SUBMITTING
01How do I submit a manuscript?
Prepare it on the template for your article type, complete the submission checklist and the declaration form, and email everything to the editorial office at jomi@aayvu.com. Every template and form is in the submission pack on the Author Instructions page.
02Which article types does the journal accept?
Six: Research Article, Review Article, Case Report, Methodological Paper, Database and Tools, and Letter to the Editor. A template is provided for each.
03Which files must accompany the manuscript?
The completed checklist, the signed declaration form, every table as a separate editable file, every figure as a separate image file, and any reporting checklist your study design requires. The Licence to Publish comes later, after acceptance.
04What are the word limits?
For a research article: abstract 250, Introduction 700, Materials and Methods 1200, Results 1500, Discussion 600 to 700, Conclusion up to 400. A review article is not bound by those section limits but must not exceed 7,500 words in total, excluding the title page, references, tables and figure legends.
05How should figures and tables be supplied?
As separate files, never embedded in the manuscript. Figures at a minimum of 300 dpi in TIFF, JPEG, PNG or EPS, numbered in order of citation, each with a legend. Tables as editable Word or Excel files, each with its caption above it.
06Is an ORCID iD compulsory?
Yes, for every author without exception. A submission with a missing or unverified iD cannot proceed to production.
07Does the journal edit the language of accepted manuscripts?
No. Authors are responsible for the linguistic quality of the submission. Arrange language editing before submitting if English is not your first language.
08May I submit work that is under consideration elsewhere?
No. Submission is taken as confirmation by all authors that the work is original, has not been published before in any language, and is not under consideration by another journal.
09How should author names and affiliations be written?
Each author's full given name followed by the family name, in published order; initials in place of a given name are not accepted. Mark the corresponding author with an asterisk. Link authors to affiliations with superscript numbers, and give the department, institution, city, postal code, state or province and country in full.
10What is the running title, and how long may it be?
A shortened form of the title, seven words maximum. It appears as the running header on every page of the published article and is used for indexing.
11How many keywords should I supply?
Five to seven, ordered from the most specific to the most general.
12What are the Highlights?
Four to five bullet points capturing the novelty and significance of the work. Each must be a complete statement of a finding, not a description of what was done.
13Do I need a graphical abstract?
Only where the article type calls for one. If you include it, prepare it to the same 300 dpi standard as every other figure and give it a caption of two to three sentences.
CHARGES AND RIGHTS
14Is there a charge to publish in JoMI?
Article processing charges are waived in full for every manuscript accepted up to March 2027, as a launch initiative. The standard charge applies to manuscripts accepted after that date.
15Is there a submission fee, or any charge to readers?
No to both. There is no submission fee at any time, and readers are never charged. There is no subscription, registration or paywall.
16Do I keep the copyright in my article?
Yes. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal a non-exclusive licence to publish.
17Under which licence are articles published?
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International, CC BY 4.0. Anyone may share and adapt the work for any purpose provided they credit the authors and the source, link to the licence and indicate any changes.
18May I deposit my article in a repository?
Yes. The submitted, accepted and published versions may all be deposited in any repository immediately. There is no embargo period.
19May I post my manuscript as a preprint?
Yes. Disclose it in the cover letter and cite it in the manuscript, as you would for a conference abstract, a thesis chapter or an earlier report on the same dataset.
20Do I need permission to reproduce third-party material?
Yes, where the material is not compatible with CC BY 4.0. Obtain written permission before submitting and supply the documentation with the manuscript.
21May I reuse my own published article?
Yes, freely and without seeking permission, provided the original publication in this journal is cited.
REVIEW AND ETHICS
22What review model does the journal use?
Single-blind review: reviewer identities are withheld from the authors.
23How many reviewers assess a manuscript?
A minimum of two independent reviewers for every manuscript sent for review.
24How much textual similarity is allowed?
A maximum of 15% overall, excluding references and correctly attributed quotations. Manuscripts above that are returned before peer review. A single source contributing a disproportionate share may be queried even within the limit, and reuse of your own published text counts towards the score.
25May I use generative AI in preparing the manuscript?
Yes, provided you declare it. There is no fixed percentage limit, but any use must be named in the Declaration of Generative AI with the tool, the purpose and the extent. AI tools cannot be listed as authors. Undeclared use is treated as a breach of publication ethics.
26Must a clinical trial be registered?
Yes, prospectively, in a publicly accessible registry meeting WHO or ICMJE standards, at or before the time of first participant consent. Retrospective registration does not satisfy the requirement.
27Which reporting guideline applies to my study?
