JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (ISSN: 0098-7484)

Description

JAMA, published continuously since 1883, is an international peer-reviewed general medical journal. JAMA is a member of the JAMA Network, a consortium of peer-reviewed, general medical and specialty publications.
Journal Reach. JAMA is the most widely circulated general medical journal in the world, with more than 125,000 recipients of the print journal, more than 2.2 million recipients of electronic tables of contents and alerts, and over 30 million annual visits to the journal's website. JAMA's reach includes a growing social media presence (more than 1.3 million social media followers [Facebook, X, Instagram, LinkedIn]) and vast international news media exposure.
Frequency of Publication and Access. JAMA is published 48 times per year in print/online issues, and new articles are published every weekday online. Without any author fees, all research articles are made free access online 6 months after publication on the JAMA website. In addition, the online version is freely available or nearly so to institutions in low- and middle-income countries through the World Health Organization's HINARI program.
Editorial Information. JAMA's acceptance rate is 12% of the more than 9,500 annual submissions and 5% of the more than 4,800 research manuscripts received. JAMA's Journal Impact Factor is 63.1, among the top 5 journals in medicine and science. For information about JAMA's reach and impact, decision and publication timelines, and author services, see below and the JAMA Editorial. For more information on the types of articles published and editorial policies, see the journal's Instructions for Authors.