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Submit your clinical informatics and decision science research to JMID and contribute to advancing healthcare through information technology.

Before initiating your submission, please carefully review the following preparation steps to ensure your manuscript is ready for the editorial process:

• Scope Alignment: Confirm your research falls within JMID's scope of clinical informatics, decision science, and healthcare technology
• Author Guidelines: Review the Instructions for Authors for detailed formatting requirements
• Ethical Approval: Ensure ethical approval is documented for research involving human subjects or healthcare data, with IRB approval numbers included
• Data Privacy: Confirm that patient data has been appropriately de-identified and privacy requirements have been met
• Reporting Standards: Follow relevant reporting guidelines (STARE-HI for health informatics evaluations, CONSORT for trials, PRISMA for reviews)
• Figure Preparation: Prepare high-resolution figures, system architecture diagrams, and screenshots as separate files
• Code and Data: Consider data and code availability for reproducibility; provide repository links where appropriate

Use this comprehensive checklist to ensure your submission package is complete:

JMID uses the ManuscriptZone online submission system. The system guides you through each step:

1. Create Account: Register on ManuscriptZone if you are a new user. Complete your profile with institutional affiliation and contact information.
2. Start New Submission: Select "Journal of Medical Informatics and Decision Making" and choose the appropriate article type.
3. Upload Manuscript: Submit your main manuscript file, figures, tables, and supplementary materials.
4. Enter Metadata: Provide title, abstract, keywords, and complete author information with ORCID identifiers.
5. Suggest Reviewers: Optionally suggest qualified reviewers with informatics expertise. Identify any reviewers to exclude.
6. Review and Submit: Verify all information is accurate and complete, then submit for editorial consideration.

Each submission should include a cover letter that effectively communicates the significance of your work:

• Brief description of the research problem and key findings
• Explanation of why this work advances clinical informatics or decision science
• Statement of clinical relevance and potential impact on healthcare
• Confirmation that the manuscript is original and not under consideration elsewhere
• Declaration of any related publications or submissions
• Disclosure of conflicts of interest

All submissions undergo rigorous single-blind peer review by experts in clinical informatics and related domains:

• Editorial Assessment: The handling editor evaluates scope relevance, methodological soundness, and potential significance
• Reviewer Selection: Reviewers with relevant technical and clinical informatics expertise are invited to evaluate the manuscript
• Review Criteria: Reviewers assess scientific validity, methodology, clinical relevance, innovation, and presentation quality
• Decision Categories: Possible outcomes include Accept, Minor Revision, Major Revision, or Reject

When revision is requested, authors receive detailed reviewer comments. For minor revisions, authors typically have 14 days to respond. For major revisions, 30 days is allowed with extensions available. Authors should provide a point-by-point response document. Most manuscripts require at least one round of revision before acceptance.

JMID is an open access journal with article processing charges payable upon acceptance. No fees are required at submission. We offer discounts for members and waivers for authors from low-income countries. See our APC page for current rates.

After acceptance, manuscripts enter production for final formatting and typesetting. Authors receive proofs for review and must respond within 48 hours to avoid publication delays. Only minor corrections to typographical errors are permitted at the proof stage. Once final proofs are approved and APC payment is confirmed, articles are published online with DOI assignment typically within 2 weeks. Authors receive notification when their article is live and can share the permanent URL with colleagues.

All JMID articles are published under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license, ensuring free and immediate access for informaticists, clinicians, data scientists, and healthcare IT professionals worldwide. Open access publication removes barriers to knowledge dissemination and accelerates the translation of informatics research into clinical practice. Your research becomes immediately discoverable through search engines, indexing services, and academic databases.

Authors whose first language is not English are encouraged to have their manuscripts reviewed by a fluent English speaker or professional editing service before submission. While we do not reject manuscripts solely based on language issues, clear communication is essential for effective peer review and reader comprehension. The editorial office can provide recommendations for language editing services upon request.

JMID encourages transparency in computational research. Authors should provide a Data Availability Statement describing access to underlying data. For studies involving custom algorithms, machine learning models, or analysis pipelines, we encourage deposit of code in public repositories (GitHub, Zenodo) with appropriate documentation. For restricted data, describe access procedures and any requirements for data use agreements.

If you have questions about the submission process, scope alignment, or need assistance with technical issues, please contact our editorial office at [email protected]. Our support team responds to inquiries within 1-2 business days. For technical issues with the submission system, please provide your manuscript ID if available. We are committed to supporting authors throughout the publication journey and welcome feedback on how we can improve our submission and review processes to better serve the informatics research community worldwide.