JMIR Publications Partners with Signals to Strengthen Research Integrity Across Its Portfolio

(Toronto, November 12, 2025) JMIR Publications is pleased to announce an agreement with Signals Manuscript Checks to leverage their tool across their entire portfolio.

JMIR Publications, a leading publisher in digital medicine, health technology and sciences, has begun evaluating article submissions with Signals Manuscript Checks — a tool that provides automated and transparent evaluations of manuscripts to identify research integrity issues, and enables AI-supported investigations of manuscripts through Sleuth AI, Signals’ AI-powered research integrity assistant.

With Signals Manuscript Checks, JMIR Publications aims to increase the efficiency and quality of research integrity checks, ensuring that high-quality scientific standards are maintained.

“JMIR Publications is dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of research integrity,” says Tiffany Leung, MD, MPH, Scientific Editorial Director at JMIR Publications. “Integrating Signals Manuscript Checks across our portfolio is a major step forward. Our goal is to ensure that trustworthy, impactful research we publish reaches the community in ways that assure the quality and integrity of published scientific records.”

Elliott Lumb, co-founder of Signals, says: “JMIR Publications is a leader in digital health, and it’s essential that their publications have high standards of research integrity. We’re excited to support them in this effort, without slowing the publication of impactful health research. As an innovative publisher, we’re looking forward to collaborating with them to further develop Signals.”

About Signals

Signals helps publishers reduce research integrity risks and protect their reputation by identifying potentially problematic manuscripts and publications. By combining network analysis, expert knowledge, and AI, Signals delivers automated evaluations within editorial workflows. Signals Manuscript Checks help journal teams spot potential issues accurately and efficiently. For more details, visit our website at research-signals.com or contact us directly at hello@research-signals.com. 

About JMIR Publications

JMIR Publications is a leading open access publisher of digital health research and a champion of open science. With a focus on author advocacy and research amplification, JMIR Publications partners with researchers to advance their careers and maximize the impact of their work. As a technology organization with publishing at its core, we provide innovative tools and resources that go beyond traditional publishing, supporting researchers at every step of the dissemination process. Our portfolio features a range of peer-reviewed journals, including the renowned Journal of Medical Internet Research.

To learn more about JMIR Publications, please visit jmirpublications.com or connect with us via Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram.