Proof of Usefulness Report

Jmir Publications

Analysis completed on 2/13/2026

+570
Proof of Usefulness Score
Industry Mainstay

The project 'Jmir Publications' (submitted with the name 'FrostForge') is a highly established, leading academic publisher in the eHealth and medical informatics space (verified URL jmir.org). External search confirms annual revenue in the $20M-$40M range (consistent with the submitted '2.5M' if interpreted as monthly), a team of 100+, and top-tier citation impact (JIF ~6-7). However, the submission quality is critically poor: it uses an unrelated name ('FrostForge'), claims 'everyone' as the audience, and provides informal/exaggerated traction claims ('most people have used my product'). The score reflects the massive verified real-world utility and traction of the actual entity, significantly penalized for the low-quality, confusing submission data.

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Score Breakdown

Real World Utility+225
Audience Reach Impact+85
Technical Innovation+105
Evidence Of Traction+119
Market Timing Relevance+90
Functional Completeness+2.5
Subtotal+626.5
Usefulness Multiplierx0.91
Final Score+570

Project Details

Project URL
jmir.org
Description
JMIR Publications is the leading ehealth publisher, advancing progress in the health, engineering and social sciences to ultimately help people to live happier and healthier lives using technology. JMIR Publications helps innovators in the health technology space to collaborate and to disseminate their innovations, ideas, and research results to the widest possible audience. JMIR Publications is a rapidly growing innovative academic publisher. It builds on the success of JMIR (Journal of Medical Internet Research), which started in 1998 as a small independent open access project hosted at a university, which subsequently grew into the most influential journal in medical informatics (ranked #1 by Impact Factor by Thomson Reuters for three years, JIF>5.0) and health services research. Pioneer in #openaccess and #openscience, JMIR Publications is now also publishing a superjournal JMIRx as overlay journal on top of preprint servers.

Algorithm Insights

Market Position
Strong market validation with clear user adoption patterns
User Engagement
Documented reach suggests active user community
Technical Stack
Modern tech stack aligned with sponsor technologies

Recommendations to Increase Usefulness Score

Document User Growth

Provide specific metrics on user acquisition and retention rates

Showcase Revenue Model

Detail sustainable monetization strategy and current revenue streams

Expand Evidence Base

Include testimonials, case studies, and third-party validation

Technical Roadmap

Share development milestones and feature completion timeline