Aims & Scope

Frontiers in Health Informatics (formerly known as Iranian Journal of Medical Informatics) is an on-line English peer-reviewed journal for practitioners, researchers and students who are interested in the field of medical informatics and information technology in healthcare sectors.

The Journal aims to publish novel and high quality relevant information written by peers to researchers and readers involved in all fields of health informatics and related interdisciplinaries, strives to keep pace with the rapid growth of publications, and move on to the edge of knowledge in this field.

The Editor welcomes original articles on current practice, research projects or the development of new resources or services.

Review articles are also welcome.

The scope of the journal encompasses (but is not restricted to): - Information systems, including registraty systems, hospital information systems, departmental and/or physician's office systems, document handling systems, electronic medical record systems, standardization, systems integration etc.; - Library and information sciences; - Image Processing, including new algorithm development to detect lesions or diagnose diseases, implement or modify methods or algorithms etc; - Computer-aided medical decision support systems using heuristic, algorithmic and/or statistical methods as exemplified in decision theory, protocol development, artificial intelligence, etc.; - Health Information Management and Health Information Technology; - Educational computer based programs; - Health technology assessment; - Other related fields;

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year Value
2024 20772

Journal Citation Indicator

Year Value
2024 148

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year Value
2024 0.207

Quartile

Year Value
2024 Q4

h-index

Year Value
2024 9

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.


Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.


Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.


SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

SJR
0.207
First Published: 2024

Quartile

Current Quartile
Q4
First Published: 2024

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