《医学信息学杂志》是国内创刊最早的医学信息方面的专业指导性刊物，研究成果、现代技术应用等为主，形成了面向实践、注重新技术、追求新理论的特色，铸就了求实创新的学术风格，成为中国医学信息领域具有权威性与专业指导性的学术刊物。所载论文既反映了我国医学信息事业发展历程，又引领我国医学信息事业发展方向，为我国医学信息事业发展做出了重要贡献。
"Medical Informatics" is the domestic publication of journal publication professional guidance of the medical information is the earliest, the main research results, application of modern technology, the formation of a practice oriented, focus on new technologies, the pursuit of new theoretical features, created the innovation of the academic style, become the authoritative and professional guidance Chinese medical information the field of academic journals. The thesis contained not only reflect the information of development of our country's medical history, and lead the information of development of our country's medical direction, and made important contributions to the development of China's medical information undertaking.
《医学信息学杂志》杂志主要栏目：专论：反映当今医学信息学某一专题领域的研究应用进展；医学信息研究：新形势下医学信息研究与应用的新理论、新方法；医学信息技术应用：信息基础设施（网络、通讯、设备等）的建设、开发、利用，即现代信息技术在医、教、研领域的应用；医学信息资源管理与利用：有关医学图书馆事业的研究、创新、进展和趋势，信息资源（各种信息载体）的建设、开发、利用与管理；医学信息教育：医学信息检索课的教学理论与方法的探讨。
"Medical intelligence" magazine main columns: Monograph: reflect the progress in research and application of a special field of study in medical information; medical information research: a new theory and method of the research and application of medical information under the new situation; application of medical information technology: Information Infrastructure (network, communications, equipment etc.) construction and development that is, the use of modern information technology, in medicine, teaching and research field of application; and the use of medical information resource management: research, innovation, progress and trend about medical library and information resources (of various information carriers) construction, development, utilization and management; medical information education: theory and methodology of teaching retrieval course medical information.
《医学信息学杂志》杂志办刊宗旨是：坚持邓小平理论，贯彻“百花齐放，百家争鸣”的理论与实践相结合的方针，报道医学信息与图书馆领域的方针、政策、研究成果、理论方法、现代信息技术、信息管理、信息教育等，为推动我国医学信息与图书馆工作进一步发展服务。
"Medical intelligence" magazine publication purpose is: adhere to Deng Xiaoping theory, implement the principle of "letting a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought of the theory and practice of" the principle of combining, reports of medical information and the field of library policy, policy, research, methods and theories of modern information technology, information management, information education, service to promote further development of our country medical information and library work.