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Call for a Special Issue of the New England Journal of Statistics in Data Science on "Data Science and AI in Pharma"

Following the Pharmaceutical Data Science (PharmaDS) Conference 2025 held in Edison, New Jersey, the New England Journal of Statistics in Data Science (NEJSDS) cordially invites the conference attendees and all experts in the field to submit to a special issue of "Data Science and AI in Pharma". The main theme of this special issue is the application of data science and artificial intelligence (AI) in pharmaceutical industry. We welcome manuscripts in case study, original research, commentary, or research communication related to the main theme.

Manuscripts for this special issue should be submitted by December 31, 2025 via the journal online submission portal: https://www.e-publications.org/ness/sbs/. Manuscript reviews will be conducted on a rolling basis, and accepted papers will be published online as soon as they are available. The PharmaDS organizing committee will support the review process and ensure that submissions are handled in a timely and efficient manner.

Please indicate that the submission is for the special issue in the online submission portal.

Topics of interest include, but not limited to, applications of data science and AI — for example, large language models, deep learning models for medical images, multi-modal models, and AI agents, in the context of:

  • Drug discovery
  • Digital health
  • Pharmacovigilance and patient safety
  • Clinical development
  • Clinical operations
  • Regulatory
  • Commercial and Marketing
  • CMC

The New England Journal of Statistics in Data Science (NEJSDS) is proud to be a pioneer in the reform of the traditional peer review process by implementing a new hybrid journal review process. In this new review process, authors have the option to supply referee reports invited by the authors, as a supplement to the traditional review reports led by the editorial board. The decisions will take into consideration both review reports initiated by the authors and the reports initiated by the editorial board. If any authors choose to provide open reviews for their articles, please mention it in the cover letter and upload the review reports (including the information of reviewers’ affiliations and email addresses) as supplementary materials when submitting the article. In addition, authors are encouraged to recommend reviewers and include them in the cover letter.

If you have any questions or have a pre-submission inquiry, please feel free to contact us.

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