JAMA -- Why Publish in <em>JAMA</em>

Published since 1883, JAMA offers unparalleled reach and an author-friendly approach from manuscript submission through publication. JAMA offers you:

Prompt Decisions, Rapid Publication Timelines

56 days (median time) from submission to acceptance (including review and revision) for all manuscripts
35 days (median time) from acceptance to publication
8 days (median time) from submission to rejection
36% of all manuscripts sent for external peer review
Highly selective, 9% acceptance rate of nearly 6000 annual submissions
JAMA-EXPRESS: Opportunity for peer review, revision, and online publication in 4 weeks and print publication in 6 weeks or less for select major randomized controlled trials or reports with urgent public health importance

Impact and Reach

Impact factor: 31.7, one of the highest in medicine and science
Largest print circulation of any general medical journal: more than 300,000 readers worldwide
More than 8 million visitors in 234 countries and territories access www.jama.com annually
Weekly JAMA Podcast, E-mail Alerts, RSS Feeds, Facebook, Twitter, and Topic Collections highlight your article
News releases of major articles distributed each week to more than 5000 journalists worldwide
Weekly video news release of major articles seen by at least 12 million viewers
Weekly radio news release broadcast widely

Author Focus

Prompt, expert review and consideration from JAMA's team of editors, who strive to give authors fair decisions and advice
Ability to track your submitted manuscript�s progress at http://manuscripts.JAMA.com
The highest standards followed to improve your accepted manuscript�s accuracy, reliability, and readability for both print and online publication by JAMA's editors, manuscript editors, graphics experts, and publishing staff
No page or color charges
Ability to track your published article's Web traffic and citations on your own Author's Article Resource Center
Alerts whenever your article is cited by a journal hosted by HighWire Press, Web host of more than 1000 journals
25 free e-prints of your article to the corresponding author
Download your figures and tables to use as PowerPoint slides
JAMA/Archives Journals Editorial Consortium: Authors of papers that are not accepted by JAMA may have the option to have their papers and peer reviewers' comments referred to 1 of the 9 Archives specialty Journals for further consideration for publication

For more information, see JAMA's Instructions for Authors. Submit your manuscript at http://manuscripts.jama.com.

Questions? Contact us at jamams@jama-archives.org or call 312-464-4444 (7 AM to 5 PM Central Time, Monday through Friday).


	Why publish in JAMA? Published since 1883, JAMA offers unparalleled reach and an author-friendly approach from manuscript submission through publication. JAMA offers you: Prompt Decisions, Rapid Publication Timelines 56 days (median time) from submission to acceptance (including review and revision) for all manuscripts 35 days (median time) from acceptance to publication 8 days (median time) from submission to rejection 36% of all manuscripts sent for external peer review Highly selective, 9% acceptance rate of nearly 6000 annual submissions JAMA-EXPRESS: Opportunity for peer review, revision, and online publication in 4 weeks and print publication in 6 weeks or less for select major randomized controlled trials or reports with urgent public health importance Impact and Reach Impact factor: 31.7, one of the highest in medicine and science Largest print circulation of any general medical journal: more than 300,000 readers worldwide More than 8 million visitors in 234 countries and territories access www.jama.com annually Weekly JAMA Podcast, E-mail Alerts, RSS Feeds, Facebook, Twitter, and Topic Collections highlight your article News releases of major articles distributed each week to more than 5000 journalists worldwide Weekly video news release of major articles seen by at least 12 million viewers Weekly radio news release broadcast widely Author Focus Prompt, expert review and consideration from JAMA's team of editors, who strive to give authors fair decisions and advice Ability to track your submitted manuscript�s progress at http://manuscripts.JAMA.com The highest standards followed to improve your accepted manuscript�s accuracy, reliability, and readability for both print and online publication by JAMA's editors, manuscript editors, graphics experts, and publishing staff No page or color charges Ability to track your published article's Web traffic and citations on your own Author's Article Resource Center Alerts whenever your article is cited by a journal hosted by HighWire Press, Web host of more than 1000 journals 25 free e-prints of your article to the corresponding author Download your figures and tables to use as PowerPoint slides JAMA/Archives Journals Editorial Consortium: Authors of papers that are not accepted by JAMA may have the option to have their papers and peer reviewers' comments referred to 1 of the 9 Archives specialty Journals for further consideration for publication For more information, see JAMA's Instructions for Authors. Submit your manuscript at http://manuscripts.jama.com. Questions? Contact us at jamams@jama-archives.org or call 312-464-4444 (7 AM to 5 PM Central Time, Monday through Friday).

Why publish in JAMA?