Aims:

Metaverse in Medicine is a peer-reviewed open-access journal aiming to be a leading frontier journal in the field of metaverse medicine. Its goal is to advance the integration of Metaverse technology with medicine, promoting innovation and interdisciplinary research. It seeks to leverage the characteristics of the Metaverse and mixed reality platforms to address the challenges facing medicine today. By publishing high-quality research papers and appropriate technologies, it aims to enhance the application of Metaverse technology in medicine, accomplishing what other medical models cannot do as effectively, and empowering a strong, widely covered healthcare and holistic health system. It contributes to the “Healthy China 2030” plan by enabling the most powerful solutions for health and medical care.

Scope:

Metaverse in Medicine covers a wide range of topics, including but not limited to the following areas:

1. Theoretical research in metaverse medicine.

2. Academic research in metaverse medicine.

3. Standards research in metaverse medicine.

4. Studies on medical regulations and consensus guidelines in the metaverse Medicine.

5. Research on supporting technologies for Metaverse medical care, including: (1) research and application of Internet of Things (IoT) sensor technologies; (2) research and application of human-computer interface technologies; (3) development and future of computing infrastructure; (4) development and application of big data technologies; (5) development and application of artificial intelligence technologies; (6) research on applications of digital twin technology in medicine, etc.

6. Construction, operation, and management of Metaverse medical platforms: (1) Training and management of medical personnel in the era of Metaverse healthcare; (2) Training and management of the way how medical personnel use virtual digital humans; (3) metaverse medicine empowering holistic health; (4) Remote healthcare in the era of metaverse medicine; (5) Metaverse-enabled specialized disease diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation; (6) Medical education in the era of metaverse medicine.

7. Testing and validation research of Metaverse medical devices.

8. Clinical application research on and validation of Metaverse healthcare.

9. Quality control in Metaverse healthcare.

10. Research on ethical, data privacy, and security challenges in Metaverse healthcare.

By publishing theories, academics, supporting technologies, clinical application research and validation, as well as studies on ethics, privacy, and security protection in these fields, we aim to promote the development of Metaverse medicine. This contributes to the “Healthy China 2030” plan and realizes the vision of "Famous doctors preventing illness, and metaverse medicine benefiting all beings."