CONSORT for randomised trials, PRISMA for systematic reviews, STROBE for observational studies, STARD for diagnostic accuracy, ARRIVE for animal research, CARE for case reports, TRIPOD+AI for prediction models, CLAIM for AI in medical imaging. Others through the EQUATOR Network. Submit the completed checklist as a supplementary file.
28My study is purely computational. Do I still need an ethics statement?
Yes. The statement remains a required disclosure, worded to record why approval was not needed: that the study involves no human participants, clinical samples, identifiable personal data or experimental animals.
29What if my article contains identifiable patient material?
Written consent to publication is required from that person or their legal representative, and the manuscript must state that it was obtained. Consent to take part in a study is not the same thing. Masking the eye region of a photograph is not sufficient anonymisation.
30Can authors be added, removed or reordered after submission?
Only on a written request from the corresponding author giving the reason, with signed agreement from every listed author and from the author being added or removed. After publication it is handled as a formal correction.
31Who qualifies as an author?
Anyone meeting all four ICMJE criteria: substantial contribution to conception, design, acquisition, analysis or interpretation; drafting or critical revision; final approval; and agreement to be accountable for the whole work. Meeting fewer than all four does not qualify.
32Where do other contributors go?
In the Acknowledgment: technical assistance, administrative support, access to facilities or critical feedback. Funders are acknowledged separately in the Funding Statement and must not be duplicated there.
33What must the Data Availability Statement say?
How the data supporting the findings may be accessed: the repository with accession numbers or DOIs where data are public, the condition of access where they are not, the reason where they cannot be shared, or that no new data were created.
34Is the similarity level published with the article?
Yes. The measured similarity level is printed on the first page of the published article, together with the review model, the number of reviewers, the handling editor and the dates of receipt, revision, acceptance and online publication. The AI figure is not published; manuscripts are screened for AI-generated content, but the measured percentage is used editorially and does not appear on the article.
35Does the sex and gender reporting requirement apply to my study?
Wherever participants, animals or cells are involved. Report sex and, where relevant, gender; state how each was determined; justify any exclusion; explain a single-sex population; and disaggregate results wherever the data allow.
AFTER ACCEPTANCE
36What happens once my manuscript is accepted?
You receive proofs for checking, and every author signs the Licence to Publish. The article is then assigned a registered DOI and published open access.
37What may I change at proof stage?
Typesetting errors only. Proofs are not an opportunity to revise the science or add material.
38When are issues published?
Four a year, in January, April, July and October. An accepted article appears in the current issue as soon as production is complete rather than waiting for the issue to close.
39How do I report an error in a published article?
Write to the editorial office with the article DOI and a clear account of the error. It is handled under the Corrections and Retractions Policy, which may lead to a correction, an expression of concern or a retraction.
40Can I appeal against an editorial decision?
Yes. The corresponding author may appeal in writing under the Appeals and Complaints Policy, setting out the grounds. Appeals are considered once.
41Who signs the Licence to Publish?
Every author personally. Signatures applied by one person on behalf of others are not accepted, and the corresponding author cannot agree a variation to the licence for the others.
42How are supplementary files published?
They are hosted alongside the article and cited in the disclosure statements under Supplementary Information. The permanent link is inserted by the publisher at proof stage.
43What is the Handling Editor Information statement?
The final disclosure statement, naming the editor who handled the manuscript with their affiliation and contact address. It is completed by the editorial office, not by the authors, but the numbered heading should be left in place.
ABOUT THE JOURNAL
44Who publishes the journal, and what is its ISSN?
Aayvu Publications Private Limited, Chennai, India. The journal's eISSN is 3108-2696 and it has been published since 2025.
45Where is the journal indexed?
Crossref, OpenAlex, Google Scholar, Scilit, and ROAD, the Directory of Open Access Scholarly Resources of the ISSN International Centre. Applications are made to further services as the journal meets their eligibility requirements.
46Does every article receive a DOI?
Yes. Every article carries a registered DOI under the prefix 10.64659, deposited with Crossref together with its metadata, references and author ORCID iDs.
47How should I cite an article from the journal?
Author AB, Author CD. Title of the article. J. Medico Inform. year;volume(issue):pages, followed by the DOI.
48How can I review for the journal, or join the editorial board?
Write to the editorial office with your field of expertise, your ORCID and a link to your publication record.
49What subjects does the journal cover?
Medical informatics in the broad sense, across ten core informatics areas — from clinical decision support and medical bioinformatics to public health informatics, digital health and data standards — and five biomedical domains including personalized medicine, computational drug discovery and antimicrobial resistance. The Scope page lists all fifteen.
