JAMA Internal Medicine is an international peer-reviewed journal designed to provide an indispensable and trustworthy source of peer-reviewed evidence to advance the field of internal medicine worldwide. The journal is centered around 4 core priorities—or “4 Cs”—clinical relevance, clinical practice change, credibility, and effective, convincing communication. We intend to provide innovative and clinically relevant research for academics, clinicians, educators, researchers, and trainees across the entire field of internal medicine, including general internal medicine and internal medicine subspecialties. We strive to publish articles that are stimulating to read, educate and inform readers with the most up-to-date research, and lead to positive change in our health care systems and the way we deliver patient care. JAMA Internal Medicine is a member of the JAMA Network, a consortium of peer-reviewed, general medical and specialty publications.

The over-arching goal of the journal is to improve clinical care in internal medicine. Thus, we have particular interest in articles examining innovative and feasible approaches to improve health care outcomes and quality at the level of the patient, health care professional, or health system. Moreover, the journal would like to feature articles that employ randomized designs and pragmatic approaches to evaluate the impact of interventions on meaningful patient-centered health outcomes in real-world populations.