Journal profile
Indian Journal of Community and Family Medicine
ISSN 2395-2113 · eISSN 2666-3120 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Indian Journal of Community and Family Medicine: impact factor 1.6 (journal website); JCR Q3 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 320 days to acceptance (42 articles, last 24 months); 31 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Indian Journal of Community and Family Medicine is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Global Maternal and Child Health, Child Nutrition and Water Access and Healthcare Systems and Reforms, together about 28.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Editor-in-chief Binod Kumar PatroPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 8 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine11.5%
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing9.4%
- Healthcare Systems and ReformsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.9%
- Global Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyBusiness, Management and Accounting6.8%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine5.9%
- COVID-19 epidemiological studiesMathematics4.7%
- Global Health and EpidemiologyHealth Professions4.7%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q3 · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH · rank 301/443
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
DOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.41OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 396 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 10 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 21 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | 33 |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 | 51 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 47 |
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
320 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 221 days – 433 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 56 days (42 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 410 days
- Sample
- 42 articles with submission and acceptance dates (46 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)
- about 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2395-2113
- Electronic ISSN
- 2666-3120
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 12, Issue 1 (June 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Indian Journal of Community and Family Medicine
What is the impact factor of Indian Journal of Community and Family Medicine?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.6; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 10.
How long does peer review take at Indian Journal of Community and Family Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 42 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 320 days (interquartile range 221–433 days); authors report an average review time of about 18 weeks. 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 Indian Journal of Community and Family Medicine in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q3; by category, PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Q3 (301/443). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones.
Where are the editorial board members of Indian Journal of Community and Family Medicine based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Indian Journal of Community and Family Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Indian Journal of Community and Family Medicine is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Indian Journal of Community and Family Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Indian Journal of Community and Family Medicine is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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: .