Instructions for Authors

Instructions for Authors

Authors are encouraged to ensure that their manuscripts fall within the scope of the Journal of Digital Health & Advanced Biomaterials (JDHAB) and comply with the journal’s ethical, reporting, and formatting requirements before submission.

Manuscript Templates

Open Access and Fees

  • JDHAB publishes all content in immediate open access under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).
  • There are currently no article processing charges (APC) and no submission fees.

Copyright

Authors retain copyright and grant JDHAB the right of first publication under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

Article Types

  • Original Research
  • Review Articles
  • Methods and Validation
  • Case Reports / Case Series

Ethics and Transparency

  • Ethics approval and informed consent must be provided where applicable.
  • Clinical images require explicit patient permission and appropriate anonymization.
  • Conflicts of interest and funding sources must be fully disclosed.
  • A Data Availability Statement must be included whenever relevant.

Data Availability and Reproducibility

  • Where applicable, authors should report the availability of data, code, materials, or supplementary content.
  • Authors should deposit data and code in trusted repositories and provide persistent identifiers whenever applicable.

ORCID

ORCID iD is required for the corresponding author and strongly recommended for all co-authors.

Reporting Guidelines

Authors should follow internationally recognized reporting guidelines whenever applicable, including PRISMA, CONSORT, STROBE, STARD, and CARE.

Formatting and References

  • Use a clear manuscript structure appropriate to the article type.
  • References must follow Vancouver style.
  • DOI should be provided for each reference whenever available.
  • Standard journal abbreviations should be used where applicable.

AI Policy

  • Any use of AI tools must be transparently disclosed, including where they were used and for what purpose.
  • AI tools cannot be listed as authors.
  • Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, and integrity of the manuscript.

Further Information

For full editorial policies, authors should also consult the journal pages on Policies & Ethics and Archiving & Preservation.