Journal profile · Medicine, General & Internal
American family physician
ISSN 0002-838X · eISSN 1532-0650 · American Academy of Family Physicians · UNITED STATES · Monthly
American family physician: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.58; subscription journal; review 4–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 29 articles a year; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
American family physician is published by American Academy of Family Physicians and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management, Asthma and respiratory diseases and Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health, together about 17.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
American Family Physician (AFP) is the AAFP's editorially independent, peer-reviewed and evidence-based clinical journal. Published monthly in print and online, AFP delivers concise, easy-to-read clinical review articles for physicians and other health care professionals. American Family Physician is indexed in MEDLINE and CINAHL.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine, General & Internal
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine6.2%
- Asthma and respiratory diseasesMedicine5.6%
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular HealthMedicine5.3%
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesMedicine5.2%
- Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular DiseasesMedicine5.1%
- Respiratory viral infections researchMedicine4.5%
- Diet and metabolism studiesMedicine4.5%
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesMedicine4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Primary Health Care | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Primary Health Care | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Primary Health Care | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINECINAHLPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 4.58LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 107LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,561 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use
- AI use Use of AI in Family Medicine Publications
Read the joint editorial from several family medicine journal editors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Academy of Family Physicians
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0002-838X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-0650
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about American family physician
What CAS zone is American family physician in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, American family physician is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Medicine, General & Internal / Primary Health Care. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of American family physician?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.58; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 17.
How long does peer review take at American family physician?
Authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index American family physician?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, American family physician is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE and CINAHL; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is American family physician open access, and what is the APC?
American family physician is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .