Journal profile · PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
ISSN 2249-4863 · eISSN 2278-7135 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.1 (journal website); JCR Q4 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,000; median 99 days to acceptance (66 articles, last 24 months); 864 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 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 Global Maternal and Child Health, Global Health and Epidemiology and Diverse Scientific Research Studies, together about 22.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
Editor-in-chief Raman KumarPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 2, Japan 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine7.9%
- Global Health and EpidemiologyHealth Professions7.7%
- Diverse Scientific Research StudiesHealth Professions6.8%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine6.5%
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing5.9%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology5.7%
- Healthcare Systems and ReformsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5%
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicine4.6%
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 | 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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q4 · PRIMARY HEALTH CARE · rank 25/29
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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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)
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 82OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,231OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.51OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 768LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,212 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 382 | 382 | 49 |
| 2025 | 864 | 864 | 950 |
| 2024 | 1,005 | 1,005 | 2,404 |
| 2023 | 615 | 615 | 2,548 |
| 2022 | 1,395 | 1,395 | 8,735 |
| 2021 | 815 | 815 | 8,599 |
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
99 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 68 days – 148 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 145 days (66 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 254 days
- Sample
- 66 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,546 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 40 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 32 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 1,000 | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| OpenAlex | USD 450 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,000 | Yes | — |
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
- 2249-4863
- Electronic ISSN
- 2278-7135
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 15, Issue 6 (June 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
What CAS zone is Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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 Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.1; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 82.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care?
Based on the dates recorded on 66 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 99 days (interquartile range 68–148 days); authors report an average review time of about 40 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 Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q4; by category, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE Q4 (25/29). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (2) and Japan (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,000.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .