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- About JAMA Network Open
- Why Publish in JAMA Network Open
- Instructions for Authors
About JAMA Network Open
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Frederick P. Rivara, MD,MPH
Editor in Chief
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Stephan D. Fihn, MD,MPH
Deputy Editor
JAMA Network Open is an international, peer-reviewed, open access, general medical journal that publishes research on clinical care, innovation in health care, health policy, and global health across all health disciplines and countries for clinicians, investigators, and policy makers. JAMA Network Open is a member of the JAMA Network, a consortium of peer-reviewed, general medical and specialty publications.
Journal Frequency and Access.JAMA Network Open is published online every weekday. All articles are published under an open access license and available immediately at publication. All research articles that are accepted for publication require payment of an article processing charge (APC) of $3000. Waivers and discounts on open access article processing charges are available for eligible authors from Hinari Core Offer countries. Additional information about the journal's open access options is available here.
Editorial Information. JAMA Network Open will publish original research articles and invited commentary on more than 40 medical and health subject areas. See complete list below. JAMA Network Open's Journal Impact Factor is 10.5, the third highest ranking among general medicine open access journals. Information on the types of articles published and editorial policies is available in the journal’s Instructions for Authors. JAMA Network Open follows the same peer review, editorial, and publishing standards of JAMA and the JAMA Network journals.
Editorial Team. The founding Editor in Chief of JAMA Network Open is Frederick P. Rivara, MD, MPH. Dr Rivara is the Seattle Children’s Guild Endowed Chair in Pediatrics, Professor of Pediatrics, and adjunct Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Washington. The Deputy Editor of JAMA Network Open is Stephan D. Fihn, MD, MPH. Dr Fihn is a practicing general internist who is Professor in the departments of Medicine and of Health Services at the University of Washington. For a complete listing of the journal’s Editors, Statistical Reviewers, and Editorial Board, see Editors and Publishers.
Mission Statement.The mission of JAMA Network Open is to improve health, health care, and health equity worldwide through open access dissemination of high quality, innovative, general medical research and commentary by and for a broad range of clinicians, researchers, policy makers, and public health and health care leaders.
JAMA Network Open
ISSN 2574-3805
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- About JAMA Network Open
- Why Publish in JAMA Network Open
- Instructions for Authors
Why Publish in JAMA Network Open?
Building on a tradition of editorial excellence, JAMA Network Open provides authors the impact and reach of JAMA and the JAMA Network specialty journals as well as prompt decisions, rapid publication, author-focused services, and high-quality peer review and editing.
Impact and Reach
- Journal Impact Factor of 10.5, the third highest ranking among general medicine open access journals
- Broad reach through related commentary, podcasts, email alerts, news releases, posts on Apple News, and more than 44,000 social media followers (Facebook, X, LinkedIn)
- More than 30 million annual article views and downloads
- Open access for all articles
- Indexed and covered in Altmetric, CLOCKSS, Directory of Open Access Journals, EBSCO, EurekAlert, Google Scholar, Ovid, PubMed/MEDLINE, PubMed Central, Scopus, Sherpa Romeo, and Science Citation Index Expanded
- Top Altmetric scores among open access general medical journals—JAMA Network Open published 35 of the top 50 articles among open access general medical journals, including the No. 1 article
- Number of citations, Altmetric score, page views, PDF downloads, and online comments tracked for your published article
- Extensive press coverage, with over 72,000 media mentions in 2023 in outlets such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, and the BBC
- Invited Commentaries published to augment and direct attention to research articles
- Online Commenting available to continue review and discussion post-publication
- International authors: 67% of submissions come from outside the US
Prompt Decisions and Rapid Publication Timelines
- Highly selective peer review and editorial evaluation, with 15% acceptance rate for all submissions
- Median time to first decision: 3 days without external peer review; 41 days with review
- Median time from submission to acceptance: 85 days; 45 days from acceptance to publication
- Expedited peer review and publication for select clinical trials, other major studies, or reports with urgent public health importance
- Coordination with meeting presentation: Opportunity to publish new research simultaneously with your presentation
Author Service
JAMA Network Open offers unparalleled reach and an author-friendly approach, from manuscript submission through publication.
- User-friendly manuscript submission system and process
- Prompt, expert review and consideration from our experienced editors
- Highest standards followed to improve your accepted manuscript's accuracy, reliability, and readability
- CME credit available for lead authors who publish in JAMA Network Open
- High-quality peer review, manuscript editing, and graphics reproduction
- Open access: Authors of research articles pay an article processing charge for immediate open access on the day of publication (waivers and discounts are available for authors from resource-poor countries)
- Display of content on fast, device-responsive website
- Citations, views, and Altmetric score displayed with every article
- Deposit to PubMed Central: The journal deposits all published research articles into PubMed Central (PMC) for authors
- Online extras: Ability to post supplemental content with articles and download article tables and figures as PowerPoint slides
- The JAMA Network advantage: Authors of papers not accepted by JAMA or another JAMA Network Journal may request to have their papers automatically referred to JAMA Network Open for consideration
- Dedicated media team to promote your article to the news media and on social media
Commitment to Equity
- JAMA Network journals welcome manuscript submissions on equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI).
- For more information, see the JAMA Network EDI Editors, Policies, and Topic Collection
Topics of Interest
JAMA Network Open will publish research on all aspects of clinical care, innovations in health care, health policy, and global health across all health disciplines, including the following:
- Allergy
- Anesthesiology
- Cardiology
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- Critical Care Medicine
- Dermatology
- Diabetes and Endocrinology
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Emergency Medicine
- Environmental Health
- Ethics
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Genetics and Genomics
- Geriatrics
- Global Health
- Health Informatics
- Health Policy
- Hematology
- Imaging
- Immunology
- Infectious Diseases
- Medical Education
- Medical Journals and Publishing
- Nephrology
- Neurology
- Nutrition, Obesity, and Exercise
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Occupational Health
- Oncology
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopedics
- Otolaryngology
- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
- Pediatrics
- Pharmacy and Clinical Pharmacology
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Psychiatry
- Public Health
- Pulmonary Medicine
- Rheumatology
- Statistics and Research Methods
- Substance Use and Addiction
- Surgery
- Urology
For more information, see JAMA Network Open Instructions for Authors. Submit your manuscript at https://manuscripts.jamanetworkopen.com.
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