JAMA: Journal of the American Medical AssociationJAMA, published continuously since 1883, is an international peer-reviewed general medical journal. JAMA is published 48 times per year in print/online issues, and new articles are published several times a week online. Without any author fees, all research articles are made free access online 6 months after publication on the JAMA website. All articles are made free access on an html app called JN Reader™ on the day of publication. In addition, the online version is freely available or nearly so to institutions in developing countries through the World Health Organization's HINARI program.
Key Objective:
To promote the science and art of medicine and the betterment of the public health
Critical Objectives:
*To maintain the highest standards of editorial integrity independent of any special interests
*To publish original, important, valid, peer-reviewed articles on a diverse range of medical topics
*To foster responsible and balanced debate on important issues that affect medicine, health, health care, and health policy
*To provide physicians with continuing education in basic and clinical science to support informed clinical decisions and ongoing career development
*To enable physicians to remain informed in multiple areas of medicine, including developments in fields other than their own
*To improve health and health care internationally by elevating the quality of medical care, disease prevention, and research
*To inform readers about the various aspects of medicine and public health, including the political, philosophic, ethical, legal, environmental, economic, historical, and cultural
*To recognize that, in addition to these specific objectives, JAMA has a social responsibility to improve the total human condition and to promote the integrity of science
*To achieve the highest level of ethical medical journalism and to produce a publication that is timely, credible, and enjoyable to read
*To use technologies to drive innovation and improve the communication of journal content