Journal profile · Medicine-Family Practice
Australian Journal of General Practice
ISSN 2208-794X · eISSN 2208-7958 · Royal Australian College of General Practitioners · AUSTRALIA
Australian Journal of General Practice: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.79; hybrid open access; 165 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Australian Journal of General Practice is published by Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Primary Care and Health Outcomes, Innovations in Medical Education and Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management, together about 27.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Australian Journal of General Practice (AJGP) aims to provide relevant, evidence-based, clearly articulated information to Australian general practitioners (GPs) to assist them in providing the highest quality patient care, applicable to the varied geographic and social contexts in which GPs work and to all GP roles as clinician, researcher, educator, practice team member and opinion leader. All articles are subject to peer review before they are accepted for publication.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Family Practice
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Primary Care and Health OutcomesHealth Professions15.4%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine6.6%
- Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and ManagementMedicine5%
- Global Health Workforce IssuesHealth Professions4.8%
- Telemedicine and Telehealth ImplementationMedicine4.6%
- Chronic Disease Management StrategiesMedicine4.2%
- Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer StudiesMedicine3.8%
- Healthcare cost, quality, practicesHealth Professions3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Primary Health Care | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Primary Health Care | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 1.79LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 341OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.33OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 10.98%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 66LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,473 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 128 | 93 | 13 |
| 2025 | 165 | 143 | 128 |
| 2024 | 202 | 195 | 515 |
| 2023 | 144 | 144 | 685 |
| 2022 | 163 | 156 | 994 |
| 2021 | 175 | 161 | 1,609 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
- Country or region
- AUSTRALIA
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2208-794X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2208-7958
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Australian Journal of General Practice
What CAS zone is Australian Journal of General Practice in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Australian Journal of General Practice is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Medicine, General & Internal / Primary Health Care. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Australian Journal of General Practice?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.79; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 45.
Which databases index Australian Journal of General Practice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Australian Journal of General Practice is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Australian Journal of General Practice open access, and what is the APC?
Australian Journal of General Practice is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .