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Reviewer of the Month (2025)

In 2025, mHealth reviewers continue to make outstanding contributions to the peer review process. They demonstrated professional effort and enthusiasm in their reviews and provided comments that genuinely help the authors to enhance their work.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding reviewers, with a brief interview of their thoughts and insights as a reviewer. Allow us to express our heartfelt gratitude for their tremendous effort and valuable contributions to the scientific process.

Interviews with Outstanding Authors (2025)

In 2025, many authors make outstanding contributions to our journal. Their articles published with us have received very well feedback in the field and stimulate a lot of discussions and new insights among the peers.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding authors who have been making immense efforts in their research fields, with a brief interview of their unique perspectives and insightful views as authors.

mHealth Annual Report 2024

Greetings from Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Office of mHealth! We wish you a happy and prosperous 2025.

We are pleased to share with all of you that mHealth published 34 articles in 2024, among which 59% are Original Articles and 60% authors are form USA.

We are grateful to all the Editorial Board Members, Authors, Reviewers and Readers who have supported and contributed to mHealth in 2024. In the new year, we warmly welcome more excellent researchers to join us to make mHealth an innovative and significant platform.

Interviews with Editorial Board Members

mHealth features a distinguished editorial board, the members of which continue to instill the power of their expertise for the journal’s development. By launching this column, we are glad to introduce to you some of them in the form of interviews, in which they will share their unique career experiences and perspectives. We believe their insights will shed light on the knowledge of related fields.

New Impact Factor for mHealth: 2.2

We are pleased to announce that the mHealth has attained its latest impact factor for the 2023 citation year: 2.2.

mHealth 2023 CiteScore Released: 5.4

We are pleased to announce that the mHealth (MH) has received its 2023 CiteScore: 5.4, ranking 167 out of 665 journals in the Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health category.

Furthermore, we are delighted to highlight the remarkable achievements made by all AME journals in the CiteScore ranking.

mHealth (MH) is now a member of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)

Starting from July 2021, AME Publishing Company is formally recognized a publisher member of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and over 60 AME-published journals become a member of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), as part of AME’s commitment to best practice in scholarly publishing. mHealth (MH) is among the list of COPE membership.

AME entered an official partnership with Publons to enhance wide-ranging recognition for reviewers

AME Publishing Company entered an official partnership with Publons, a product of Clarivate Analytic Company (which owns Web of Science, EndNote, ScholarOne, among many others), as of April 2020. Around 60 AME journals’ peer review systems are now integrated seamlessly into the Publons platform (https://publons.com/about/home). The partnership was done to recognize our expert peer reviewers spontaneously for their review contribution.

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Review Article

Visualizing user demands through storyboarding in the mHealth app development for pregnant women: a conceptual framework

Xinxin Yu, Saiful Hasley Ramli, Habibah Abdul Hamid, Noris Mohd Norowi, Siti Suhaily Surip, Ziming Li, Donggui You, Ganfeng Yu, Qingqing Chu

mHealth

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Review Article

Telehealth in the US for patients with end-stage kidney disease: its utilization and impact on social, economic and health outcomes

Susie Q. Lew, Neal Sikka, Kevin F. Erickson

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2025;

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Review Article

A debate on integrative vs. interventional approaches to chronic pain: does telemedicine play a role?

Kush Patel, Leena Mathew, Alopi Patel

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2025;

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Review Article

A narrative review of digital health literacy within cystic fibrosis telehealth: are we considering it?

Tamara Vagg, Sarah Twohig, Kevin F. Deasy, Hisham I. S. Ibrahim, Barry J. Plant

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2025;

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Review Article

Tele-exercise in individuals with spinal cord injury: a systematic review

Rodrigo Rodrigues Gomes Costa, Beatriz Lucena Ramos, Frederico Ribeiro Neto, Ciro Winckler

mHealth

2025;

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Brief Report

Variation in subsequent viral load testing and outcomes by visit type patterns in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic at a large academic medical center in North Carolina

Valerie Yelverton, Jan Ostermann, Michael E. Yarrington, Yuliya V. Lokhnygina, Andrew K. Weinhold, Nathan M. Thielman

mHealth

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Original Article

Adherence and self-efficacy of pregnant women to perform pelvic floor muscle training through a health education application: a feasibility study

