Dr. Eli Perencevich has been named the Editor in Chief of JAMA Network Open. Dr. Perencevich is the Associate Chair for Clinical and Health Services Research and Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, and the Director of the Center for Access & Delivery Research and Evaluation (CADRE) at the Iowa City VA Medical Center.
With over 20 years of experience studying the epidemiology and outcomes of hospital-acquired infections using mathematical models, large administrative databases, and multicenter clinical trials, Dr. Perencevich is an international leader in infectious disease, epidemiology, and health services and outcomes research.
He has significant experience studying the comparative effectiveness of infectious disease treatment and prevention strategies. He has supported and mentored researchers for nearly 15 years and has more than 300 peer-reviewed publications.
Dr. Perencevich is one of the founding Associate Editors of JAMA Network Open and succeeds Dr. Frederick P. Rivara, who is the founding Editor in Chief of JAMA Network Open.
Dr. Perencevich will assume this position on July 1, 2024. JAMA Network Open is an international, peer-reviewed, open access, general medical journal that publishes research on clinical care, innovation in health care, health policy, and global health across all health disciplines and countries. The journal has an overall acceptance rate of 15% and has wide global reach with 30 million article views per year and an impact factor of 13.8.
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