Journal profile · Medicine, General & Internal
Family Medicine
ISSN 0742-3225 · eISSN 1938-3800 · Society of Teachers of Family Medicine · UNITED STATES · Monthly
Family Medicine: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.9; fully open access; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 199 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Family Medicine is published by Society of Teachers of Family Medicine 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 Diversity and Career in Medicine, Primary Care and Health Outcomes and Innovations in Medical Education, together about 45.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Family Medicine, an official journal of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, aims to publish high-quality, original scholarship about education in family medicine and primary care. The journal publishes original research, systematic reviews, narrative essays, and policy analyses relevant to the discipline of family medicine, particularly focusing on primary care medical education, health workforce policy, and health services research. The journal does not publish clinical review articles.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine, General & Internal
Editor-in-chief Sarina SchragerPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diversity and Career in MedicineSocial Sciences15.5%
- Primary Care and Health OutcomesHealth Professions15.2%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine14.6%
- Global Health Workforce IssuesHealth Professions5.6%
- Health and Medical Research ImpactsMedicine4.7%
- Medical Education and AdmissionsMedicine4.7%
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHealth Professions4.7%
- Educational Leadership and PracticesSocial Sciences3.9%
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 3 |
| Minor | Primary Health Care | Zone 4 |
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Primary Health Care | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedEmbaseCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO
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
- 1.9LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.94LetPub ·
- h-index
- 62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 265OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 72LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,823 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 217 | 217 | 16 |
| 2025 | 199 | 199 | 100 |
| 2024 | 205 | 205 | 647 |
| 2023 | 223 | 223 | 618 |
| 2022 | 191 | 191 | 856 |
| 2021 | 206 | 206 | 1,520 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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, License & copyright, Peer review
- AI use Use of Artificial Intelligence
Family Medicine encourages authors to appropriately use technology throughout the research process. Software that uses generative artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning (ML) may be used. Family Medicine, however, only allows humans to be listed as authors of original articles. Software programs (eg, ChatGPT) cannot be listed as authors. Human authors must take public responsibility for t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and Permissions
Prior to publication, all authors are required to sign a copyright release form, transferring copyright to the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM). Unless otherwise noted, all Family Medicine content is copyrighted by STFM and may not be reproduced without the written permission of STFM. If you would like to reproduce, reprint, or adapt material from Family Medicine for purposes other th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Submissions are initially reviewed for compliance to manuscript preparation guidelines. Compliant manuscripts are then assessed by the editor in chief, who makes an initial editorial decision. Some manuscripts are immediately rejected or given feedback directly from the editor. Most submissions are assigned by the editor in chief to one of the associate editors, who then assigns and coordinates pe…
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
- Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0742-3225
- Electronic ISSN
- 1938-3800
- Society / sponsor
- Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Family Medicine
What CAS zone is Family Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Family Medicine is in Zone 4 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 Family Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.9; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 39.
How long does peer review take at Family Medicine?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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 Family Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Family Medicine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Family Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Family Medicine is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .