Greg Wadley, Maria Wolters |
Presenting at 4th Symposium on Computing and Mental Health: March 4, 2019 Not Presenting: June 10, 2019 |
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Health professions digital education: what works best, when, for whom and at what cost? Journal of Medical Internet Research |
World Health Organization |
Josip Car, Ana Marusic |
Closed call, 14 invited papers |
Closed |
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Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials in a Bayesian Framework Journal of Medical Internet Research |
Unsponsored |
Marcus Bendtsen |
Closed December 15, 2019 |
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Robotics in Medicine, Psychology, and Psychotherapy Journal of Medical Internet Research |
Unsponsored |
Christiane Eichenberg |
Closed February 15, 2019 |
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JMIR Mental Health |
Unsponsored |
Vero Vanden Abeele, Max Birk, John Torous, Greg Wadley |
Closed February 15, 2019 |
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Blockchain for Health Care and Biomedical Science Journal of Medical Internet Research |
Unsponsored |
Peng Zhang, Kevin A Clauson |
Closed February 1, 2019 |
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Mass Gathering Preparedness and Public Health Recommendations JMIR Public Health & Surveillance |
Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Research Network |
Yousef Khader, Mark Smolinski, Marlo Libel, Adam Crawley |
Closed November 18, 2018 |
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Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions (ATN) JMIR Research Protocols |
Emory University |
Sybil Hosek, Brian Mustanski, Ian Holloway, Susannah Allison, Rebecca Schnall, Audrey Pettifor |
Closed, by invitation only (NIH network) |
Closed |
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JMIR Public Health & Surveillance |
CDC (20% off for unsolicited non-CDC papers) |
Dimitri Prybylski, Joyce Neal |
Closed October 31, 2018 |
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Computing and Mental Health (2018) Journal of Medical Internet Research, JMIR Mental Health |
Unsponsored |
Saeed Abdullah, Jakob E. Bardram, Rafael Calvo, Tanzeem Choudhury, Mary Czerwinski, Elizabeth Murnane, Mirco Musolesi, John Torous, Greg Wadley |
Closed February 15, 2018 |
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Cybersecurity in Medicine and Biomedical Research Journal of Medical Internet Research |
Takeda Pharmaceuticals: 20% off for all submissions |
Perakslis and Stanley |
Closed January 15, 2018 |
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All Journal of Medical Internet Research Journals |
Personal Connected Health Alliance (PCHA), Partners HealthCare Connected Health (PCH) - 20% off |
Timothy Hale |
Only open for authors who have been selected to present a poster at CHC17 in Boston |
Closed January 15, 2018 |
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Journal of Medical Internet Research, JMIR Medical Informatics, JMIR Public Health & Surveillance |
Unsponsored |
Nigel Collier et al |
Closed June 15, 2017 |
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JMIR Public Health & Surveillance |
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine |
Brian Rice, James Hargraeves, Stef Baral, Keith Sabin |
Closed call, 8 invited papers |
Closed |
M P |
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JMIR Public Health & Surveillance |
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine |
Brian Rice, James Hargraeves, Stef Baral, Keith Sabin |
Closed call, 8 invited papers |
Closed |
M P |
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Use of Mobile Technologies for National-Scale Population Surveys Journal of Medical Internet Research |
Johns Hopkins University Global mHealth Initiative |
Ellen Rosskam, Adnan Hyder |
Closed call, 7 invited papers |
Closed January 15, 2017 |
M P |
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Participatory Disease Surveillance JMIR Public Health & Surveillance |
Skoll Global Threats Fund |
Adam Crawley et al |
Closed call, 10 invited papers |
Closed |
M P |
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Computing and Mental Health (2016/2017) Journal of Medical Internet Research |
Unsponsored |
Rafael A. Calvo, Rosalind Picard, Karthik Dinakar, Helen Christensen |
Closed October 15, 2016 |
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JMIR Nursing |
Unsponsored |
Kenrick Dwain Cato, Elizabeth Borycki |
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Closed March 31, 2024 |
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TBD = To be determined
If you would like to submit a theme issue proposal for a JMIR Publications journal, read the following:
- How to guest edit a theme issue
- How to suggest a theme issue (includes link to theme issue proposal form)
Related:
- How do I submit to a theme issue?
- How to guest edit a theme issue
- How to suggest a theme issue
- How does JMIR define a Conflict of Interest (COI)?