Author Guidelines

Digital Health & Telemonitoring Advances (DHTA) welcomes original, methodologically rigorous, ethically conducted, and transparently reported scholarly manuscripts addressing digital health, telemonitoring, telemedicine, remote patient monitoring, healthcare technologies, health informatics, artificial intelligence in healthcare, and related interdisciplinary fields.

Authors should ensure that submitted manuscripts align with the journal’s aims and scope, demonstrate a clear scholarly contribution, follow appropriate research methodologies, and comply with responsible research and publication practices.

Submission of a manuscript confirms that all listed authors have approved the submitted version, that authorship accurately reflects individual contributions, and that the manuscript is not simultaneously under consideration by another journal.

1. Scope and Suitability

Manuscripts submitted to Digital Health & Telemonitoring Advances should demonstrate a meaningful connection with digital healthcare, technology-enabled healthcare delivery, or telemonitoring research.

The journal considers scholarly contributions including, but not limited to:

  • Digital health technologies

  • Telemedicine and virtual healthcare

  • Remote patient monitoring

  • Mobile health applications

  • Wearable healthcare technologies

  • Internet of Medical Things (IoMT)

  • Digital therapeutics

  • Artificial intelligence and machine learning in healthcare

  • Clinical decision-support systems

  • Predictive healthcare analytics

  • Digital biomarkers

  • Electronic health records

  • Healthcare data analytics

  • Connected medical devices

  • Healthcare interoperability

  • Digital health implementation studies

  • Patient engagement technologies

  • Digital health literacy

  • Healthcare cybersecurity and privacy

  • Digital health governance and regulation

  • Remote rehabilitation

  • Digital public health

  • Digital mental health technologies

  • Technology-enabled chronic disease management

  • Ethical and social dimensions of digital healthcare

Interdisciplinary manuscripts are encouraged where healthcare, medicine, engineering, computer science, data science, public health, behavioral science, policy, law, or ethics are substantially connected with digital health.

2. Manuscript Categories

The journal considers the following manuscript categories:

  • Original Research Articles

  • Review Articles

  • Systematic Reviews

  • Meta-Analyses

  • Methodological Articles

  • Technical Research Articles

  • Clinical and Applied Digital Health Studies

  • Conceptual Articles

  • Policy and Governance Analyses

  • Short Communications

  • Research Notes

Authors should select the category that accurately represents the research design and contribution.

Manuscripts based entirely on simulated, synthetic, hypothetical, or illustrative data must clearly disclose this nature and must not be presented as completed empirical research involving real participants, patients, or clinical observations.

3. Originality and Exclusive Submission

Submitted manuscripts must represent original scholarly work and must not be under simultaneous consideration by another journal.

Authors should disclose previous dissemination of related material, including:

  • Preprints

  • Conference publications

  • Theses or dissertations

  • Institutional reports

  • Working papers

Previously available material should be appropriately cited, and the submitted manuscript must provide a clear scholarly contribution beyond earlier versions.

4. Manuscript Preparation

Manuscripts should be prepared in clear and professional academic English.

Authors should maintain consistency in:

  • Terminology

  • Abbreviations

  • Scientific units

  • References

  • Tables and figures

  • Academic writing style

Manuscripts should avoid unsupported claims, excessive promotional statements, unnecessary repetition, and conclusions that extend beyond the presented evidence.

5. Recommended Manuscript Structure

The structure may vary according to article type. Research manuscripts generally include:

Title

The title should accurately represent the study and clearly communicate the research focus.

Authors should avoid:

  • Unverified claims

  • Promotional wording

  • Excessive abbreviations

  • Overstated conclusions

Author Information

Authors should provide:

  • Full author names

  • Institutional affiliations

  • Department or research unit

  • City and country

  • ORCID identifiers where available

  • Corresponding author information

Author affiliations should represent genuine academic, clinical, research, or professional relationships.

Abstract

The abstract should provide a concise and accurate summary of the manuscript.

Research articles should generally include:

  • Background

  • Objective

  • Methods

  • Results

  • Conclusion

The abstract must accurately reflect the manuscript content.

Keywords

Authors should provide relevant keywords representing:

  • Research domain

  • Technology area

  • Healthcare context

  • Methodology

  • Study population

Introduction

The introduction should establish the research context, explain significance, identify knowledge gaps, and state research objectives or questions.

Literature Review

Where applicable, authors should critically analyse previous research and explain how the submitted work contributes to existing knowledge.

Methodology

Authors should provide sufficient methodological information for evaluation and reproducibility, including where applicable:

  • Research design

  • Study setting

  • Participants or data sources

  • Sampling methods

  • Inclusion and exclusion criteria

  • Data collection procedures

  • Research instruments

  • Technology description

  • Analytical methods

  • Statistical procedures

  • Software used

  • Validation approaches

  • Ethical safeguards

6. Digital Health and Telemonitoring Research Requirements

Studies involving digital healthcare technologies should clearly describe:

  • Purpose and functionality of the technology

  • Target users

  • Healthcare environment

  • Device or platform characteristics

  • Data collection procedures

  • Monitoring processes

  • Data transmission methods

  • User interaction

  • Clinical workflow integration

  • Safety considerations

  • Usability evaluation

  • Technical limitations

Authors should distinguish technological feasibility from demonstrated clinical effectiveness.

7. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Studies

AI and machine learning manuscripts should transparently report:

  • Data sources and characteristics

  • Dataset preparation procedures

  • Model development methods

  • Training and validation procedures

  • Evaluation metrics

  • Performance assessment

  • Bias assessment

  • Limitations

  • Explainability approaches where applicable

Authors should avoid presenting AI systems as clinically applicable without sufficient validation evidence.

Use of AI-generated content, analyses, images, or research assistance should be disclosed where relevant.

8. Reporting Guidelines

Authors are encouraged to follow internationally recognized reporting standards according to study design, including:

  • CONSORT for randomized studies

  • PRISMA for systematic reviews

  • STROBE for observational studies

  • CARE for case reports

  • COREQ for qualitative studies

  • TRIPOD for prediction models

Appropriate reporting improves transparency, reproducibility, and research reliability.

9. Ethical Requirements

Research involving human participants, patient information, clinical data, or healthcare interventions must comply with applicable ethical standards.

Authors should report:

  • Ethics committee or institutional approval where applicable

  • Approval reference details where available

  • Informed consent procedures

  • Confidentiality and privacy protection measures

Identifiable patient information must not be disclosed.

10. Data Availability Statement

Authors should include a Data Availability Statement where applicable.

The statement should clarify whether supporting data are:

  • Publicly available

  • Available through repositories

  • Available upon reasonable request

  • Available through controlled access

  • Restricted due to ethical, legal, privacy, or confidentiality requirements

Statements must accurately reflect the actual availability of research data.

11. Tables, Figures, and Supplementary Materials

Tables, figures, and supplementary materials should be relevant, accurate, and clearly presented.

Authors should ensure:

  • Tables include descriptive titles

  • Figures contain appropriate captions and legends

  • Abbreviations are explained

  • Sources are acknowledged where required

  • Visual materials do not misrepresent findings

12. Funding Disclosure

Authors must disclose all financial support related to the research.

The funding statement should include:

  • Funding organization

  • Grant information where applicable

  • Role of funders in study design, analysis, interpretation, or publication decisions

If no external funding was received, authors should provide an appropriate statement.

13. Conflict of Interest Declaration

Authors must disclose financial, professional, institutional, or personal relationships that may influence the research.

If no competing interests exist, authors should provide a clear declaration.

14. Authorship Requirements

Authorship should reflect substantial contributions to the research and manuscript.

Authors should:

  • Contribute significantly to research design, analysis, interpretation, or writing

  • Approve the final manuscript

  • Accept responsibility for their contributions

Honorary, guest, purchased, or ghost authorship is not acceptable.

15. Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools

AI tools may be used for limited assistance such as language improvement or technical support.

Authors remain fully responsible for:

  • Accuracy of content

  • Research integrity

  • References

  • Data interpretation

  • Conclusions

AI systems cannot be listed as authors.

Significant use of AI tools should be disclosed where applicable.

16. References

Authors should provide accurate and relevant references.

References should be verified for:

  • Author information

  • Publication details

  • DOI or persistent identifiers where available

Authors should avoid citation manipulation, irrelevant citations, and excessive self-citation.

17. Manuscript Submission and Review Process

Submitted manuscripts generally undergo:

  1. Editorial screening

  2. Ethical and plagiarism assessment

  3. External peer review where applicable

  4. Author revision process

  5. Editorial decision

  6. Production and publication

Submission does not guarantee acceptance.

18. Pre-Submission Checklist

Before submission, authors should confirm that:

  • The manuscript fits the journal scope.

  • The work is original.

  • The manuscript is not under review elsewhere.

  • All authors have approved submission.

  • Authorship information is accurate.

  • Ethical requirements have been fulfilled.

  • Required declarations are included.

  • Data availability information is provided where applicable.

  • Funding and conflicts of interest are disclosed.

  • Tables, figures, and references are correctly prepared.

  • Journal formatting requirements are followed.

Author Responsibility

Authors are responsible for the accuracy, originality, ethical compliance, data integrity, and interpretation of submitted work.

Publication decisions do not transfer responsibility for scientific claims from authors to editors, reviewers, or the journal.

Digital Health & Telemonitoring Advances evaluates submissions according to academic quality, methodological rigor, ethical standards, transparency, and relevance to the journal’s scope.