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About Telehealth and Medicine Today (THMT)

What is Telehealth and Medicine Today (THMT)?

Telehealth and Medicine Today (THMT) open access international peer reviewed journal examines the value of telehealth and clinical automation, its use and scalable developments, clinical informatics, business process guidance, immersive patient experiences, market research, and the economic impact of digital health innovations in advancing value based care across the care continuum. Original research articles and reviews feature perspectives from multiple disciplines including medicine, technology, policy, economic, education, and social impact. Authors are encouraged to submit outcomes data to demonstrate real world cost efficiencies to enhance affordable, accessible, quality care through virtual and digital treatment modalities.

THMT is published six (6) times per year: February, April, June, August, October, and December.

Respective deadlines are Jan 1, March 1, May 1, July 1, Sept 1, and November 1.

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What makes THMT different from other jourals?

Unlike other journals in the market today, Telehealth and Medicine Today (THMT) brings practical frontline research and insights from around the globe, and spotlights the economic impact of digital health innovations advancing value based care across the care continuum. The journal bridges research with real world implementation and impact. It's an exciting time to be in healthcare, and we share that excitement with our global ecosystem!

THMT is ENTIRELY OPEN ACCESS wthout any time limits for "open access" or paywalls
Is dedicated to building knowledge and consensus for deploying and scaling telehealth delivery services to achieve sustainable outcomes for affordable, accessible, and quality care for health consumers around the globe
Is published six (6) times per year
Embraces articles that may not be traditionally valued for key learnings from unsuccessful experiences
Broadens the scope of scholarly publications’ references to discoverable, reproducible, and annotatable software code required to accelerate technology adoption with credibility and trust via its companion Code Ocean computational reproducibility platform
Is led by a renowned editorial team that applies innovative means and tools to rigorously vet and objectively evaluate content in order to demonstrate credible progress in the newly evolving discipline.

Learn more about the Peer Review Board here , or go to https://telehealthandmedicinetoday.com/index.php/journal/authors-journal

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Is THMT an academic journal?

THMT is a peer-reviewed intrnational open access journal that endeavors to meet the highest standards of academic rigor. Member of ICMJE, COPE, and WAME, publishing original research, practical clinical use and experiences, to accelerate knowledge sharing around the globe.

THMT is intended for academic and non-academic authors and readers seeking to accelerate and understand telehealth research, innovation, and technology adoption around the world.

The publisher's vision of building trust through truth is intended to catalyze and align strategic thoughts leaders and multidisciplinary stakeholders to accelerate the transformation and modernization of healthcare, harnessing local and global leaders to exchange knowledge, build consensus, and best practices toward better health for global health citizens.

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Is THMT a Pay-to-Play journal?

No. THMT’s renowned Peer Review Board determines what is accepted following rigorous vetting and objective evaluation to determine if content will augment the body of knowledge required for an evolving field of research.

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Does THMT accept white papers?

No. THMT does not accept white papers or press releases.

THMT seeks original evidence based manuscripts that address strategic, medical, technical, legal, policy, and socio-economic aspects impacting the field.

Learn more about THMT’s Manuscript Preparation, click here.

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How often is THMT published?

THMT is publiishedd six (6) times per year - every two months in February, April, June, August, October, and December.

Deadlines are the first of the month prior. For example, the deadline for the April issue is March 1, and so on.

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How can I subscribe to THMT’s updates?

Subscribe for free at https://telehealthandmedicinetoday.com//index.php/journal/user/register

What is the readership of THMT?

✓ Readers from 110+ countries visit THMT
✓ Reader average montly engagements are 70K+
✓ Indexed in 10 databases:

SCOPUS
Google Scholar
EBSCOhost Health Business Elite
Unpaywall
NEBIS
Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research (GFMER)
ProQuest Health & Medical Complete
ProQuest Public Health
ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Program
Index Copernicus
Public Knowledge Project metadata harvester
*Under review at WoS and DOAJ

Article citations, social media conversations, and download statistics are located on the article landing page. Simply click on the article title on the THMT homepage. The article landing page features the article abstract. The article’s download history is located in graph, beneath the abstract.

