(if you are interested in guest-editing or sponsoring a theme issue, please read How to guest edit a theme issue and How to suggest a theme issue)
We plan to publish the following theme issues in 2017 or beyond:
| Theme Issue Title | Sponsor | Editors / Acquisition Editors | Open/Closed Call for Papers | Due Date for submissions |
Notes (for JMIR staff only) |
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Computing and Mental Health (2016/2017) J Med Internet Res |
unsponsored | Rafael A. Calvo, Rosalind Picard, Karthik Dinakar, Helen Christensen |
Open call | closed (was Oct 15, 2016) | |
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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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Use of Mobile Technologies for National-Scale Population Surveys J Med Internet Res |
Johns Hopkins University Global mHealth Initiative | Ellen Rosskam, Adnan Hyder | Closed call, 7 invited papers |
closed (was Jan 15, 2017) |
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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J Med Internet Res, JMIR Med Inform, JMIR Public Health & Surveillance |
unsponsored (but 20% off APF) | Nigel Collier et al | Open call for papers | closed (was Jun 15, 2017) | Z |
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Population Size Estimation Procedures and Findings for Populations at High Risk of HIV Infection in Global Settings JMIR Public Health & Surveillance |
CDC (20% off for unsolicited non-CDC papers) | Dimitri Prybylski and Joyce Neal | Open call for papers | October 31, 2018 | Z |
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Connected Health (CHC17) all JMIR 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 | Jan 15, 2018 | Z |
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Cybersecurity in Medicine and Biomedical Research J Med Internet Res |
Takeda Pharmaceuticals: 20% off for all submissions | Perakslis and Stanley | Open call for papers | Jan 15, 2018 | Z |
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Computing and Mental Health (2018) J Med Internet Res and |
unsponsored | Abdullah, Bardram, Calvo, Choudhury, Czerwinski, Murnane, Musolesi, Torous, Wadley | Open call for papers | Feb 15, 2018 | Z |
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Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions (ATN) JMIR Res Protoc |
Emory University | Sybil Hosek, Brian Mustanski, Ian Holloway, Susannah Allison, Rebecca Schnall, Audrey Pettifor | closed, by invitation only (NIH network) | tbd | Z |
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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 | Open Call for Papers | November 18, 2018 | Z |
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Video Games for Mental Health JMIR Mental Health |
unsponsored |
Vero Vanden Abeele, Max Birk, John Torous, Greg Wadley |
Open Call for Papers | February 15, 2019 | Z |
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Robotics in Medicine, Psychology, and Psychotherapy JMIR |
unsponsored |
Christiane Eichenberg |
Open Call for Papers | February 15, 2019 | Z |
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Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials in a Bayesian Framework JMIR |
unsponsored |
Marcus Bendtsen |
Open Call for Papers | December 15, 2019 | Z |
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Blockchain for Health Care and Biomedical Science JMIR |
unsponsored |
Peng Zhang, Kevin A Clauson |
Open Call for Papers | February 1, 2019 | Z |
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Health professions digital education: what works best, when, for whom and at what cost? JMIR |
World Health Organization |
Josip Car, Ana Marusic |
Closed call, 14 invited papers | Closed | Z |
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Computing and Mental Health (2019) JMIR Mental Health |
unsponsored |
Rafael Calvo, John Torous, Greg Wadley, Maria Wolters |
Open Call for Papers | Presenting at 4th Symposium on Computing and Mental Health: March 4, 2019 Not Presenting: June 10, 2019 |
Z |
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European Perspective on Connected Health JMIR |
ENJECT |
Brian Caulfield, Myra Tilney, Hrvoje Belani |
Closed call for papers, 8 invited | N/A | Z |
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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 | N/A | Z |
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The Digital Therapeutic Alliance JMIR Mental Health |
Unsponsored |
Reeva Lederman, Simon D'Alfonso |
Open call | 30 Nov 2019 | Z |
| Sponsored by JMIR - no Article Processing Fees |
Staff |
Invited & Open Call | 15 Sep 2019 | ||
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Semantics of Mental Health JMIR Medical Informatics |
Unsponsored |
Jiang Bian, Cui Tao, Yi Guo, Jennifer Dahne |
Open Call | 1 Dec 2019 | Z |
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Health Natural Language Processing JMIR Medical Informatics |
Unsponsored |
Tianyong Hao, Buzhou Tang, Zhengxing Huang |
Open Call | 15 Jan 2020 | Z |
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National NLP Clinical Challenges/Open Health Natural Language Processing 2019 Challenge Selected Papers JMIR Medical Informatics |
Unsponsored |
Yanshan Wang, Feichen Shen, Ozlem Uzner |
Invited | July 31, 2020 | z |
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Medical Artificial Intelligence Applications in China
JMIR Medical Informatics |
Unsponsored |
Zhenyu Du, Katerina Kalemaki, Hailong Li |
Invited | July 31, 2020 | z |
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Theme Issue 2020: Coronavirus nCoV 2019 Outbreak Rapid Reports
JMIR Public Health and Surveillance |
Unsponsored |
Travis Sanchez |
Open Call | TBD |
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Theme Issue 2020: Special Issue Covid-19
JMIR |
Unsponsored |
Gunther Eysenbach |
Open Call | TBD |
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Theme Issue 2020: Digital Approaches for Pediatric Healthcare JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting |
Unsponsored |
Sherif Badawy |
Open Call | tbd | Z |
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Theme Issue 2020: COVID-19 and Mental Health: Impact and Interventions JMIR Mental Health
|
Unsponsored |
John Torous |
Open Call | tbd | Z |
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Theme issue 2020: AI-powered Security and privacy in Smart E-Health JMIR Medical Informatics |
Unsponsored |
Sang-Bing Tsai |
Open Call | July 31, 2021 | Z |
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Theme issue 2020: Nursing Informatics and COVID-19 JMIR Nursing |
Unsponsored |
Elizabeth Borycki |
Open Call | TBD | Z |
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Special Theme Issue / e-Collection 2020: The Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Rehabilitation JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies |
Unsponsored |
Lisa Sheehy |
Open Call | TBD | Z |
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Theme issue 2020: Human Factors of the COVID-19 Outbreak JMIR Human Factors |
Unsponsored |
Andre Kushniruk |
Open Call | TBD | Z |
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Theme Issue 2020: Using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to Improve E-Health and M-Health JMIR mHealth and uHealth |
Unsponsored |
Sang-Bing Tsai |
Open Call | March 31, 2021 | Z |
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Theme Issue 2020: Voices in Adolescent Technology Use and Mental Wellness JMIR Mental Health |
Sponsored |
Anna Jolliff, Megan Moreno |
Closed | Dec 15, 2020 | Z |
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Theme issue 2021: Outbreaks and Public Health Surveillance research in the Eastern Mediterranean Region JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
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Sponsored |
Haitham Bashier, Rami Saadeh, Mohammad Alyahya, Magid Al Gunaid |
Closed | TBD | Z |
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Theme Issue 2021: Health Natural Language Processing and Applications |
Unsponsored |
Tianyong Hao, Buzhou Tang, Zhengxing Huang, |
Open Call | March 31, 2021 | Z |
tbd=to be determined; tbc=to be confirmed
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