Topic Editors

1. Xiangjiang Laboratory, Changsha 410205, China
2. Big Data Laboratory on Financial Security and Behavior, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu 611130, China
Prof. Dr. Shuai Ding
School of Management, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 23009, China
Prof. Dr. Li Luo
Business School, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
Dr. Tian Lu
W. P. Carey Information Systems, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA
1. School of Medicine, The University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, WA 6160, Australia
2. St John of God Midland Private and Public Hospitals, Midland, WA 6056, Australia
3. Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA

Smart Healthcare: Technologies and Applications, 2nd Edition

Abstract submission deadline
20 October 2025
Manuscript submission deadline
20 January 2026
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Topic Information

Dear Colleagues,

The aging population has generated a greater demand for high-quality, high-quantity, and easily accessible healthcare services. “Smart healthcare” refers to the utilization of new-generation information technologies in order to achieve personalized, intelligent, and interconnected healthcare services. The connections between smart healthcare systems enable whole-cycle healthcare, expanding the roles of healthcare from diagnosis and treatment to health management, elderly care, and other parts of the life cycle of individuals. However, adequate coordination among smart healthcare systems must be achieved through the application of new-generation technologies, system engineering, and operation management theories. Due to the characteristics of the healthcare industry, each smart healthcare system must offer the utmost in safety, privacy, and efficient operation. The interconnectedness of smart healthcare systems also requires unique solutions within the realm of healthcare data, information, and knowledge. The expansion of the cycle of care further demands innovations not only in disease diagnosis, surgery, and hospital management but also in specialty fields such as digital health, IoMT, pharmaceutical supply chain, medical insurance, etc. In this Special Issue, we welcome submissions of original research and systematic reviews addressing various domains including, but not limited to, the following:

  • Smart healthcare data utilization and governance;
  • Smart healthcare information exchange and fusion;
  • Smart healthcare knowledge inference and recommendation;
  • Smart healthcare system engineering;
  • Smart healthcare systems operation management;
  • Risk management in smart healthcare systems;
  • Hospital operation management in the context of smart healthcare;
  • Health screening and monitoring in smart healthcare systems;
  • Medical training in the context of smart healthcare;
  • Telemedicine and virtual reality in smart healthcare;
  • Online social media and OHC with smart healthcare;
  • Diagnosis decision support in smart healthcare systems;
  • Surgery and smart healthcare;
  • Smart healthcare-supported rehabilitation;
  • Specialty care with smart healthcare;
  • Healthcare behavior analysis in the context of smart healthcare;
  • Evaluation and factor analysis of smart healthcare;
  • Smart healthcare data security management;
  • LLM Application in smart healthcare;
  • AI agent application in smart healthcare.

Prof. Dr. Gang Kou
Prof. Dr. Shuai Ding
Prof. Dr. Li Luo
Dr. Tian Lu
Prof. Dr. Yogesan Kanagasingam
Topic Editors

Keywords

  • smart healthcare
  • system engineering
  • operation management
  • big data
  • medical artificial intelligence
  • personalized medicine
  • IoMT
  • digital healthcare

Participating Journals

Journal Name Impact Factor CiteScore Launched Year First Decision (median) APC
Applied Sciences
applsci
2.5 5.3 2011 18.4 Days CHF 2400 Submit
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
ijerph
- 7.3 2004 25.8 Days CHF 2500 Submit
Journal of Clinical Medicine
jcm
3.0 5.7 2012 16 Days CHF 2600 Submit
Journal of Personalized Medicine
jpm
- 4.1 2011 17.4 Days CHF 2600 Submit
Technologies
technologies
4.2 6.7 2013 21.1 Days CHF 1600 Submit
Healthcare
healthcare
2.4 3.5 2013 20.3 Days CHF 2700 Submit

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