About the journal
JMIR Formative Research is an open-access journal published by JMIR Publications in Canada, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ and MEDLINE and PUBMED according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 2,500 USD. Declared review time at DOAJ: 18 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- JMIR Publications
- ISSN
- 2561-326X
- Country
- Canada
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 2,500 USD
- Articles in DOAJ
- 4425
- Declared review time
- 18 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
- Official website
- https://formative.jmir.org/
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2019-09-03
- MEDLINE · 1999-01-01
- PUBMED · 2017-08-21
- Indexing
- DOAJ · MEDLINE · PUBMED
- APC
- 2,500 USD
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 18 weeks
- Actual review time (measured)
- 181 days received→accepted — computed from PubMed (n=99)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
4425
Most recent article
last month
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
18weeks
Works in OpenAlex
4704
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
54
i10-index
1304
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy12
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2026-03-12
- Added to DOAJ
- 2019-09-03
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Not declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- PMC
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 99%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 100%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity3
- Alternate titles
- Journal of medical Internet research formative research
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 101726394
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
Show all subjects (50)
- Mental Health via Writing
- Mental Health via Writing
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
- Electronic Health Records Systems
- Social Media in Health Education
- Electronic Health Records Systems
- Social Media in Health Education
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Physical Activity and Health
- Physical Activity and Health
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Diabetes Management and Education
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Machine Learning in Healthcare
- Machine Learning in Healthcare
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Technology Use by Older Adults
- Technology Use by Older Adults
- COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing
- COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Sleep and related disorders
- Sleep and related disorders
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
Keywords (DOAJ)
- process evaluations
- feasibility studies
- pilot studies
- preliminary results
- health
- medicine
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