Instructions for Authors

Comprehensive guidelines for preparing and submitting your medical informatics research to JMID.

JMID publishes the following manuscript categories:

Original research articles should follow this structured format:

1. Title Page: Title, authors, affiliations, corresponding author contact, word count, keywords
2. Abstract: Structured with Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions sections
3. Introduction: Background, rationale, and objectives of the study
4. Materials and Methods: Study design, data sources, algorithms, evaluation metrics
5. Results: Findings presented with supporting data and visualizations
6. Discussion: Interpretation, comparison with literature, clinical implications
7. Conclusions: Key findings and impact on informatics practice
8. Data/Code Availability: Statement on data sharing and code repositories
9. References: Vancouver style formatting

JMID strongly encourages transparency in computational research:

All medical informatics research must comply with ethical standards:

• IRB/Ethics Committee approval for studies involving patient data
• Informed consent documentation or waiver justification
• HIPAA compliance for US-based studies
• GDPR compliance for EU-based studies
• De-identification methods described for secondary data analysis

References should be numbered consecutively in the order they appear in the text:

• Journal Article: Smith AB, Jones CD. Clinical decision support for diabetes management. J Med Inform Decis Mak. 2025;12(3):245-250.
• Conference Paper: Lee M, Chen R. Deep learning for EHR analysis. Proceedings of AMIA 2024; 2024 Nov 9-13; San Francisco, CA. p. 156-162.

1. Prepare: Format your manuscript according to these guidelines
2. Register: Create an account on ManuscriptZone submission portal
3. Upload: Submit your manuscript, figures, code links, and supplementary materials
4. Review: Single-blind peer review by informatics specialists (2-4 weeks)
5. Revise: Address reviewer feedback if revision is requested
6. Accept: Pay the APC after your manuscript is accepted
7. Publish: Your article goes live within 2 weeks of payment

JMID follows ICMJE criteria for authorship. All listed authors must have made substantial contributions to: conception/design or data acquisition/analysis; drafting or critically revising the manuscript; final approval; and agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work. Contributors who do not meet all criteria should be acknowledged rather than listed as authors. Given the interdisciplinary nature of informatics research, we recognize that contributions may span clinical, technical, and methodological domains. Changes to authorship after submission require written confirmation from all authors.

Submissions should include a cover letter that briefly describes the study's significance, key findings, and relevance to clinical informatics practice. Declare any prior publications of related work and confirm that the manuscript is original and not under consideration elsewhere. For computational studies, briefly describe the availability of code and data.

JMID encourages adherence to established reporting guidelines to ensure complete and transparent reporting of research:

• Health Informatics Evaluations: STARE-HI (Statement on Reporting of Evaluation Studies in Health Informatics)
• Clinical Trials: CONSORT Statement
• Systematic Reviews: PRISMA Statement
• Diagnostic Accuracy Studies: STARD Guidelines
• Prediction Model Studies: TRIPOD Statement

Authors working with patient data must ensure appropriate de-identification and compliance with relevant privacy regulations. Describe de-identification methods in the Methods section. For US-based studies, confirm HIPAA compliance. For EU-based studies, confirm GDPR compliance. Provide ethics committee approval numbers and describe informed consent procedures or justification for waiver. When using publicly available datasets, cite the original data source and confirm compliance with any data use agreements.

Manuscripts should be written in clear, concise English following American English spelling conventions. Technical terminology should be defined at first use. Abbreviations should be spelled out at first use except for standard abbreviations commonly recognized in the informatics literature. Authors whose first language is not English may wish to have their manuscripts reviewed by a fluent English speaker or professional editing service before submission.