June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month, a dedicated time to focus on our cognitive well-being. To conclude our special blog series for this awareness month, JMIR Publications is looking at how proactive digital strategies can drastically reshape the trajectory of cognitive decline. In this final installment, we highlight groundbreaking research published in JMIR Aging that explores how modern innovations in artificial intelligence can analyze subtle speech and voice patterns. Discover how these pocket-sized acoustic biomarkers are paving the way for early cognitive tracking, allowing individuals to proactively monitor, support, and manage their brain health right from home.

Clarivate has released Journal Citation Reports 2026, including 2025 Journal Impact Factor results for 24 JMIR Publications journals. Of these, 12 ranked in the first quartile of their primary subject categories, 3 received a Journal Impact Factor for the first time, and 5 improved their quartile ranking over the prior year.

June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month, a dedicated time to focus on our cognitive well-being. As part of our special coverage for this awareness month, JMIR Publications is hosting a blog series highlighting how proactive strategies and supportive environments can drastically improve the trajectory of cognitive decline. In this installment, we shift our focus to everyday digital tools and explore how mobile applications, conversational AI, and pocket-sized chatbots are finding a home in daily dementia management to support both patients and caregivers.

June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month, a dedicated time to focus on our cognitive well-being and honor the essential role of care partners. As part of our special coverage for this awareness month, we are shifting our focus from patient-centered tracking to the caregivers themselves—the family members, companions, and personal support workers who are the backbone of daily care. Highlighting recent research from JMIR Aging, this post explores how mobile-friendly, asynchronous e-learning platforms are transforming dementia training, helping care partners gain the knowledge and empathy needed to support those they care for with greater confidence.

June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month, a dedicated time to focus on our cognitive well-being. As part of our special coverage for this awareness month, we are exploring how smart home environments are redefining safety for older adults aging in place. Highlighting recent research published in JMIR Aging, this post examines how shifting from intrusive surveillance to passive, AI-powered monitoring can create an invisible safety net—preserving both patient independence and family peace of mind.

The dust has settled at the Moscone Center and the American Psychiatric Association (APA) 2026 Annual Meeting is officially in the books! It was an incredible week in San Francisco. While I spent my days talking about open access journals at our booth and my evenings soaking up the surprisingly warm San Francisco weather after the exhibit floor closed, the incredible energy surrounding the future of digital mental health was obvious the entire week.

Whenever the JMIR Publications team travels to conferences—like APHA or the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)—we are inevitably asked one question more than any other: "How can I become a peer reviewer for JMIR, and what qualifications do I need?"

Since its inception in 1999, JMIR Publications has been more than just a publisher—it has been a laboratory for the future of scholarly communication. As one of the world's first open-access publishers, JMIR has consistently pushed the boundaries of how scientific knowledge is captured, shared, and preserved.

As we close out another banner year at JMIR Publications, we’re taking a moment to celebrate the incredible growth of our YouTube community. In 2025, our mission to make high-impact research accessible reached new heights through our video series:Decoding Digital Health: Author Stories.

As we close out another banner year at JMIR Publications, we’re taking a moment to celebrate the incredible growth of our YouTube community. In 2025, our mission to make high-impact research accessible reached new heights through our flagship playlist:Decoding Digital Health: Author Stories.