# Introducing JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies: A Venue for Publishing Interdisciplinary Research on the Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of Health Innovations and Emerging Technologies in the Field of Rehabilitation

## TL;DR

This paper introduces a new journal focused on publishing interdisciplinary research on health innovations and technologies in rehabilitation.

## Contribution

The novelty lies in establishing a dedicated venue for rigorous, impactful research on rehabilitation technologies and interventions.

## Key findings

- The journal emphasizes pragmatic science in rehabilitation technology development and evaluation.
- It aims to support individuals and caregivers through innovative health interventions and assistive technologies.

## Abstract

Rehabilitation supports the affected individual and their caregivers in managing the health condition and its associated symptoms, altering the environment to accommodate needs, adapting tasks for safe and independent performance, facilitating self-management, and using assistive devices and technologies. JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies focuses on pragmatic yet rigorous and impactful science that reports on the development, implementation, and evaluation of health innovations and interventions as well as emerging technologies in the field of rehabilitation.