Carolina Angélico, Ana Jéssica dos Santos Sousa, Jéssica Gabriela de Godoi Fernandes, Ingrid da Costa Vilela, Vanessa Santos Pereira Baldon, Patricia Driusso

mHealth

2025;

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Original Article

Evaluating the usability of Diactive-1: mHealth for personalized exercise and education in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes

Ignacio Hormazábal-Aguayo, Jacinto Muñoz-Pardeza, Nidia Huerta-Uribe, Yasmin Ezzatvar, Antonio García-Hermoso

mHealth

2025;

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Original Article

Refining a digital phenotyping app for measurement of suicidal behavior among minoritized youth and caregivers in a community health system

Nicholas J. Carson, Dharma E. Cortés, Peyton Williams, Varshini Odayar, Lecsy Gonzalez, Eric Schlossberg, Lily Xie, Katie E. Holmes, Michelle D. Holmes, David R. Williams, Todd G. Reid

mHealth

2025;

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Original Article

When medical consultations are not face-to-face: a pilot study of patient-centred care communication during coronavirus disease 2019

Biyun Li, Bernadette Watson, Amos Yung

mHealth

2025;

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Original Article

A randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of a mobile application-based lifestyle change program (FASTer Way) on body composition, biochemical and hematological health markers, body image, and self-esteem in overweight women

Charlie R. Ottinger, Raad H. Gheith, Matthew H. Sharp, Justine M. Davis, Ryan P. Lowery, Jacob M. Wilson

mHealth

2025;

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Original Article

Factors driving the use of mobile health app: insights from a survey

Nur Farahin Mohd Johari, Nazlena Mohamad Ali, Mohamad Hidir Mhd Salim, Nor Aniza Abdullah

mHealth

2025;

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Case Report

Transitioning to digital transactional data capture in primary health care facilities: a case report from Ghana’s Savannah Region

Evans Abotsi, Godwin Afenyadu, Gertrude Yentumi, Josephat A. Nyuzaghl, Alberta Biritwum-Nyarko, Anthony Adofo Ofosu, Moses Tivura, Aimee Ogunro, Lisa Kowalski, Lauren Eller, Erin Sullivan

mHealth

2025;

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Review Article

Implementation of a computer-assisted cognitive-behavioral therapy program for adults with depression and anxiety in an outpatient specialty mental health clinic

Dana Steidtmann, Samantha McBride, Cary Pew, Shaelyn Solenske, Allison Dempsey, Jay Shore, Matthew Mishkind

mHealth

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Review Article

A state-of-the-art narrative review of peer support for family caregivers of people with dementia: from in-person to digital delivery

Sunny Cui, Hannah Crowe-Cumella, Karen L. Fortuna, Felipe A. Jain

mHealth

2025;

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Review Article

From diabetes care to prevention: review of prediabetes apps in the DACH region

David Lim, Luca Meier, Katharina Mahadeva Cadwell, Christine Jacob

mHealth

2025;

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Original Article

Association between mobile phone, self-efficacy and dependency among elderly people: a community-based study

Qi-Qian Yao, Yin Chen, Xi-Wen Ding, Ayizuhere Aierken, Dong-Bin Hu, Ying Li

mHealth

2025;

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Original Article

Feasibility and design of a novel smartphone app to deliver blood pressure-lowering high-resistance inspiratory muscle strength training

Kayla J. Nuss, Elizabeth D. Jones, Amanda N. Brice, CeAnn C. Udovich, Steven E. Fullmer, Kaitlin A. Freeberg, Narissa P. McCarty, Douglas R. Seals, Daniel H. Craighead

mHealth

2025;

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Original Article

Performance of a medical smartband with photoplethysmography technology and artificial intelligence algorithm to detect atrial fibrillation

Sebastiaan Blok, Willem Gielen, Martijn A. Piek, Wiert F. Hoeksema, Igor Tulevski, G. Aernout Somsen, Michiel M. Winter

mHealth

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Original Article

Mobile health interventions for active aging: a systematic review and meta-analysis on the effectiveness of physical activity promotion

Kim Daniels, Kirsten Quadflieg, Bruno Bonnechère

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Review Article

Be smart and use smartphones for telemedicine: narrative review

Yossef Alnasser, Nicole Grande, Fakeha Masood, Cadina Powell, Robert H. Gilman

Published online: 07 May 2025

Perspective

Digital health is a cultural transformation of traditional healthcare

Bertalan Meskó, Zsófia Drobni, Éva Bényei, Bence Gergely, Zsuzsanna Győrffy

Published online: 14 September 2017

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Commentary

Tweeting about physical activity: can tweeting the walk help keeping the walk?

