image: JMIR Publications invites submissions to a new call for papers “Digital Health Technologies in Parkinson Disease” in its open access journal JMIR Neurotechnology.
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(Toronto, September 16, 2026) JMIR Publications invites submissions to a new theme issue on “Digital Health Technologies in Parkinson Disease” in its open access journal JMIR Neurotechnology. The premier, peer-reviewed journal is indexed in Sherpa/Romeo, DOAJ, EBSCO/EBSCO Essentials, PubMed Central and PubMed.
Digital health technologies (DHTs), including smartphones, wearable devices, and emerging sensor systems, are increasingly used in Parkinson disease research to enable continuous, real-world assessment of motor and non-motor symptoms. These approaches support scalable, longitudinal data collection, offer new opportunities for intervention, and extend naturally to related conditions such as prodromal and atypical parkinsonian disorders.
Despite this progress, important challenges remain in the validation, reproducibility, and clinical integration of these measurements. In parallel, the role of DHTs in interventional contexts, such as clinical trials, treatment optimization, and digital therapeutics, continues to evolve and warrants further attention, particularly in relation to study design, endpoint definition, clinical and real-world implementation.
This call for papers invites contributions that address these challenges through clinically grounded and methodologically rigorous research, spanning both measurement and intervention.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
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Digital measurement of motor and non-motor symptoms
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Remote and real-world monitoring
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Disease progression and longitudinal modeling
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Digital therapeutics and intervention studies
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Serious games in motor rehabilitation
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DHT-enabled and hybrid clinical trials
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Use of digital endpoints in interventional research
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Smartphone, wearable, and multimodal sensing technologies
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Analytical and clinical validation of digital biomarkers
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Reproducibility, robustness, and regulatory considerations
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Translation into clinical research and practice
Guest Editors:
Timothee Aubourg, PhD, University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences
Jacques Demongeot, MD, PhD, Université Grenoble Alpes, France
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About JMIR Publications
JMIR Publications is a leading open access publisher of digital health research and a champion of open science. With a focus on author advocacy and research amplification, JMIR Publications partners with researchers to advance their careers and maximize the impact of their work. As a technology organization with publishing at its core, we provide innovative tools and resources that go beyond traditional publishing, supporting researchers at every step of the dissemination process. Our portfolio features a range of peer-reviewed journals, including the renowned Journal of Medical Internet Research.
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