Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

International Journal of Medical Signals and Sensors (JMSS), a publication of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, is a peer-reviewed online journal. The journal’s full text is available online at https://www.jmssjournal.net.
The journal allows free access (Open Access) to its contents. It permits authors to self-archive the final accepted version of the articles on any OAI-compliant institutional / subject-based repository.

Journal of Medical Signal & Sensors (JMSS) is a quarterly publication designed to provide rapid dissemination of original, cutting-edge ideas and timely, significant contributions in medical (multi-dimensional) signal processing, data analysis and bioinstruments.

JMSS is an interdisciplinary journal that incorporates all aspects of the biomedical engineering including bioelectrics, bioinformatics, medical physics, health technology assessment, etc.

Subject areas covered by the journal include:

- Bioelectric:

  • Bioinstruments
  • Biosensors
  • Modeling
  • Biomedical signal processing
  • Medical image analysis and processing
  • Medical imaging devices
  • Control of biological systems
  • Neuromuscular systems
  • Cognitive sciences
  • Telemedicine
  • Robotic
  • Medical ultrasonography
  • Bioelectromagnetics
  • Electrophysiology
  • Cell tracking

- Bioinformatics and medical informatics:

  • Analysis of biological data
  • Data mining
  • Stochastic modeling
  • Computational genomics
  • Artificial intelligence & fuzzy
  • Applications
  • Medical softwares
  • Bioalgorithms
  • Electronic health

- Biophysics and medical physics:

  • Computed tomography
  • Radiation therapy
  • Laser therapy

- Education in biomedical engineering

- Health technology assessment

- Standard in biomedical engineering

- Other related areas

 

 

Section Policies

Editorials

Editorials are written by Editors describing the policy of journal. For the launch of the journal, editorial must explain why this journal was started. Once launched, editorials should be used to keep readers informed about the topics in the same issue, any policy changes, etc.

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Original Articles

This type of articles are reports from original researchs.

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Review Articles

Reviews are often authorized from experts in the field to sum up the current state of the research on a specific topic.

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Letters to the Editor

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Corrections

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Book Reviews

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Case Reports

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Database Articles

This type of articles describes a new database or explains about the substantial improvements of an existing database.

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Commentaries

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Hypotheses

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Meeting Report

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Methodology Articles

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Short Reports

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Software Articles

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Erratum

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Retraction

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Clinical Papers

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Short Communications

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Peer Review Process

Submitted papers will be examined for the evidence of plagiarism using PlagScan automated plagiarism detection service. Manuscripts are examined by members of the editorial staff, and two thirds are sent to external reviewers to be peer-reviewed via a double-blinded process. We encourage authors to suggest the names of possible reviewers, but we reserve the right of final selection. Communications about manuscripts will be sent after the review and editorial decision-making process is complete. After acceptance, editorial system makes a final language and scientific edition. It is the responsibility of corresponding author to answer probable questions and approve final version.

Archiving policy

Journal is archived by Portico.


 

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

 

Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement Requirements

Researches on human beings (or animals) must adhere to the Declaration of Helsinki. Animal studies must include an statement regarding Principles of animal care. Studies on human and animals must be approved by institutional ethical commitee. Informed consent must be obtained from all participant in clinical trials. The Journal Office may ask for consent forms and institutional ethical commitee approvals. All clinical trials must have been registered in one of the internationally-acceptable trial registries prior to submission.

 

Author Fees

This is to inform our contributors and readers that Journal of Medical Signals & Sensors (JMSS) is implementing a publication fee for manuscripts published after January 1, 2019.

The following is the payment plan for our contributors:

  • For Original & Review articles, for the first 8 pages 12,000,000 Rials/400 USD and 2,000,000 Rials/50 USD per page thereafter
  • For Case Reports & Short communications 9,000,000 Rials/200 USD for the first 5 pages and 2,000,000 Rials/50 USD per page thereafter
  •  Letters & Editorials are Free.

 

Account No IR570100004001083103021983 [SHABA] of Melli Bank. Please include the specific code for JMSS (358083161124400720103388000000) on your bank receipt.

Kindly send a scanned copy of your receipt to the journal via "jmss.mui@gmail.com" or "jmss@mui.ac.ir".

Contributors out of Iran can electronically pay through secure Medknow, Wolters Kluwer submission portal.

*JMSS rarely provides discounts & waivers of article processing charges to authors based on the QUALITY of their paper according to reviewers' and (section) editor's recommendation and the amount of research fund.