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Who may be interested to publish in THMT?

Who can publish in THMT?

Telehealth and Medicine Today provides a platform that bridges excellence from research laboratory to real world market transformation and impact. Viewership includes leaders from universities, hospitals, medical research centers, payors, researchers, medical directors, IT/IS, healthcare providers, nurses, consultants, service and platform providers, entrepreneurs and startups, pharmaceutical, device, pharmacy, NGO, government, and policy and regulators around the globe.

THMT invites prospective authors to submit original manuscripts, use cases, unpublished research, and substantiated opinions on the broad spectrum of topics ranging from theory to science, technologies and methodologies, pilots and scalable deployments, operations and economics, user experience and Return-on-Adoption, legal and regulatory, transformation and disruption, ecosystem and society, and more.

THMT’s renowned editorial team and Editors-in-Chief determine what is published following rigorous vetting and objective, unbiased evaluation of submissions.

Who is already published in THMT?

Since July 2018, manuscripts from a bibliodiverse global ecosystem are published in THMT with authors from every continent.

Author affiliations include:

UNIVERSITIES: Harvard, McGill University, MIT, Vanderbilt University, Tufts University, University of Wisconsin, University of Colorado, University of Wisconsin, IFRISSE, Kennesaw University, UCSF, Wake Forest School of Medicine, University of California, University of North Carolina, University of Cincinnati, University of Toronto, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, University of Belgrad, Thomas Jefferson College of Population Health,Case Western Reserve University

Health Systems: Mayo Clinic, Sutter Health, Duke Cancer Institute, NC Department of Health and Human Services, West Michigan Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS and Groups: Medical Association of São Paulo, ATA, IEEE-SA, ISfTeH, COVID-19 Coalition,

COMPANIES: HealthTap, Biofourmis, IBM, Clearstep, MITRE Corp, Nixon Law Group, West Corp, 2Morrow Inc. 96Point6, Avera, EGB Law Group

CONSULTING FIRMS: Deloitte, Cromford Health, Schumacher Clinical Partners

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What topics are covered in THMT?

What topics may be considered for publication by THMT?

THMT invites prospective authors to submit original research manuscripts, reviews, use cases, reports, and substantiated opinions on the broad spectrum of topics that may include:

Manuscripts of interest will present local and global innovations fostering ecosystem efficiencies in virtual care management and medicine across the care continuum in the following areas:

New Business Models: provider strategies, incentive models, future society transformation, platform technology, financial impact to health systems and patient out-of-pocket cost, scalability, sustainability, workflow and business processes, business continuity, utilization and downstream care, emergency visits and hospitalizations, hospital readmissions, reducing health system costs, workforce and crisis models, workflow and business processes, meeting and exceeding the quadruple aim, low-income community strategies for success

Technology: Artificial intelligence, AI-enabled disease detection, characterization, and screening, treatment outcome prediction and response, image quality improvement and acquisition acceleration using AI, intelligent exam protocol, diagnosis efficiency improvement, workflow enhancement using AI, AI-driven clinical integration and care management, scale achieved through robotic process automation, chatbots, robotics, voice interface tech, machine learning, interoperability, mixed reality (AR/VR/MR) immersive experiences in healthcare settings, network architectures, wireless and mobile service platforms

Use Cases: key learnings from successful and unsuccessful experiences, rural care access, reducing administrative burden for frontline healthcare workers, intelligent exam protocol, AI-enabled disease detection, characterization, and screening, treatment outcome prediction and response evaluation, image quality improvement and image acquisition acceleration, remote patient monitoring for chronic conditions, communication and counseling, disaster and emergency medicine, military medicine remote care, failed and negative experiences

