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== Aims and scope ==
== Aims and scope ==
''JAMA'' was established in 1883 by the American Medical Association and has been published continuously since then. It publishes original research, reviews, commentaries (Viewpoints), editorials, essays, medical news, correspondence, and ancillary content (such as abstracts of the ''[[Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report]]''). The journal covers all aspects of the [[Biomedicine|biomedical sciences]].
''JAMA'' 1883 the and . publishes original research, reviews, commentaries (Viewpoints), editorials, essays, medical news, correspondence, and ancillary content (such as abstracts of the ''[[Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report]]''). The journal covers all aspects of the [[Biomedicine|biomedical sciences]].


== Continuing medical education ==
== Continuing medical education ==

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For other uses, see Jama (disambiguation).
JAMA
Cover
DisciplineMedicine
LanguageEnglish
Edited byHoward C. Bauchner
Publication details
Former name(s)
Transactions of the American Medical Association (superseded);[1] Councilor's Bulletin;[2] Bulletin of the American Medical Association (absorbed);[2] Journal of the American Medical Association[3][4]
History1883–present
Publisher
Frequency48/year
30.387 (2013)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4JAMA
Indexing
CODENJAMAAP
ISSN0098-7484 (print)
1538-3598 (web)
LCCN82643544
OCLC no.1124917
Until 1960:
ISSN0002-9955
Links

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, is a weekly peer-reviewed medical journal published by the American Medical Association. The journal was established in 1883, with Nathan Smith Davis as the founding editor, although the acronym JAMA was not added until 1960.[3][4] The journal's current editor-in-chief is Howard C. Bauchner of Boston University, who succeeded Catherine D. DeAngelis on July 1, 2011.[5] The journal has English, French, and Spanish language editions.[4]

Aims and scope

JAMA, published continuously since 1883, is an international peer-reviewed general medical journal published 48 times per year in print and several times a week online. JAMA is a member of The JAMA Network family of journals. JAMA is the most widely circulated medical journal in the world, with more than 325 000 print recipients and more than 14 million annual visits to the journal’s website. JAMA publishes original research, reviews, commentaries (Viewpoints), editorials, essays, medical news, correspondence, and ancillary content (such as abstracts of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report). The journal covers all aspects of the biomedical sciences. JAMA's acceptance rate is approximately 9% of the nearly 7000 major manuscripts it receives annually. In 2013, the median time for an initial decision for submitted manuscripts was 6 days, and the median time from submission to acceptance for all articles was 27 days. The median time from acceptance to publication was 32 days for all articles and 4 to 22 days for articles published Online First.

Continuing medical education

Continuing Education Opportunities for Physicians is a semianual journal section providing lists for regional or national levels of continuing medical education (CME). JAMA has provided this information since 1937. Prior to 1955, the list was produced either quarterly or semiannually. Between 1955 and 1981, the list was available annually, as the number of CME offerings increased from 1,000 (1955) to 8,500 (1981). The AMA website states that webinars are available for CME.[6]

Policy shift

After the controversial firing of an editor-in-chief, George D. Lundberg, a process was put in place to ensure editorial freedom. A seven member Journal Oversight Committee was created to evaluate the editor-in-chief and to help ensure editorial independence. Since its inception, the committee has met at least once a year. Presently, JAMA states that article content should be attributed to authors and not the publisher.[7][8][9][10]

Abstracting and indexing

This journal is abstracted and indexed in:

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2013 impact factor of 30.387, ranking it 3rd out of 150 journals in the category "Medicine, General & Internal".[17]

Titles

In 1883 the Journal of the American Medical Association superseded the Transactions of the American Medical Association.[1] The Councilor's Bulletin was renamed the Bulletin of the American Medical Association which was later absorbed by the Journal of the American Medical Association.[2] In 1960 the journal obtained its current title, JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association.[3][4] The journal is commonly referred to as, JAMA.

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b c d "CAS Source Index". Chemical Abstracts Service. American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2014-12-27.
  3. ^ a b c d "JAMA". NLM Catalog. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2014-12-27.
  4. ^ a b c d "JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association". Library of Congress Catalog. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2014-12-27.
  5. ^ "New Editor in Chief Named at "Journal of the American Medical Association'" Chronicle of Higher Education, March 10, 2011
  6. ^ "Continuing Education Opportunities for Physicians". JAMA. 257 (1). American Medical Association: 97–121. January 2, 1987. doi:10.1001/jama.1987.03390010101048. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
  7. ^ Holden, Constance (15 January 1999). "JAMA Editor Gets the Boot". Science Now. Science.
  8. ^ Kassirer, Jerome P. (27 May 1999). "Editorial Independence". The New England Journal of Medicine. 340 (21): 1671–2. doi:10.1056/NEJM199905273402109.
  9. ^ JAMA & Archives Conditions of Use[dead link‍]
  10. ^ Signatories of the Editorial Governance Plan (16 June 1999). "Editorial Governance for JAMA". 281 (26): 2240–2. doi:10.1001/jama.281.23.2240. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  11. ^ a b c d "Master Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 2014-12-27.
  12. ^ "Serials cited". CAB Abstracts. CABI. Retrieved 2014-12-27.
  13. ^ "CINAHL Complete Database Coverage List". CINAHL. EBSCO Information Services. Retrieved 2014-12-27.
  14. ^ "Serials cited". Global Health. CABI. Retrieved 2014-12-27.
  15. ^ "PsychINFO Journal Coverage". American Psychological Association. Retrieved 2014-12-27.
  16. ^ "Serials cited". Tropical Diseases Bulletin. CABI. Retrieved 2014-12-27.
  17. ^ "Journals Ranked by Impact: Medicine, General & Internal". 2013 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2014.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
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