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jama-writing-style
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.
JAMA-Skills/skills/jama-writing-style/SKILL.md
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# Writing Style & House Style (jama-writing-style)
## When to trigger
- Prose is verbose, hedged, or jargon-heavy for a general clinician audience
- The Conclusions overstate the data ("spin")
- Observational findings are written with causal verbs
- Late-stage polish before submission, after design/stats/exhibits are settled
## House-style essentials (AMA Manual of Style)
- JAMA follows the **AMA Manual of Style**. Conform numbers, units, abbreviations, statistical notation, and reference format to it — verify current rules in the manual / author instructions.
- **SI units** with conventional units as needed; define every abbreviation at first use; avoid undefined acronyms.
- **Person-first, non-stigmatizing language** (e.g., "patients with diabetes," not "diabetics"); report and justify race/ethnicity and sex/gender per current JAMA guidance.