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Relevant to AI safety researchers examining deployment risks in sensitive domains; mental health AI raises concerns about manipulation, vulnerable users, and high-stakes automated decision-making that intersect with alignment and ethics debates.
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JMIR Mental Health is an open-access peer-reviewed journal publishing research on digital health interventions, AI applications, and technology-assisted mental health care. It covers topics including AI-driven diagnostics, chatbot therapy, mobile health apps, and ethical considerations in deploying AI for mental health. The journal is a primary venue for empirical research on the intersection of technology and psychiatric care.
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- •Publishes peer-reviewed research on AI and digital technology applications in mental health diagnosis and treatment.
- •Covers ethical concerns around AI in mental health including data privacy, algorithmic bias, and manipulation risks.
- •Includes studies on conversational agents, chatbots, and LLMs used in therapeutic or supportive contexts.
- •Relevant to AI safety discussions around vulnerable populations and high-stakes deployment of AI systems.
- •Open-access format makes research widely available to researchers, clinicians, and policymakers.
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# JMIR Mental Health
#### Internet interventions, technologies, and digital innovations for mental health and behavior change. _JMIR Mental Health_ is the [official journal](https://mental.jmir.org/announcements/366) of the _[Society of Digital Psychiatry](https://www.sodpsych.org/)._
Editor-in-Chief:
**John Torous, MD, MBI, Harvard Medical School, USA**
Impact Factor **5.8**[More information about Impact Factor](https://mental.jmir.org/announcements/596)CiteScore **10.2** [More information about CiteScore](https://www.jmir.org/announcements/572)
_JMIR Mental Health_(JMH, ISSN 2368-7959 _,_ [Journal Impact Factor 5.8,](https://mental.jmir.org/announcements/596) Journal Citation Reports 2025 from Clarivate) is a premier, open-access, peer-reviewed journal with a unique focus on digital health and Internet/mobile interventions, technologies, and electronic innovations (software and hardware) for mental health, addictions, online counseling, and behavior change. The journal publishes research on system descriptions, theoretical frameworks, review papers, viewpoint/vision papers, and rigorous evaluations that advance evidence-based care, improve accessibility, and enhance the effectiveness of digital mental health solutions. It also explores innovations in digital psychiatry, e-mental health, and clinical informatics in psychiatry and psychology, with an emphasis on improving patient outcomes and expanding access to care.
The journal is indexed in PubMed Central and PubMed, [MEDLINE](https://mental.jmir.org/announcements/430), [Scopus](https://mental.jmir.org/announcements/201), Sherpa/Romeo, [DOAJ](https://mental.jmir.org/announcements/253), EBSCO/EBSCO Essentials, SCIE, [PsycINFO](https://mental.jmir.org/announcements/239) and [CABI](https://mental.jmir.org/announcements/289).
_JMIR Mental Health_ received a [Journal Impact Factor of 5.8](https://mental.jmir.org/announcements/596)(ranked Q1 #25/288 journals in the category Psychiatry, Journal Citation Reports 2025 from Clarivate).
_JMIR Mental Health_ received a Scopus CiteScore of [10.2](https://www.jmir.org/announcements/572) (2024), placing it in the 93rd percentile (#35 of 580) as a Q1 journal in the field of Psychiatry and Mental Health.
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