International Journal of Medical Informatics
International Journal of Medical Informatics is a monthly peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier, covering medical informatics and health informatics. Founded in 1970, it is an official journal of the European Federation for Medical Informatics, with a 2025 impact factor of 5.0, indexed in SCIE.《国际医学信息学杂志》（International Journal of Medical Informatics, 简称 IJMI）是由 Elsevier 出版的月刊同行评审期刊，涵盖医学信息学与卫生信息学。该刊创刊于 1970 年，是欧洲医学信息学联合会的官方期刊，2025 年影响因子为 5.0，被 SCIE 收录。
Scope
The journal's stated aim is to provide an international medium for dissemination of original results and interpretative reviews concerning medical informatics, with its official scope covering:刊物官方宗旨为提供传播医学信息学原创成果与阐释性综述的国际平台，官方声明的征稿范围包括：
- Health information systems: original research on hospital information systems, electronic health records, clinical decision support, and information management in healthcare.卫生信息系统： 关于医院信息系统、电子健康档案、临床决策支持以及医疗信息管理的原创研究。
- Clinical informatics: studies on the application of information technology in clinical practice, including computerized provider order entry, clinical workflows, and patient safety.临床信息学： 关于信息技术在临床实践中应用的研究，包括计算机化医嘱录入、临床工作流与患者安全。
- Data science and artificial intelligence: research on machine learning, data mining, natural language processing, and artificial intelligence in healthcare.数据科学与人工智能： 关于医疗中机器学习、数据挖掘、自然语言处理与人工智能的研究。
- Telemedicine and e-health: studies on telehealth, mobile health, remote monitoring, and the use of technology to improve healthcare access and delivery.远程医疗与电子健康： 关于远程医疗、移动健康、远程监测以及利用技术改善医疗获取与提供的研究。
- Article types: the journal publishes original research articles, review articles, and methodological papers on medical and health informatics.栏目设置： 该刊发表医学与卫生信息学领域的原创研究论文、综述与方法论文。
History
- Founding: the journal was established in 1970, originally titled the International Journal of Bio-Medical Computing, and was later renamed to reflect its broader scope in medical informatics.创刊： 该刊于 1970 年创刊，原名为《国际生物医学计算杂志》，后更名为现名以反映其在医学信息学领域更广泛的范围。
- Elsevier publication: IJMI is published by Elsevier, a leading publisher of medical and scientific research.Elsevier 出版： IJMI 由 Elsevier 出版，该社是医学与科学研究领域的领先出版商。
- EFMI official journal: the journal is an official journal of the European Federation for Medical Informatics, linking it to the European medical informatics community.EFMI 官方期刊： 该刊是欧洲医学信息学联合会的官方期刊，与欧洲医学信息学社区相连接。
- Publication frequency: the journal publishes monthly, ensuring timely dissemination of important advances in medical and health informatics.出版频率： 该刊每月出版，确保医学与卫生信息学重要进展的及时传播。
Editors
The journal is led by an editor-in-chief supported by associate editors and an editorial board:该刊由主编领导，副主编与编委会协助工作：
- Editor-in-chief: Heimar de Fatima Marin of the Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil, serves as the editor-in-chief.主编： 巴西圣保罗联邦大学的埃马尔·德·法蒂玛·马林（Heimar de Fatima Marin）担任主编。
- Associate editors: the editor-in-chief is supported by associate editors with expertise across major areas of medical and health informatics.副主编： 主编由具有医学与卫生信息学主要领域专长的副主编协助。
- Editorial board: the journal has a large international editorial board comprising medical informaticians from leading institutions worldwide.编委会： 该刊拥有大型国际编委会，成员为来自全球顶尖机构的医学信息学家。
- Open access option: authors can choose to publish open access in this journal, making their articles freely available to readers upon publication in exchange for an article processing charge.开放获取选项： 作者可选择在该刊发表开放获取文章，使论文发表后即向读者免费开放，并支付文章处理费。