Journal · General medicine · Updated 13 November 2026
JAMA
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JAMA at a glance
- Full title
- JAMA
- Former title (until 1960)
- Journal of the American Medical Association
- Abbreviation (ISO 4 and NLM)
- JAMA
- Former NLM abbreviation
- J Am Med Assoc
- Publisher
- American Medical Association
- Print ISSN
- 0098-7484
- Online ISSN (eISSN)
- 1538-3598
- Earlier ISSN (until 1960)
- 0002-9955
- First published
- 1883
- Frequency
- 48 issues a year
- Editor in Chief
- Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo
- Subjects
- General medicine and public health
- Access model
- Subscription; research articles free on JAMA’s website 6 months after publication
- On DeepDyve
- Current and back issues; availability varies by article
Ways to access JAMA
JAMA research articles become free on JAMA’s website 6 months after publication. For newer research, look for the authors’ manuscript, use a library, or read it on DeepDyve.
- Free on JAMA’s website after 6 months. All JAMA research articles are free to read on jamanetwork.com 6 months after publication, and JAMA deposits them in PubMed Central.
- The authors’ accepted manuscript. Since 2023, JAMA Network has let authors post the accepted manuscript of original research in a repository on the day of publication. Search the title in PubMed Central, Google Scholar or the authors’ university repository.
- NIH-funded research. For papers accepted on or after July 1, 2025, the US National Institutes of Health requires the accepted manuscript in PubMed Central, free with no embargo from the official publication date.
- A library. Hospital and university libraries, and some public libraries, subscribe to JAMA. Check your library’s journal list and whether it offers remote access.
- DeepDyve. Read JAMA research online the week it’s published, plus back issues, for $59 a month or $499 a year after a free first month. Articles marked LitStream below are in DeepDyve’s LitStream collection, which a subscription lets you read online. PDFs are sold separately, and availability varies by article.
Sources: About JAMA; AMA on JAMA Network’s manuscript policy; NIH Public Access Policy.
This week’s issue · Volume 336, Number 18 · November 10, 2026
In this issue: a stroke drug trial and a new way to rank heart transplant candidates
A randomized trial tests whether intravenous loberamisal improves recovery after acute ischemic stroke, and a cohort study compares a medical urgency score for allocating donor hearts with the current US system.
Recent JAMA research worth reading
Published October and November 2026. Summaries describe what the authors report.
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Orforglipron for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
In two trials of adults with obesity or overweight and moderate to severe sleep apnea, the authors report that the once-daily pill orforglipron reduced breathing interruptions during sleep more than placebo, whether or not patients also used positive airway pressure.
Malhotra et al. · JAMA, published online November 9, 2026 · DOI 10.1001/jama.2026.24080
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Clinician Use of an Artificial Intelligence–Enabled Clinical Information Platform
Looking at 271 million queries from about 950,000 US clinicians over two and a half years, the authors report that clinicians used an AI clinical information platform mainly for treatment and management decisions rather than diagnosis.
Patel et al. · JAMA, published online October 15, 2026 · DOI 10.1001/jama.2026.21868
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Implementation of Single-Pill Combination Therapy Through Team-Based Care for Hypertension Control
In 40 primary care clinics in Colombia and Jamaica, the authors report that a single combination blood pressure pill, given through team-based care, lowered systolic pressure by 10 mm Hg over 18 months compared with standard treatment.
Lopez-Lopez et al. · JAMA, published online November 8, 2026 · DOI 10.1001/jama.2026.24169
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Effect of Vasopressin Initiation Threshold on Septic Shock Mortality
Across 13 hospitals and nearly 4,000 patients with septic shock, the authors report that a strategy of starting vasopressin earlier did not lower 28-day mortality.
Peltan et al. · JAMA, published online October 14, 2026 · DOI 10.1001/jama.2026.21333
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Low-Voltage Area Ablation for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
In 508 patients with persistent atrial fibrillation, adding ablation of low-voltage heart tissue to standard pulmonary vein isolation did not improve outcomes overall, though the authors report results consistent with a possible benefit for patients who had such tissue.
Nery et al. · JAMA, published online November 8, 2026 · DOI 10.1001/jama.2026.24331
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Antithrombotic Therapy After Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion
In 1,857 patients after left atrial appendage closure, the authors report that reduced-dose anticoagulants or aspirin alone were noninferior to dual antiplatelet therapy for death, stroke, embolism or major bleeding at six months.
Reddy et al. · JAMA, published online November 2, 2026 · DOI 10.1001/jama.2026.21361
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Trastuzumab Rezetecan in ERBB2-Low Advanced Breast Cancer
The authors report that trastuzumab rezetecan improved progression-free survival compared with chemotherapy in advanced ERBB2-low (HER2-low) breast cancer, including in hormone receptor–negative disease.
Fan et al. · JAMA, published online October 23, 2026 · DOI 10.1001/jama.2026.21372
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Questions about JAMA
How can I read JAMA articles without a subscription?
JAMA research articles are free on JAMA’s website 6 months after publication, and JAMA deposits them in PubMed Central. For newer research, look for the authors’ accepted manuscript in PubMed Central or a university repository, or check whether your hospital, university or public library subscribes. DeepDyve also lets you read JAMA research the week it’s published, for $59 a month or $499 a year after a free first month.
What is the abbreviation for JAMA?
JAMA is the journal’s full title, so its ISO 4 and NLM (PubMed) abbreviation is simply JAMA. Before 1960 it was the Journal of the American Medical Association, abbreviated J Am Med Assoc in NLM records. A current reference reads, for example, JAMA. 2026;336(18):1621-1629.
What does JAMA stand for?
JAMA started as the Journal of the American Medical Association. It took the JAMA title in 1960 and is published by the American Medical Association.
What is the ISSN of JAMA?
The print ISSN is 0098-7484 and the online ISSN is 1538-3598. Before 1960, as the Journal of the American Medical Association, it used ISSN 0002-9955.
Is JAMA open access?
No. JAMA is a subscription journal. It makes its research articles free to read on its website 6 months after publication and deposits them in PubMed Central.
JAMA articles on DeepDyve are licensed from the American Medical Association. Journal facts as of 13 November 2026.
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