Journal profile · PRIMARY HEALTH CARE-MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
JOURNAL OF FAMILY PRACTICE
ISSN 0094-3509 · eISSN 1533-7294 · Appleton-Century-Crofts · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1974
JOURNAL OF FAMILY PRACTICE: impact factor 0.19; fully open access; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 23 articles a year; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF FAMILY PRACTICE is published by Appleton-Century-Crofts. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Eosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes, Dermatological and Skeletal Disorders and Cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders research, together about 25% of its articles. Its main subfields are Dermatology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JFP is a peer-reviewed medical journal specifically intended to meet the needs of the specialty of family medicine. JFP is delivered to more than 95,000 family physicians as well as general practitioners and osteopaths in primary care.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): PRIMARY HEALTH CARE-MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Eosinophilic Disorders and SyndromesMedicine8.9%
- Dermatological and Skeletal DisordersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.1%
- Cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders researchMedicine8%
- Autoimmune Bullous Skin DiseasesMedicine5.9%
- Diabetes Treatment and ManagementMedicine5%
- Nail Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine5%
- Skin Diseases and DiabetesMedicine4.6%
- Diabetes Management and ResearchMedicine4.3%
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)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
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: Marked as ceased in SCIE on 17 September 2024. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
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
- 0.19LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.08LetPub ·
- h-index
- 89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 690 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 165 | 99 | 126 |
| 2022 | 217 | 115 | 246 |
| 2021 | 184 | 117 | 186 |
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 ·
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 accessLetPub
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Appleton-Century-Crofts
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1974
- ISSN
- 0094-3509
- Electronic ISSN
- 1533-7294
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF FAMILY PRACTICE
What is the impact factor of JOURNAL OF FAMILY PRACTICE?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.19; CiteScore 0.7, h-index 9.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF FAMILY PRACTICE?
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 JOURNAL OF FAMILY PRACTICE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF FAMILY PRACTICE is indexed in Scopus.
Is JOURNAL OF FAMILY PRACTICE open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF FAMILY PRACTICE 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, 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: .