Timothy Gray, PhD, JAMA Network If you’re eating candy, it’s “3 Musketeers.” If you’re reading about the friends of d’Artagnan, it’s The Three Musketeers. Given that JAMA Network publications are technical instead of literary (A Piece of My Mind and … Continue reading →| AMA Style Insider
Jennifer Sakhnovsky, MA, JAMA Network The short answer is yes, but with a caveat: transparency is key. It is no secret that generative artificial intelligence (AI) models can create various types o…| AMA Style Insider
Amanda Ehrhardt, MA, JAMA Network Earlier this year, several small updates were made to the AMA Manual of Style that clarified some lingering questions that had left some editors potentially perple…| AMA Style Insider
Miriam Cintron, BA, JAMA Although often regularly used in the past, the term committed suicide may imply that the act of suicide is criminal or morally wrong.1 Likewise, referring to a suicide attempt as a “success” or “failure” implies that … Continue reading →| AMA Style Insider
Timothy Gray, PhD, JAMA Network The designation “nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)” is no longer accepted across JAMA and the JAMA Network journals, except to reflect the language used in da…| AMA Style Insider
Jennifer Clare Ball, MA, JAMA Network The recent acceptance of due to as a prepositional phrase by the AMA Manual of Style (Chapter 11.1, Correct and Preferred Usage of Common Words and Phrases) is…| AMA Style Insider
Amanda Ehrhardt, MA, JAMA Network Part of the purpose of the AMA Style Insider is to report on changes made in the AMA Manual of Style that aim to improve not only the editing process but also adva…| AMA Style Insider
Stacy L. Christiansen, MA, Managing Editor, JAMA The recent outbreak of monkeypox disease (caused by the monkeypox virus), like COVID-19 and other pathogens before it, raised concern about disease …| AMA Style Insider
Stacy L. Christiansen, MA, Managing Editor, JAMA After infection with SARS-CoV-2, some people develop long-term effects. This condition has been termed post-COVID conditions (PCCs), post-COVID synd…| AMA Style Insider
Timothy Gray, PhD, JAMA Network If your professional life requires adherence to AMA style, you may have gotten lost in the weeds styling hyphenated compounds in titles. No capitalization after a hy…| AMA Style Insider