Legal and Regulatory: reimbursement, reduced hospital readmissions, health policy, patient privacy (GDPR and HIPAA), information governance & data protection, security and governance, standards and methods for data curation, distribution, sharing, and management in AI medicine, standards, discovery frameworks, roadmaps, claim adjudication, socio-political issues, cultural and ethical implications of advances in technology, ethics, cross border interoperability, healthcare consumer protection

Health IT: electronic health records (EHR), health information exchange (HIE), interoperability, medical devices, internet of things (IOT), wearables, sensors, medically smart homes, mobile health, personalized medicine, big data and data management, wellness and prevention, gerontology and social care services, gamification and simulations

Homecare: remote patient monitoring for chronic conditions, communication and counseling, senior and home care intervention, surgical recovery strategies & outcomes , health tech solutions driving care equity for persons with disabilities, patient portals and personal health apps, UX design, consumer loyalty & retention strategies, patient and provider relationships, frameworks redefining traditional medical practice

Specialty Medicine: population health, chronic condition management, behavioral health, teledermatology, teleradiology, telepathology, smart cities and ecosystems for mid-life and beyond, specialist care, distance learning, nursing and innovation in digital health, video consulting, telecardiology, teleophthalmology, teleoncology, telepsychiatry, teledentistry

User Experience: market and user segmentation, market research, consumerization of healthcare, behavioral considerations, user centered design, adoption drivers and barriers, culturally appropriate services, patient and provider relationships, provider-to- provider experiences, trends and innovations

Education: training tools & tips, fundamentals, innovation management, managing digital transformation, future workforce, medical education, buying software and hardware, alleviating workforce stress

In addition, THMT publishes a BLOG, where authors can share reflections on any aspect of healthcare, policy, and technology around the globe. Upload manuscripts on the portal here. Blog word maximum is 1000 words.

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About THMT Peer Reviewers

Who are THMT’s Peer Reviewers?

The Editors-in-Chief of Telehealth and Medicine Today (THMT) are:

Lyle Berkowitz, MD, FACP, FHIMSS, CEO of Back9 Healthcare Consulting, USA

Focus area: Primary Care, Physician Satisfaction and Process innovation

Amar Gupta, PhD, MIT Institute of Medical Engineering and Science (IMES), USA

Focus area: Technology, Policy & Regulation

John D. Halamka, MD, MS, President, Mayo Clinic Platform, USA

Focus area: Emergency and Hospital Medicine, Interoperability and Device Innovation

Please send inquiries to info@partnersindigitalhealth.com

THMT’s international editorial team includes members from 20 nations including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, India, Iraq, Italy, Portugal, Singapore, UAE, UK, Pakistan, USA, Switzerland, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Germany, Taiwan, Yeman, Philippines

Learn more about the current roster of Peer Review Board members, and their financial and conflict of interest disclosures here , or go to https://telehealthandmedicinetoday.com/index.php/journal/about/editorialTeam

Who can become a Peer Reviewer at THMT?

THMT seeks experts of the highest caliber and passion for the field and prefers candidates that possess knowledge of academic journal workflow and familiarity with the peer review process. THMT’s Peer Reviewer evaluation process includes review of the candidate’s CV, and interviews with the candidate and/or colleagues and experts in the field. To join THMT’s peer reviewers, please send a note with your CV to the Editor at info@partnersindigitalhealth.com

What if THMT Peer Reviewers may have a conflict of interest?

The pursuit of trust through transparency and truth is a founding principle and pillar of THMT. For example, THMT requires all peer reviewers and staff financial disclosure/conflict of interest disclosures are published and to comply with strict impartiality policy and professional conduct. See https://telehealthandmedicinetoday.com/index.php/journal/cois

Editorial Board Members are excluded from the peer review process if a competing interest exists. Where an Editorial Board Member is author they must declare this in the competing interests section on the submitted manuscript.

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What if I want my article published in THMT?

