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The Journal of the American Medical Association
DisciplineMedicine
LanguageEnglish
EditedbyKirsten Bibbins-Domingo
Publication details
Former name(s)
Transactions of the American Medical Association;Councilor's Bulletin;Bulletin of the American Medical Association;Journal of the American Medical Association
History1883–present
Publisher
Frequency48/year
Free access to research articles after six months
63.1 (2023)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4JAMA
Indexing
CODENJAMAAP
ISSN0098-7484(print)
1538-3598(web)
LCCN82643544
OCLCno.1124917
Until 1960:
ISSN0002-9955
Links

JAMA (The Journal of the American Medical Association)is apeer-reviewedmedical journalpublished 48 times a year by theAmerican Medical Association.It publishes original research, reviews, and editorials covering all aspects ofbiomedicine.The journal was established in 1883 withNathan Smith Davisas the founding editor.[1]Kirsten Bibbins-Domingoof theUniversity of California San Franciscobecame the journaleditor-in-chiefon July 1, 2022, succeedingHoward BauchnerofBoston University.[2]

According toJournal Citation Reports,the journal's 2024impact factoris 63.1, ranking it 4th out of 168 journals in the category "Medicine, General & Internal".[3]

History

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The journal was established in 1883 by theAmerican Medical Associationand superseded theTransactions of the American Medical Association.[4]Councilor's Bulletinwas renamed theBulletin of the American Medical Association,which later was absorbed by theJournal of the American Medical Association.[5]In 1960, the journal obtained its current title,JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association.[6][7]The journal is commonly referred to asJAMA.

Continuing medical education

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Continuing Education Opportunities for Physicianswas a semiannual journal section providing lists for regional or national levels ofcontinuing medical education(CME). Between 1937 and 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). In 2016, CME transitioned into a digital offering from the JAMA Network called JN Learning CME & MOC from JAMA Network.[8]JN Learning provides CME and MOC credit from article and audio materials published within all 12 JAMA Network journals, including JAMA.

Publication of article by Barack Obama

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On 11 July 2016,JAMApublished an article byBarack Obamaentitled "United States Health Care Reform: Progress to Date and Next Steps",[9]which was the first academic paper ever published by a sittingU.S. president.[10]The article was not subject to blind peer-review. It argued for specific policies that future presidents could pursue in order to improve national health care reform implementation.[11]

Policy shift

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After the controversial 1999 firing[by whom?]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,JAMApolicy states that article content should be attributed to authors, not to the publisher.[12][13][14][15]

Artwork

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From 1964 to 2013,JAMAused images of artwork on its cover and it published essays commenting on the artwork.[16]According to former editor George Lundberg, this practice was designed to link the humanities and medicine.[17]In 2013, a format redesign moved the art feature to an inside page, replacing an image of the artwork on the cover with a table of contents.[16]The purpose of the redesign was to standardize the appearance of all journals in theJAMA Network.[18]

Racism controversy

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On a February 2021 JAMA podcast a Deputy Editor of the journal proposed that "structural racism is an unfortunate term to describe a very real problem" and that "taking racism out of the conversation would help" to ensure "all people who lived in disadvantaged circumstances have equal opportunities to become successful and have better qualities of life."[19][20]In addition to the comments made during the podcast, JAMA then tweeted out the podcast with the caption "No physician is racist, so how can there be structural racism in health care" which further added to the controversy.[21][22]The comments were immediately criticized by some,[23]resulting in deletion of the podcast[24][25]and resignation of the Deputy Editor. On June 1, 2021, the editor-in-chief announced that he would resign effective June 30, 2021 to "create an opportunity for new leadership at JAMA."[26][24]ColumnistsEric ZornandDaniel Henningerasserted in separate Op-Eds that the resignation of the two editors was an unfortunate substitute for meaningful conversations about racism and health care,[27][28]and the episode was highlighted as a case study of social media, polarization, and radicalization inGreg Lukianoffand Rikki Schlott's 2023 book The Canceling of the American Mind.[29]

Previous chief editors

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The following persons have been editor-in-chief of JAMA:[30]

Abstracting and indexing

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The JAMA journal is abstracted and indexed in:

