Methods Inf Med 2016; 55(06): 478-480
DOI: 10.3414/ME16-14-0001
Editorial
Schattauer GmbH

Methods Open – A New Journal Track Starting in 2017

Sabine Koch
1   Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Health Informatics Centre, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
,
Reinhold Haux
2   Peter L. Reichertz Institute for Medical Informatics, University of Braunschweig and Hannover Medical School, Braunschweig, Germany
,
Olaf Gefeller
3   Institute for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
,
Indra N. Sarkar
4   Center for Biomedical Informatics, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
,
Dieter Bergemann
5   Schattauer Verlag, Stuttgart, Germany
› Author Affiliations
Further Information

Correspondence to:

Prof. Dr. Sabine Koch
Health Informatics Centre
Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics
Karolinska Institutet
Tomtebodavägen 18a
171 77 Stockholm
Sweden

Publication History



21 November 2016

Publication Date:
15 November 2017 (online)

 

Summary

From 2017 (volume 56) onwards the journal Methods of Information in Medicine will consist of two tracks. Authors can decide to submit their manuscript to either the subscription track that continues to publish its six print and electronic (non-open access) issues for journal subscribers, or the new Methods Open track that will consist of digitally published manuscripts (as gold open access). These two tracks will constitute from 2017 on the journal’s Tandem Model. Simultaneously, Methods will introduce a double-blinded review process and reviewer assessment by the submitting authors. Implications of these changes for both authors and reviewers are discussed. With these steps, Methods aims to improve the visibility of the journal and contribute to sharing research results as timely and as widely as possible and thereby to promote scientific progress.


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Correspondence to:

Prof. Dr. Sabine Koch
Health Informatics Centre
Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics
Karolinska Institutet
Tomtebodavägen 18a
171 77 Stockholm
Sweden