What are the benefits for authors?

Telehealth and Medicine Today (THMT) continuously brings together thought leading academics, pragmatic innovators, and practitioners from the private and public sectors around the world.

✓ Readers from 110 countries visit THMT
✓ Reader average annual engagements 70K+
✓ Indexed in

SCOPUS
Google Scholar
Index Copernicus
Unpaywall
NEBIS
Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research (GFMER)
ProQuest Health & Medical Complete
ProQuest Public Health
ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Program
Public Knowledge Project metadata harvester
*Under review at WoS and DOAJ

What is THMT’s Impact Factor?

THMT does not have an impact factor yet. Trends in the industry indicate the JIF will not be the leading indicator for journal selection and articles will and are being amplified on their own merits. This is why THMT is highly active across social media. We believe authors seek fair and bibliodiverse environments where their work is disseminated and amplified across audiences and relevant ecosystems around the globe.

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THMT provides the following benefits to authors:

COMPLETE 100% OPEN ACCESS (no time limitations or paywalls)
Immediate broad exposure upon publication and across social media
International THMT Chapters to amplify and promote work locally around the globe
Altmetric measurement of social media conversations and exchanges
Community outreach to thousands of community members around the world across 110 countries
Press release about the article and author(s)
LinkedIn post announcing article publication
Social media amplification across 12 platfoms including Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and others
Media outreach for interviews
Posting of a companion author video or podcasts to introduce the article’s abstract and complementary information the author wishes to share with readers on YouTube
Scite badges are featured on article landing pages to help researchers better discover and evaluate scientific research. Citations provide a context and classification describing whether it provides supporting or disputing evidence for the cited claim and facilitates reproducibility.
Note: THMT accepts video, PLS and graphic abstracts to compliment an author's written work. Videos can demonstrate simulations, experimental demos, or "interviews" with authors/researchers, from 5-7 minutes maximum length.

COMPETITIVE MERIT EXPOSURE

High Consequence Article Interview with journal editor-in –chief for ground breaking research and discoveries.
Qualification for the annual "Editors Best Article Award," selected by the editors-in-chief, and announced at the annual #ConV2X annual conference. The award is based on total views, downloads, and citations. Should the work be a ground breaking game changer in health, the editor-in-chief may take that into consideration and weigh determinants accordingly.

GREAT EASE OF PUBLICATION

Better customer service and timely responses to questions
Published six (6) times per year
THMT asks reviewers to complete their reviews within 3-4 weeks. However, few journals have a mechanism to enforce the deadline. Highly technical papers and papers from niche subject areas can take longer to review.
Manuscripts are sent out for review electronically, and all correspondence takes place via e-mail.
Establish credibility of the scholarly work as measured by the collaborative work of double blind peer review and renowned reviewers
Broadens the reach to thought leading academics, pragmatic innovators, and practitioners from the private and public sectors around the world
Accelerates global scale R&D and collaboration
Participation in a growing ecosystem:

Enhances the author/s trust-based reputation
Strengthens the validity of the article
Extends the scope of the article’s relevant software code and data to discoverable, reproducible, and annotatable code with Code Ocean’s cloud-based computational reproducibility platform
Strengthens the validity and credibility of, and trust in related software code and data with Code Ocean’s cloud-based computational reproducibility platform
Credit with Publons’ and ReveiwerCredits author-centric one-stop-shop publication aggregation, verification, and management platform
Improves user experience with tracking the impact of their scholarly publications, citation metrics, peer reviews, and journal editing work with Publons’, ReveiwerCredits, and Editage and others

What is the turnaround time from submission to publication?

2023 Article Statistics

Days to First Editorial Decision: 8
Desk Reject Rate: 36%
Acceptance Rate: 55%
Days to Accept: 30
Average days to publication: 42

Journals usually ask reviewers to complete their reviews within 3-4 weeks. However, few journals have a mechanism to enforce the deadline, which is why it can be hard to predict how long the peer review process will take. Highly technical papers and papers from niche subject areas can take longer to review.

