JAMA Common Medical Abbreviation

Journal of The American Medical Association

JAMA, which began publication in 1883, now bills itself as "the world's best-read medical journal". JAMA clearly ranks as one of the two leading general medical journals published in the United States, with the other the New England Journal of Medicine.JAMA is published by the American Medical Association (AMA) and reports American Medical Association policy, "as appropriate." However, according to JAMA, articles in it "do not reflect the official policy of the American Medical Association...." and JAMA has the objective of " maintaining editorial independence, objectivity, and responsibility.