For Reviewers

A single-blind peer-review, online-only, and Gold Open Access journal, JAMIA Open provides a global forum for the publication of novel research and insights in the major areas of informatics for biomedicine and health (e.g., translational bioinformatics, clinical research informatics, clinical informatics, public health informatics, and consumer health informatics), as well as related areas such as data science, qualitative research, and implementation science. JAMIA Open articles, which include application notes, database notes, and patient/community perspectives, alongside original research, reflect the broad diversity of the field of informatics community, focusing on the intersection of informatics, health, communication, and technology, and how that intersection can support patient care through research, practice, and education. JAMIA Open authors are encouraged to make data and source code accessible through publicly accessible repositories that can be cited using digital object identifiers. Accepted manuscripts will be required to have a patient/community facing abstract that highlights key findings.

Peer-review for journals has been a formal part of scientific communications for centuries.  For JAMIA Open, it is a critical function to ensure material is reviewed by other experts in the field before being published.  It is a service to the AMIA community and the informatics field as well as opportunity for individuals to receive in-depth exposure to emerging scientific research.

The features that contribute most importantly to the quality of manuscript reviews for the JAMIA Open include adherence to reviewer guidelines, specificity and accuracy, completeness, usefulness of recommendations to both editors and authors, tone, internal consistency, and mindfulness of the needs of our readers and the medical community as a whole.

Interested individuals will need to create a potential reviewer account on JAMIA Open's submission site.