American Medical Association
The journal was established in 1883 by the American Medical Association and superseded the "Transactions of the American Medical Association". "Councilor's Bulletin" was renamed the "Bulletin of the American Medical Association", which later was absorbed by the "Journal of the American Medical Association". In 1960, the journal obtained its current title, "JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association". The journal is commonly referred to as "JAMA".