Publishing Policies

Robots for Rehabilitation purposes also includes intelligent exoskeletons for paraplegic patients and artificial intelligent limbs. 

See also JMIR e-collections on Robots in Health Care.

Papers describing and evaluating AAC methods used to supplement or replace speech or writing for those with impairments in the production or comprehension of spoken or written language. AAC is used by those with a wide range of speech and language impairments, including congenital impairments such as cerebral palsy, intellectual impairment and autism, and acquired conditions such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Parkinson's disease. AAC can be a permanent addition to a person's communication or a temporary aid.

Accessibility is the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities (Wikipedia). Accessibility is not to be confused with usability, which is the extent to which a product (such as a device, service, or environment) can be used by specified users to achieve specified goals with effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction in a specified context of use. (Related: Design and Usability of Websites for Special User Groups, Design and Usability of Consumer Health Tech and Home Monitoring Devices, Human Factors and Usability Case Studies, Usability Evaluation Case Studies, Usability and user perceptions of mHealth).

For corrigenda that are discretionary and a result of author-oversight (e.g. corrections in the affiliation etc) we charge a $190 processing fee to make changes in the original paper and publish an erratum. To request a correction, please submit a correction statement (text similar to http://www.jmir.org/2015/3/e76/) as new submission from your author homepage.

Special Theme Issue

Guest Editor: Lisa Sheehy (Guest Editor), LSheehy@bruyere.org

Call for Papers: https://rehab.jmir.org/announcement/view/222

Research Letters present new, early, or preliminary research findings. The text should use standard research headings of Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion and should be no longer than 750 words, with a maximum of 10 references and 2 tables or figures. The APF for Research Letters accepted after peer review is lower than the standard APF.

A commentary is published alongside other articles published in JMIR Publications journals. Commentaries are typically invited. Unsolicited commentaries may be considered at the discretion of the editor. They may or may not be peer-reviewed. Articles submitted as a commentary should offer thoughtful criticism of published work, drawing from evidence, expertise, and/or additional perspectives.