Call for Papers - Data sets to improve wellbeing

Guest Editors

Fadi Al-Turjman, PhD, Near East University, Türkiye
Souheil Hallit, PharmD, MSc, MPH, PhD, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Lebanon
Feten Fekih-Romdhane, PhD, MD, Tunis El Manar University, Tunisia

Submission Status: Open | Submission Deadline: 13 January 2025

BMC Research Notes is announcing a Call for papers for our latest Collection, which focuses on data sets to improve wellbeing. We believe that harnessing the power of data sets is essential for advancing scientific understanding and contributing to the overall improvement of wellbeing globally. This Collection will provide a platform for insights, strategies, and, most importantly, data sets and data-driven approaches that could help improve wellbeing across diverse cultures, countries, and species.

New Content Item This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 3: Good Health and Wellbeing.

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Meet the Guest Editors

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Fadi Al-Turjman, PhD, Near East University, Türkiye

Professor Fadi Al-Turjman received his PhD in computer science from Queen’s University, Canada, in 2011. He is the advisor to the chairman of the board of trustees on artificial intelligence (AI), and informatics at Near East University (NEU) (Türkiye) and the Associate Dean for research at the faculty of engineering at the same university. Prof Al-Turjman is the Head of the AI Information Systems and Software Engineering Department and the Director of the AI and Robotics Institute and the International Research Center for AI and IoT at NEU. He has been awarded the lifetime golden award of Dr Suat Gunsel from NEU for the year 2022, in addition to several other recognitions and best research awards at key international venues. Prof Al-Turjman is a leading authority in the areas of smart/intelligent IoT systems, wireless and mobile networks’ architectures, protocols, deployments, and performance evaluation in AI of Things (AIoT).

Souheil Hallit, PharmD, MSc, MPH, PhD, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Lebanon

Dr Souheil Hallit has a Doctor of Pharmacy, a Masters in Pharmacology and Therapeutics, a Masters in Research in Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacoepidemiology, and a PhD in Public Health and Epidemiology. He is American Board certified as a pharmacist in two states (Florida and New Jersey). He is an Associate Professor and Head of the Research Department at the School of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Holy Spirit University Kaslik (USEK), where he teaches epidemiology and research methods courses. He has 608 international peer-reviewed published articles/chapters and has had multiple conference papers as abstracts/posters and oral presentations at local and international conferences.

Feten Fekih-Romdhane, PhD, MD, Tunis El Manar University, Tunisia

Dr Feten Fekih-Romdhane is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Razi University Hospital, and a researcher involved in research projects with the Research Unit “Early intervention in psychosis” at the University of Tunis El Manar. Additionally to her PhD and Medical Doctorate, she holds Master's Degrees in Cognitive behavioral therapy and in Cognitive Remediation. She also has a Certificate in Leadership and management in health from the University of Washington. Her main fields of expertise are psychotic disorders, early intervention in psychosis, and stigma. She is a supervisor and coordinator of the early intervention in psychosis project at the Tunisian Centre of Early Intervention in Psychosis (TCEIP), Razi Hospital. She is currently a member of the Schizophrenia International Research Society (SIRS) and the International Early Intervention and Prevention in Mental Health Association (IEPA). Dr Feten Fekih-Romdhane has led several large-scale multi-national research projects and has authored 200+ articles published in peer-reviewed International Journals.

About the Collection

BMC Research Notes is announcing a Call for papers for our latest Collection focusing on data sets to improve wellbeing. We invite submissions of data notes, research articles, and methodological papers exploring data-driven approaches to enhance human or animal wellbeing.

Human interest in ‘wellbeing’ seems to have persisted since records began. Governments center political agendas around it, employers measure it alongside productivity and profit, and over five trillion dollars were spent on it worldwide last year. Despite this fascination with the topic, tracking wellbeing and devising efficient and effective means of improving it often remain an elusive task.

This Collection will provide a platform for insights, strategies, and, most importantly, data sets and data-driven approaches that could help improve wellbeing across diverse cultures, countries, and species.

We welcome submissions on a broad range of topics, including:

The role of big data in assessing and enhancing mental health.
Utilizing data to understand social determinants of health and wellbeing.
Innovative approaches in utilizing data for personalized wellbeing interventions.
Data-driven insights into community health and wellbeing disparities.
Evaluating the impact of data-driven interventions on individual and community wellbeing.

This Collection aligns with our commitment to supporting Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3: Good Health & Wellbeing. We believe that harnessing the power of data sets is essential for advancing scientific understanding and contributing to the overall improvement of wellbeing globally.

There are currently no articles in this collection.

Submission Guidelines

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This Collection welcomes submission of original Research Articles. Should you wish to submit a different article type, please read our submission guidelines to confirm that type is accepted by the journal. Articles for this Collection should be submitted via our submission system, Snapp. During the submission process you will be asked whether you are submitting to a Collection, please select Data sets to improve wellbeing from the dropdown menu.

Articles will undergo the journal’s standard peer-review process and are subject to all of the journal’s standard policies. Articles will be added to the Collection as they are published.

The Editors have no competing interests with the submissions which they handle through the peer review process. The peer review of any submissions for which the Editors have competing interests is handled by another Editorial Board Member who has no competing interests.