Manuscripts are sent out for review electronically, and all correspondence takes place via e-mail.

Authors are given up to three weeks to make changes/revisions to the manuscript once peer reviewed. Should they need more time, authors are required to contact the Managing Editor, via email, with an explanation.

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Does THMT charge authors any fees?

Yes, THMT’s Article Processing Charge (APC) is $650.00 USD. APC for students currently enrolled at an academic institution is $450.00 USD. Please plan accordingly. Ther is a flat $350 USD charge for changes made post publication. There is no fee for failed experiments, editorials, or blog posts. See details at https://telehealthandmedicinetoday.com/index.php/journal/aimscope

What does the article-processing charge (APC) cover?

Costs are involved in every stage of the publication process, including software, platform hosting, copyediting, production, proofs, graphics, archiving on dedicated servers, time stamping article provenance on the distributed ledger and providing custom dashboards to authors, membership to appropriate scholarly publishing organizations such as STM, COPE, Altmetric, ScienceOpen and many others, management of database and lists, social media dissemination and writing, market research and journal amplification, coding for journal plugins and new features, and compensation for work performed and commissioned (this does not include peer review or board members).

Waiver policy

THMT has an active waiver policy for authors from lower-middle income countries as per the World Bank (click here for details). We give fair consideration to all submissions, and believe this should not be linked to the ability to pay. Place your waiver request in your cover letter when you submit your manuscript.

What is this Partners in Digital Health ecosystem?

What is the purpose of PDH ecosystem?

THMT’s publisher, Partners in Digital Health (PDH), has created, and continues to drive an ecosystem that identifies educational and research gaps, while amplifying novel findings to accelerate innovations and adoption of telehealth worldwide.

Who are THMT ecosystem partners?

Blockchain in Healthcare Today (BHTY) is the preeminent open-access international peer-review journal for strategic thought leaders, practitioners, and community stakeholders engaged in blockchain technology and intersecting innovations in healthcare.

Converge2Xcelerate (#ConV2X), an annual conference that has set out to accelerate healthcare’s pragmatic adoption of new technologies by informing, inspiring, and debating the role and value of technology innovation across health systems, healthcare workforce, and patients around the world.

Innovation Ignition competition demonstrating how telehealth and blockchain technology in health products and services can radically change the future of our health system with innovations that revolutionize and rock current perspectives.

Almetric, helps authors extend short & long term reach of research in social media conversations that include an article DOI. Authors have a new tool to measure how research is shared and discussed. Badges on article landing pages make feedback transparent. The Citation Badge includes Google Scholar, CrossRef, PubMed Central, and Scopus, and also adopts citations in secondary knowledge sources.

Code Ocean, creator of a cloud-based computational reproducibility platform enabling researchers, engineers, developers, and scientists to link working code in a computational environment.

Editage, has served nearly 371,000 researchers, doctors, and scientists across 191 countries and has transformed over 1M papers across 1,200 disciplines. The partnership with ReviewerCredits is one of many initiatives including peer review support, translation services, manuscript editing and more – all to improve the global science communication process.

ReviewerCredits, is a platform that rewards the contribution of peer reviewers to the publication process via global recognition and tangible benefits. Individuals can file peer review claims for over 23,000 journals worldwide.

Publons, creator of an author-centric one-stop-shop publication aggregation, verification, and management platform.

ATA, a non-profit association based in Washington DC with more than 10,000 industry leaders and healthcare professionals. ATA is working to change the way the world thinks about telemedicine and virtual care as the only organization dedicated to it. For more information go to http://legacy.americantelemed.org/home

IEEE-SA, a non-profit association based in NJ, USA, a global network of industry & technology experts that change the way people live, work, and communicate developing standards, guidelines and best practices for global industries.

Associação Paulista de Medicina, Brazil

THMT is a member of