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Digital health initiatives in resource limited settings
Guest Editors
Felix Holl, Ph.D., MPH, M.Sc., FAMIA, Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Felix Sukums, MSc, PhD, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania
Submission Status: Open until 30 June 2025
The future of circadian and sleep health in the digital era
Guest Editors
Jaime K Devine, PhD, Institutes for Behavior Resources, USA
Zilu Liang, PhD, Kyoto University of Advanced Science, Japan
Manuel Spitschan, PhD, Technical University of Munich, Germany; Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Germany
Submission Status: Open until 20 May 2025
Humanization of healthcare in the era of AI
Guest Editors:
Maurice Mulvenna, BSc (Hons), PgCert, MPhil, PhD, FHEA, SMACM, Ulster University, UK
John Martin O’Donoghue, BSc, MSc, PhD, University College Cork, Ireland
Submission Status: Open until 15 April 2025
The role of large language models in revolutionizing digital health
Guest Editors:
Abeed Sarker, PhD, Emory University, USA
Lina F. Soualmia, PhD, University of Rouen Normandie, France
Honghan Wu, PhD, University of Glasgow, UK
Submission Status: Open until 24 March 2025
Digital health in rare diseases
Guest Editors:
Jannik Schaaf, Dr. rer. med., Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
Michele Zoch, Dipl. -Wi. -Inf., TUD Dresden University of Technology, Germany
Submission Status: Open until 24 February 2025
Digital health economics
Guest Editors:
Carlo Federici, PhD, SDA Bocconi University, Italy
Páll Jónsson, PhD, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, UK
Submission Status: Open until 29 January 2025
Digital gaming and health
Guest Editors:
Niko Männikkö, PhD, Oulu University of Applied Sciences, Finland
Umair Rehman, PhD, MASc, Western University, Canada
Submission Status: Open until 23 January 2025
Digital health supporting caregivers
Guest Editors:
Kerstin Denecke, Dr. rer. nat., Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
Elia Gabarron, PhD, Østfold University College, Norway
Octavio Rivera, PhD, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
Submission Status: Open until 20 December 2024
The metaverse and its applications in healthcare
Guest Editors:
Giacinto Barresi: Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy
Carlo Massaroni: Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Italy
Submission Status: Open until 12 December 2024
The role of digital health in supporting people with dementia
Guest Editors:
Sayeh Bayat, PhD, University of Calgary, Canada
Alexandra König, PhD, University Côte d’Azur, France
Submission Status: Open until 6 December 2024
Digital therapeutics
Guest Editors:
Haleh Ayatollahi: Iran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Agata Blasiak: National University of Singapore, Singapore
Tejal Lathia: The Hormone and Bone Centre Navi Mumbai, India
Submission Status: Open until 5 December 2024
Big data in digital healthcare
Guest Editors:
Andrew D. Boyd, MD, University of Illinois Chicago, United States
Mariusz Duplaga, MD, PhD, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Poland
Submission Status: Open until 26 November 2024
How robotics is transforming healthcare
Guest Editors:
Olivier Lambercy, PhD, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Mohammad Habibur Rahman, PhD, P. Eng., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA
Submission Status: Open until 22 November 2024
Digital health data privacy, security and trust
Guest Editors:
Nariman Ammar: Illinois State University, USA
Le Sun: Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, China
Submission Status: Open until 28 October 2024
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Health promotion in the era of social media and digital communication
Guest Editors:
Lorien C. Abroms: George Washington University, USA
William Douglas Evans: George Washington University, USA
Zhe He: Florida State University, USA
Digital technology and the future of mental health treatment
Guest Editors:
Anna Price: University of Exeter Medical School, United Kingdom
Alastair van Heerden: Human Sciences Research Council & University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
The person-centric approach to digital healthcare
Guest Editors:
Elia Gabarron: Østfold University College, Norway
Octavio Rivera Romero: Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
Translational research on assistive technology for persons with disabilities
Guest Editors:
Ahmed Morsy: Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt
Aliaa Rehan Youssef: Faculties of Engineering and Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Egypt
Telehealth
Guest Editors:
Bassey Ebenso: University of Leeds, UK
Hao Xue: Stanford University, USA
The Impact of IoT on digital health
Guest Editors:
José Alberto BenÃtez-Andrades: University of León, Spain
Alessia Paglialonga: National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Italy
Wearable biosensors
Guest Editor:
Alison Cuff: BioMed Central, Germany
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Speed 2023
Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 11
Submission to acceptance (median days): 126
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