JMIR Medical Informatics invites submissions on language accessibility, equity, and translation technologies for medicine and public health

(Toronto, May 6, 2026) JMIR Publications invites submissions on “Language Accessibility, Equity, and Translation Technologies for Medicine and Public Health” in its open access journal JMIR Medical Informatics. The premier, peer-reviewed journal is indexed in MEDLINE, PubMed, PubMed Central, DOAJ, Scopus, and the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE).

As health care systems become increasingly globalized, the intersection of clinical care, public health, and language access has never been more critical. This call for papers is seeking original research, evidence-based viewpoints, tutorials, implementation reports, and other article types that explore the transformative power of language technology in health care settings.

This section of JMIR Medical Informatics features research focused on bridging language gaps in health care through digital tools, machine learning, and artificial intelligence (AI). Research in this section aims to advance health equity, medicine, and public health through demonstrated applications in clinical or community settings. The objective is to dismantle communication barriers, ensuring that patients, regardless of language proficiency or clinical knowledge, can fully understand their care and receive high-quality information and treatment.

Topics of Interest:

Submissions to this call for papers may explore, but are not limited to, the following topics:

• Ontologies and Semantic Interoperability: Development and application of multilingual biomedical ontologies.

• Medical Coding and Standardized Terminologies: Research on automated coding systems (e.g., ICD-11, CPT) in multilingual contexts.

• AI and Machine Learning in Clinical Settings: Development, deployment, and evaluation of large language models (LLMs) and neural machine translation.

• Patient Safety and Informed Consent: Digital solutions designed to ensure accurate, culturally sensitive communication during critical decision-making processes.

• Health Literacy and Plain Language: Technologies that simplify complex medical jargon into easily understandable, patient-facing language across various linguistic, cultural, and health literate demographics.

• Public Health Messaging: Translation technologies supporting multilingual dissemination of health information, particularly in crisis communication, vaccine messaging, community health campaigns, and health promotion initiatives.

• Ethics, Bias, and Health Equity: Evaluations of algorithmic bias in translation tools, including ethical implications of AI-mediated medical communication, differential impacts across patient populations, and strategies for ensuring equitable language access.

• Workflow Integration and Implementation: Implementation reports and studies examining the integration of translation technologies into electronic health records (EHRs), clinical workflows, and their effects on clinician efficiency and care delivery.

• Patient Experience and Engagement: Studies examining how translation technologies affect patient comprehension, trust, satisfaction, and engagement with care.

Read the full call for papers on the journal website. 

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