npj Digital Medicine

npj Digital Medicine is a premier, open-access journal published by Springer Nature in partnership with the Weizmann Institute of Science. With an impressive 2026 Impact Factor of 18.000 and a top-tier Q1 ranking in the JCR, it stands as one of the most influential and highly cited periodicals in the rapidly evolving field of digital health. The journal’s scope is comprehensive, focusing on the design, validation, and clinical implementation of digital technologies that transform medical practice. Core topics include artificial intelligence and machine learning in diagnostics, wearable sensors and remote patient monitoring, mobile health (mHealth) applications, telehealth systems, digital biomarkers, and the use of big data analytics for precision medicine. npj Digital Medicine publishes a range of article types to serve the research community, including original research articles, comprehensive reviews, brief communications, perspectives, and commentary pieces. Its target audience is broad and interdisciplinary, encompassing academic researchers, clinical practitioners, healthcare administrators, data scientists, engineers, and policymakers who are at the intersection of technology and healthcare delivery. Notable features of the journal include its fully open-access model, ensuring that all published findings are freely available to a global audience, and its rigorous peer-review process overseen by an international editorial board of leading experts. This combination of high impact, open dissemination, and authoritative editorial oversight solidifies npj Digital Medicine’s standing as a leading voice in defining the future of evidence-based digital healthcare.