Journal profile
Journal of Primary Care Specialties
ISSN 2772-3615 · eISSN 2772-3623 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Journal of Primary Care Specialties: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 47 days to acceptance (41 articles, last 24 months); 17 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Primary Care Specialties is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research and Primary Care and Health Outcomes, together about 21.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This study aims to determine the association of undiagnosed type 2 diabetes and prediabetes with waist circumference and waist-hip ratio in the family members of a diabetic patient.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Shrikant Yegneswaran AtreyaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 6 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine8.4%
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMedicine6.5%
- Primary Care and Health OutcomesHealth Professions6.5%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology5.8%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine5.2%
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHealth Professions5.2%
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing4.5%
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine StudiesMedicine4.5%
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.
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
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.54OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 180 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 35 | 41 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 48 |
| 2024 | 43 | 43 | 25 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | 16 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 11 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 3 |
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
47 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 37 days – 63 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 56 days (41 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 121 days
- Sample
- 41 articles with submission and acceptance dates (43 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 32 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 27 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 | INR 20,000 | 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
- 2772-3615
- Electronic ISSN
- 2772-3623
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 7, Issue 2 (August 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Primary Care Specialties
How long does peer review take at Journal of Primary Care Specialties?
Based on the dates recorded on 41 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 47 days (interquartile range 37–63 days); authors report an average review time of about 32 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Primary Care Specialties based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Primary Care Specialties?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Primary Care Specialties is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Primary Care Specialties open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Primary Care Specialties is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .