The Society of Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) is defining new directions in focus to meet the needs of its members. SIIM’s new website (SIIM.org) includes four interest groups where members can meet, find educational materials that match their interests, and communicate with each other. The four SIIM communities represent a large percentage of members, and members are invited to join one or all to enhance their collaboration with colleagues. The four communities are Analytics, Enterprise Imaging, Productivity and Workflow, and Quality. Members are encouraged to post questions to the forums, write or comment on blog posts, or tag favorite content. I will be selecting abstracts from JDI to feature in each of the groups.

As SIIM revises its educational and research core, the content of the Journal of Digital Imaging will be selected to support SIIM member interests. The editors and members of the Content and Publication Committee of SIIM have identified 29 specific topics that focus on Imaging Informatics in Healthcare to efficiently and effectively improve access and quality (see Table 1). JDI’s goal is to enhance the exchange of knowledge encompassed by the general topic of Imaging Informatics in Medicine including, but not limited to, research and practice in clinical, engineering, information technologies, and techniques in all medical imaging environments.

Table 1 Topics of special interest to readers of the Journal of Digital Imaging
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What does this mean in terms of JDI content? We will actively pursue and recruit articles that match our interest topics and will encourage authors of manuscripts that may be more appropriate elsewhere to submit to other journals. Over the next year, we will see a gradual shift in focus to a journal that more closely matches our membership and readers’ interest.

If you are interested in becoming a reviewer or an author, please to go to our manuscript management site https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jdi and create a profile. You may then mail our team at jdi@siim.org or me at honeymanbuck@siim.org to indicate your willingness to review or you may start the manuscript submission process. When creating your profile, you should carefully choose keywords to reflect your interests.