Call for Papers: AI Use for Advancing Medical Research and Public Health
The American Journal of Medicine and Health Studies invites high-quality submissions for a forthcoming special issue on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Advancing Medical Research and Public Health. As AI rapidly reshapes healthcare systems, public health infrastructures, and biomedical discovery, this issue seeks to showcase cutting-edge scholarship, practical applications, and critical perspectives from global researchers and practitioners.
This special issue welcomes empirical studies, systematic or narrative reviews, conceptual papers, case analyses, and policy-focused manuscripts exploring the opportunities, limitations, and future directions of AI-enabled health innovation.
Suggested Themes and Topics
AI for Medical Research
- AI in diagnostics, prognostics, and precision medicine
- Machine learning in medical imaging and biomarker discovery
- AI-driven drug discovery for neglected or emerging diseases
- Algorithmic decision-making in clinical research
- Digital twins, simulation models, and predictive analytics
- Responsible and explainable AI in clinical environments
AI in Public Health
- AI for outbreak detection, surveillance, and epidemiological modeling
- Public health communication and generative AI
- Telemedicine, mHealth, and digital health innovations
- AI for emergency response and medical supply logistics
- AI applications for population-level risk assessment and resource allocation
- AI readiness, public trust, and workforce training for public health professionals
- Ethical, legal, and policy challenges of AI in public health systems
AI, Equity, and Global Health
- Equitable access to AI-enabled healthcare technologies
- AI in low-resource, climate-vulnerable, or conflict settings
- Bias, transparency, and fairness in health algorithms
- AI for strengthening community medicine and local health infrastructures
AI in Health Systems and Education
- AI literacy for healthcare workers and public health students
- AI governance, regulation, and health policy implementation
- Responsible AI adoption frameworks in hospitals and ministries of health
- Integrating AI into medical and public health curricula
Submission Guidelines
- Manuscripts should follow APA 7th edition style.
- Typical length: 2,000–4,000 words (excluding references).
- All submissions undergo double-blind peer review.
- Submit via the journal portal.
Submission Link: https://ojed.org/med/user/register
Journal Issue Information: https://ojed.org/med/
Editors
Akanksha Anand — Assistant Professor, School of Community Health & Policy, Morgan State University — akanksha.anand@morgan.edu
Ismatara Reena — University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA — ismatara.reena@louisiana.edu
Natalie Anthony — University of Pittsburgh Medical Center — anthonynl2@upmc.edu
Reshma Gopal K. M. — McMaster University — kondipar@mcmaster.ca
Cristina Kelly — Portland State University — crkelly828@gmail.com
Robin Butler — Assistant Professor, School of Community Health & Policy, Morgan State University — Robin.Butler@morgan.edu
