JMIR mHealth and uHealth (JMU, ISSN 2291-5222) is a leading peer-reviewed journal and one of the flagship journals of JMIR Publications. JMIR mHealth and uHealth received a Impact Factor of 6.2 in Clarivate’s Journal Citation Reports™.

JMIR mHealth and uHealth is indexed in MEDLINE, PubMed, PubMed Central, Scopus, Psycinfo, SCIE, JCR, EBSCO/EBSCO Essentials, DOAJ, GoOA and others. In June 2025, JMIR mHealth and uHealth received a CiteScore of 11.6, placing it in the 91st percentile (#13 of 153) as a Q1 journal in the field of Health Informatics.

The journal focuses on health and biomedical applications in mobile and tablet computing, pervasive and ubiquitous computing, wearable computing and domotics. JMIR mHealth and uHealth features a rapid and thorough peer-review process, professional copyediting, professional production of PDF, XHTML, and XML proofs. JMIR mHealth and uHealth adheres to the same quality standards as Journal of Medical Internet Research, and all articles published here are also cross-listed in the Table of Contents of Journal of Medical Internet Research, the world's leading medical journal in health sciences/health services research and health informatics (http://www.jmir.org/issue/current).

We are looking for papers covering, for example, the following themes:

Ubiquitous Health (uHealth)
mHealth for Data Collection and Research
Usability and user perceptions of mHealth
mHealth in the Developing World and for Global Health
mHealth in a Clinical Setting
mHealth for Symptom and Disease Monitoring
mHealth for Wellness, Behavior Change and Prevention
mHealth for Screening
Text-messaging (SMS)-Based Interventions
Design and Formative Evaluation of Mobile Apps
Security and Privacy of mHealth and uHealth
Quality Evaluation and Descriptive Analysis of Multiple Existing Mobile Apps
mHealth for Treatment Adherence
Use and User Demographics of mHealth
mHealth for Telemedicine and Homecare
mHealth for Patient Education
mHealth in Medical Education and Training
Evaluation and Research Methodology for mHealth
Wearable Devices and Sensors
Fitness Trackers and Smart Pedometers/Accelerometers
Google Glass and Augmented Reality Applications
Product Reviews and Tutorials in mHealth

This paper is in the following e-collection/theme issue:

Popular Mobile Phone Apps for Diet and Weight Loss: A Content Analysis

Popular Mobile Phone Apps for Diet and Weight Loss: A Content Analysis