Janice Y. Tsoh

Published online: 02 March 2016

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Review Article

Associations between social media and cyberbullying: a review of the literature

Renee Garett, Lynwood R. Lord, Sean D. Young

Published online: 19 December 2016

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Viewpoint

Do mental health mobile apps work: evidence and recommendations for designing high-efficacy mental health mobile apps

Pooja Chandrashekar

Published online: 23 March 2018

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Review Article

How mHealth will spur consumer-led healthcare

John R. Patrick

Published online: 22 July 2015

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Review Article

Telehealth for rural diverse populations: telebehavioral and cultural competencies, clinical outcomes and administrative approaches

Donald M. Hilty, Melanie T. Gentry, Alastair J. McKean, Kirsten E. Cowan, Russell F. Lim, Francis G. Lu

Published online: 05 April 2020

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Original Article

A recommended guideline for the development of mHealth Apps

Ioannis A. Chatzipavlou, Sofia A. Christoforidou, Maro Vlachopoulou

Published online: 18 May 2016

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Review Article

Advances in mobile mental health: opportunities and implications for the spectrum of e-mental health services

Donald M. Hilty, Steven Chan, Tiffany Hwang, Alice Wong, Amy M. Bauer

Published online: 21 August 2017

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Books & Arts

Health Attitude: clear thinking about US healthcare, present conditions, and future possibilities

William Machrone

Published online: 30 July 2015

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Review Article

Non-invasive blood glucose monitoring technology in diabetes management: review

Jeban Chandir Moses, Sasan Adibi, Nilmini Wickramasinghe, Lemai Nguyen, Maia Angelova, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam

Published online: 19 December 2023

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Case Report: Apps for Highlights

Daylio: mood-quantification for a less stressful you

Beenish M. Chaudhry

Published online: 31 August 2016

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Original Article

mHealth self-care interventions: managing symptoms following breast cancer treatment

Mei R. Fu, Deborah Axelrod, Amber A. Guth, Kavita Rampertaap, Nardin El-Shammaa, Karen Hiotis, Joan Scagliola, Gary Yu, Yao Wang

Published online: 22 July 2016

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Meet the Professor

Mr. Shapiro: challenges and opportunities for digital health start-ups

Stephen M. Shapiro

Published online: 24 February 2016

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Original Article

Do as I tweet, not as I do: comparing physical activity data between fitness tweets and Healthy People 2020

Ted Vickey, John G. Breslin

Published online: 30 November 2015

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Case Report

Harnessing the power of conversations with virtual humans to change health behaviors

Glenn Albright, Cyrille Adam, Deborah Serri, Seth Bleeker, Ron Goldman

Published online: 28 November 2016

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Review Article

The conceptualization of a Just-In-Time Adaptive Intervention (JITAI) for the reduction of sedentary behavior in older adults

Andre Matthias Müller, Ann Blandford, Lucy Yardley

Published online: 12 September 2017

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Review Article

The role of telemedicine in postoperative care

Aaron M. Williams, Umar F. Bhatti, Hasan B. Alam, Vahagn C. Nikolian

Published online: 02 May 2018

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Original Article

Machine learning for detection of lymphedema among breast cancer survivors

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Published online: 29 May 2018

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Review Article

Connected health: a review of the literature

Karen Colorafi

Published online: 14 April 2016

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Maryam Changizi, Mohammad H. Kaveh

Published online: 27 November 2017

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mHealth is an international, open access, peer-reviewed online journal indexed by PubMed/PubMed Central with the coverage on clinical telemedicine practice, advances in health technology, health services research, highlights of emerging products, public health implications of health technology, health policy and regulation and management of health care systems and other related fields.