Publications included in the JAMA & Archives Journals Backfiles collection:

JAMA

JAMA

Since 1883, JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, has been at the forefront of medical publishing. It is published 48 times per year and has an impact factor of 25.5.* As the most widely circulated peer-reviewed general medical journal in the world, JAMA's key objective is to promote the science and art of medicine and the betterment of the public health. Each week JAMA delivers original research, clinically relevant reviews, commentaries, editorials, and news articles on a wide variety of medical and health topics that influence the practice of medicine and the future of public health. www.jama.com

Archives of Dermatology

Archives of Dermatology

The Archives of Dermatology has been in continuous publication since October 1882, and has been published by the American Medical Association since 1920, first as Archives of Dermatology and Syphilology and after 1955 under its current title. Archives of Dermatology is an international, peer-reviewed journal published 12 times per year. It has an impact factor of 2.85 and features material that helps in the development and testing of the effectiveness of diagnosis and treatment in medical and surgical dermatology, pediatric and geriatric dermatology, and oncologic and aesthetic dermatologic surgery. www.archderm.org

Archives of Family Medicine

Archives of Family Medicine

The Archives of Family Medicine was published from 1992 to 2000. A peer-reviewed journal, it featured original contributions, editorials, review articles, practice management articles, book and software reviews, letters to the editor, and a special Living in Medicine section. www.archfammed.org

Archives of General Psychiatry

Archives of General Psychiatry

The Archives of Neurology & Psychiatry began publication in 1919 and, in 1959, became two separate journals: Archives of Neurology and Archives of General Psychiatry. Archives of General Psychiatry is an international peer-reviewed journal published 12 times per year and has an impact factor of 15.98. It features original, state-of-the-art studies and commentaries of general interest to clinicians, scholars, and research scientists in psychiatry, mental health, behavioral science, and allied fields. www.archgenpsychiatry.org/

Archives of Internal Medicine

Archives of Internal Medicine

The Archives of Internal Medicine, which has a print circulation of over 100,000 physicians in 75 countries, began publication in 1908. An international peer-reviewed journal published 22 times per year, it reaches the majority of office- and hospital-based general internists as well as significant numbers of internal medicine subspecialists. With an impact factor of 8.4, the Archives of Internal Medicine ranks near the top of more than 100 general and internal medicine titles. www.archinternmed.org

Archives of Neurology

Archives of Neurology

The Archives of Neurology & Psychiatry began publication in 1919 and, in 1959, became two separate journals: Archives of Neurology and Archives of General Psychiatry. Archives of Neurology is an international peer-reviewed journal published 12 times a year. It provides an international perspective on a wide range of topics, including stroke, cerebrovascular diseases, epilepsy, neuromuscular diseases, neoplasms, multiple sclerosis, movement disorders, Alzheimer disease, neurotherapeutics, genetics, sleep disorders, headache syndromes, emergency neurology, neuro-ophthalmology, neuro-otology, neurogenerative diseases, ethical issues, and neurobiotechnology. Its impact factor is 5.8. www.archneurol.org

Archives of Ophthalmology

Archives of Ophthalmology

The Archives of Ophthalmology, published continuously since 1869 (by the AMA since 1929), is an international peer-reviewed ophthalmology and visual science journal published 12 times per year. Its impact factor is 2.98. The Archives of Ophthalmology draws on academic, scientific, and clinical experts for a broad range of clinical and laboratory science articles, clinical trials, reviews, and commentaries. www.archophthalmol.org

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery

Archives of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery

The Archives of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery began publication in 1925 as Archives of Otolaryngology and changed to its present title in 1986. Its impact factor is 1.4 and it is published 12 times per year. Featuring clinical and basic research from around the world on diseases of the head and neck, it is also the official publication for the American Head and Neck Society, the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, and the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Inc. www.archotol.org

Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine

Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine

(formerly American Journal of Diseases of Children)

The Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, formerly known as the American Journal of Diseases of Children, is the oldest continuously published pediatric journal in the country, dating back to 1911. An international peer-reviewed journal published monthly, it provides an open forum for dialogue on a full range of clinical, scientific, advocacy, and humanistic issues relevant to the care of pediatric patients from infancy through young adulthood. Its impact factor is 3.7. www.archpediatrics.org

Archives of Surgery

Archives of Surgery

The Archives of Surgery began publication in 1920 and is now an international peer-reviewed journal published 12 times per year. Its impact factor is 3.49. As the official publication of the New England Surgical Society, the Pacific Coast Surgical Association, and the Western Surgical Association, Archives of Surgery features original research and commentaries addressing advances in the field, ranging from surgical techniques to optimizing patient care, and serves as a forum for the changes occurring in surgery today. www.archsurg.org

The impact factor is a measure of citation rate per article, and is calculated by dividing 1 year's worth of citations to a journal's articles published in the previous 2 years by the number of major articles (e.g., research papers, reviews) published by that journal in those 2 years. All impact factors listed here are from 2007.