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jama-writing-style

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Use when tightening prose and removing spin from a JAMA manuscript to match the journal's clinical house style and the AMA Manual of Style. Polishes language and framing; it does NOT change the analysis or the reported numbers.

When to use

• Tightening verbose or hedged prose
• Removing spin from conclusions
• Correcting causal verbs for observational data
• Late-stage polish before submission
• Conforming to AMA Manual of Style
• Ensuring person-first language
• Calibrating harms reporting
• Structuring the Discussion section

When not to use

• Changing the analysis
• Changing the reported numbers

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