See also

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References

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  8. ^"JN Learning".Archivedfrom the original on November 18, 2020.RetrievedDecember 3,2019.
  9. ^Obama, Barack (July 11, 2016)."United States Health Care Reform – Progress to Date and Next Steps".JAMA.316(5): 525–532.doi:10.1001/jama.2016.9797.PMC5069435.PMID27400401.
  10. ^"Obama becomes first sitting president to publish an academic paper".Business Insider.July 14, 2016.Archivedfrom the original on November 28, 2020.RetrievedOctober 24,2020.
  11. ^"#ObamaJAMA: Obama Just Became the First Sitting President to Publish an Academic Paper".Mic.July 13, 2016.Archivedfrom the original on August 4, 2023.RetrievedNovember 28,2023.
  12. ^Holden, Constance (January 15, 1999)."JAMA Editor Gets the Boot".Science Now.Science.Archivedfrom the original on August 4, 2023.RetrievedJune 30,2022.
  13. ^Kassirer, Jerome P. (May 27, 1999)."Editorial Independence".The New England Journal of Medicine.340(21): 1671–2.doi:10.1056/NEJM199905273402109.PMID10341280.
  14. ^"Terms Of Use | JAMA Network".jamanetwork.com.Archivedfrom the original on November 27, 2023.RetrievedNovember 28,2023.
  15. ^Signatories of the Editorial Governance Plan (June 16, 1999)."Editorial Governance for JAMA".JAMA.281(26): 2240–2.doi:10.1001/jama.281.23.2240.
  16. ^abLevine, Jefferey M. (November 6, 2013)."JAMA removes cover art, and why that matters".KevinMD.com.Archivedfrom the original on August 9, 2020.RetrievedApril 19,2015.
  17. ^Showalter E (1999)."Commentary: An inconclusive study".BMJ.319(7225): 1603–1605.doi:10.1136/bmj.319.7225.1603.PMC28304.PMID10600956.
  18. ^Henry R, Bauchner H (2013)."JAMA gets a new look!".JAMA.310(1): 39.doi:10.1001/jama.2013.7053.Archivedfrom the original on August 9, 2020.RetrievedMay 8,2015.
  19. ^Lee, Bruce (March 7, 2021)."JAMA Posts Podcast On Structural Racism, Here Is The Backlash".Forbes.RetrievedDecember 17,2023.
  20. ^"JAMA Podcast Transcript: NRSG-515-1: Race, Health, and US History – Spring 2021".canvas.emory.edu.Archivedfrom the original on July 18, 2021.RetrievedJuly 18,2021.
  21. ^Nong, Paige; Lopez, William; Fleming, Paul; Creary, Melissa; Anderson, Riana (May 27, 2021)."Structural Racism Is Not An Exemption From Accountability".Health Affairs.RetrievedDecember 17,2023.
  22. ^Chan, JC (March 4, 2021)."JAMA Editor Apologizes for Tweet Saying 'No Physician Is Racist'".The Wrap.RetrievedDecember 17,2023.
  23. ^"How Whiteness Works: JAMA and the Refusals of White Supremacy".Somatosphere.March 27, 2021.Archivedfrom the original on May 31, 2023.RetrievedSeptember 14,2023.
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  25. ^Lee, Stephanie M. (March 1, 2021)."After JAMA Questioned Racism In Medicine, Scientists Are Boycotting".BuzzFeed News.Archivedfrom the original on April 1, 2021.RetrievedMarch 1,2021.
  26. ^Mandavilli, Apoorva (June 1, 2021)."Editor of JAMA Leaves After Outcry Over Colleague's Remarks on Racism".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.Archivedfrom the original on September 8, 2023.RetrievedSeptember 8,2023.
  27. ^Zorn, Eric (June 3, 2021)."Column: Can we talk? JAMA's 'racism' controversy says the answer is no".chicagotribune.com.Archivedfrom the original on July 18, 2021.RetrievedJuly 18,2021.
  28. ^Henninger, Daniel (June 2, 2021)."Opinion | Banning Critical Race Theory".The Wall Street Journal.ISSN0099-9660.Archivedfrom the original on July 17, 2021.RetrievedJuly 18,2021.
  29. ^Lukianoff, Greg; Schlott, Rikki (2023).The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All - but there is a solution(1st ed.). New York: Simon and Schuster (published October 17, 2023). pp. 193–208.ISBN978-1-6680-1914-6.
  30. ^American Medical Association (2015)."JAMA Masthead".JAMA.313(14): 1397–1398.doi:10.1001/jama.2014.11680.
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