The JAMIA Student Editorial Board (SEB) gives selected trainees the opportunity to review journal manuscripts under the mentorship of the associate editors and editorial board. The SEB has provided outstanding informatics trainees with in-depth exposure to the peer-review process and the operation of a scientific journal since it was established in 2003. Read more about this in a published editorial in JAMIA.
Under the leadership of Jessica Ancker, PhD, FACMI and Joanna Abraham, PhD, FACMI, SEB members will be assigned about six manuscripts per year to review and will moderate the online JAMIA Journal Club. SEB members will receive orientation and feedback on their reviews, which will be integrated into the routine JAMIA manuscript review process. SEB members are expected to treat manuscripts with the same strict confidentiality employed by full reviewers and Editorial Board members. SEB members, who are expected to serve a 2-year term, will be listed on the Editorial Board page of the journal and will have the opportunity to attend JAMIA Editorial Board meetings.
Eligibility and Application Process
Applicants must be trainees in good standing in an informatics or informatics-related training program both at the time of their application and also throughout the duration of their anticipated 2-year SEB term. This means that candidates are eligible only if they will be eligible for AMIA student membership throughout the 2027 calendar year.
The strongest candidates will be those with:
- research experience in informatics, data science, health care, public health, computer science, or human factors;
- experience as a first author of a peer-reviewed paper that has been published or is in press;
- solid knowledge of study design and quantitative and/or qualitative research methods; and
- strong skills in written scientific English.
In addition, the Student Editorial Board as a whole is selected to ensure diversity of perspectives and institutions.
The application will include a personal statement, a mock manuscript review, a CV, and a letter of reference from the student’s mentor/advisor.