Focus and Scope

The International Journal of Health and Information System (IJHIS) is an interdisciplinary scientific journal that accepts manuscripts in the following three main domains:

1. Health Sciences

Topics include:

  • Public health and community medicine

  • Epidemiology and biostatistics

  • Nutrition and maternal-child health (MCH)

  • Health promotion and behavioral health

  • Communicable diseases (e.g., TB, HIV/AIDS, dengue)

  • Non-communicable diseases (e.g., diabetes, hypertension, cancer)

  • Environmental health and sanitation

  • Occupational health and patient safety

  • Health policy and healthcare management

2. Health Information Systems and Technology

Covering the development and application of information technology in health:

  • Health Information Systems (HIS)

  • Hospital Information Systems (HIS)

  • Electronic Medical Records (EMR/EHR)

  • Medical coding and classification (ICD, SNOMED, LOINC)

  • Health data analytics, big data, and data mining

  • Telemedicine, mHealth, eHealth

  • Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS)

  • Health data privacy, security, and interoperability

3. Interdisciplinary Health-IT

Topics that integrate both health and information systems, such as:

  • Evaluation of EMR/SIMRS implementation in healthcare facilities

  • Digital transformation in health service delivery

  • Digital literacy for healthcare professionals

  • Training and education in health information management

  • Assessment of mobile/web-based health applications

  • Ethics and policy in health information systems

  • Technological innovation in public health programs