Dear Colleague,
As academic libraries and university leadership reassess publisher relationships, many are asking the same question: What does a responsible, service oriented, and ethically governed publishing partner actually look like today?
At Partners in Digital Health, we’re intentionally different—and transparent about it.
We publish two focused, high growth journals—Blockchain in Healthcare Today
(BHTY) and Telehealth and Medicine Today (THMT)—serving disciplines where policy, practice, and research are converging
rapidly. Although we’re not a legacy publisher with thousands of titles, we believe that depth, integrity, and responsiveness matter more than scale.
What sets us apart?
Authors come first (there are no black holes)
We respond to author and institutional queries
within 24–48 hours. Libraries and deans know how rare—and necessary—this is. You’re a valued customer and we respond accordingly.
Unmatched transparency and governance
We’re the first publisher to require and publicly post conflicts of interest (COIs) for:
- Editorial board members
- Editors-in-chief
- Publishing staff
COIs are reviewed and updated annually, reinforcing trust and accountability.
No guest edited special issues—by
design
This avoid bias, favoritism, and ethical drift:
- We do not allow guest editors
- All “lead” editors must be members of the journal board and adhere to all journal policies and ethical standards
- Oversight is provided by seasoned
board members and leadership
This ensures consistent peer review and policy enforcement across every submission.
Multilingual scholarship is encouraged
- We actively encourage multilingual submissions and are a signatory to the Helsinki Initiative on Multilingualism
- Our journals have published peer reviewed research in Spanish, German, and Chinese, helping tear down barriers that often exclude global scholarship.
Research that connects to the real world
We prioritize work that bridges research excellence with real world implementation—not theory alone. Our readership includes clinicians, health system and enterprise leaders, policymakers, and technologists who apply findings in practice.
Fair and sustainable
APCs
- APCs are kept intentionally low
- Full waivers are granted to authors in Research4Life Core Offer (Group A) countries, areas/territories
- Partial waivers are available for qualified submissions
Access and equity are operational commitments
- We’re the first to publish DEI statistics at the journal and author level
- We actively encourage early career researchers and female scholars to join our editorial boards and reviewer communities.
This is part of a
deliberate effort to broaden representation strengthen governance and support leadership development across the field.
Why should libraries and deans partner with us?
A publisher agreement with Partners in Digital Health offers institutions:
- Predictable and reduced APCs for faculty and
students
- Ethical, policy aligned publishing (COI transparency, governance, multilingualism)
- High visibility journals in telehealth, digital care delivery, AI, and decentralized health
- Direct access to editorial leadership and publisher staff
- A partner that listens, responds, and adapts
