Journal profile · PRIMARY HEALTH CARE-MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
European Journal of General Practice
ISSN 1381-4788 · eISSN 1751-1402 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ENGLAND · Founded 1995
European Journal of General Practice: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.7; JCR Q2 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,680; median 190 days to acceptance (84 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 45 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Journal of General Practice is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. 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 Primary Care and Health Outcomes, Chronic Disease Management Strategies and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, together about 30.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions, Economics and Econometrics and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
European Journal of General Practice (EJGP) is a peer-reviewed international open access journal that publishes research in general practice / family medicine in Europe. European Journal of General Practice is the official journal of WONCA Europe, the European Society of General Practice/Family Medicine. The journal aims to provide new knowledge and insights that benefit patients, support medical decision-making, encourage interprofessional collaboration, and to play a leading role in research methodology, medical education, and the development of general practice / family medicine in Europe and beyond. Although the journal’s focus is on articles that provide or discuss new evidence underpinning the daily work of the practicing family physician and the primary care team, it welcomes contributions from other disciplines, including health sciences and social sciences. Areas covered include: Primary care epidemiology Prevention Diagnosis Pharmacotherapy Non-drug interventions Multi- and comorbidity Palliative care Shared decision making Inter-professional collaboration Quality and safety Training and teaching Quantitative and qualitative research methods European Journal of General Practice accepts research articles, review articles, and clinical case reports. European Journal of General Practice operates a double anonymized peer review policy. The journal respects regional differences in health care systems, cultural backgrounds, and stages of societal and economic development. It welcomes manuscripts from all parts of Europe. Manuscripts from other parts of the world will be assessed for their relevance for European primary care. Read the Instructions for Authors and for more details on the Article Publishing Charge (APC).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PRIMARY HEALTH CARE-MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Editor-in-chief Jako BurgersPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Netherlands 2, Poland 1, Israel 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Primary Care and Health OutcomesHealth Professions17.3%
- Chronic Disease Management StrategiesMedicine7.2%
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6%
- Clinical practice guidelines implementationMedicine5.7%
- Healthcare cost, quality, practicesHealth Professions5.4%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine4.5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.4%
- Healthcare Policy and ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4%
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 2 |
| 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 4 |
| Minor | Primary Health Care | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPMCEmbasePublisher website
Other: Index Medicus, Current Content/Clinical Medicine, SciSearch
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
- 2.7LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.86Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.18LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.18Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 495OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.36OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 407,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 407,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,708 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 46 | 46 | 8 |
| 2025 | 45 | 45 | 91 |
| 2024 | 62 | 62 | 415 |
| 2023 | 50 | 50 | 387 |
| 2022 | 41 | 41 | 521 |
| 2021 | 47 | 47 | 817 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
190 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 139 days – 258 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (84 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 214 days
- Sample
- 84 articles with submission and acceptance dates (112 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 14%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 14%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 94 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 94 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 25 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 25 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 1,680 / GBP 1,344 / EUR 1,615 / AUD 2,340 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 1,450 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 1,450 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted2
- case reportsCase ReportsLength not stated
- review articlesReview ArticlesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Open access journal Model summary
European Journal of General Practice is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership of your article Make an impact and reach new readers, n…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymized peer review policy Model summary
European Journal of General Practice operates a double anonymized peer review policy.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 1995
- ISSN
- 1381-4788
- Electronic ISSN
- 1751-1402
- Society / sponsor
- World Organization of Family Doctors Europe
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 32, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Journal of General Practice
What CAS zone is European Journal of General Practice in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Journal of General Practice 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 European Journal of General Practice?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.7; CiteScore 4.3, h-index 58.
How long does peer review take at European Journal of General Practice?
Based on the dates recorded on 84 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 190 days (interquartile range 139–258 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 14% (2025). 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.
What JCR quartile is European Journal of General Practice in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Medicine.
Where are the editorial board members of European Journal of General Practice based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Netherlands (2), Poland (1) and Israel (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index European Journal of General Practice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Journal of General Practice is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PMC and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is European Journal of General Practice open access, and what is the APC?
European Journal of General Practice is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,680.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .