Journal profile · Medicine-Family Practice
Practitioner
ISSN 0032-6518 · CMP Information Ltd
Practitioner: fully open access; 12,000 articles a year; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Practitioner is published by CMP Information Ltd. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Diet and metabolism studies, Legal and Regulatory Analysis and Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, together about 22.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This monthly clinical review journal aims to keep GPs up to date by providing concise but in-depth coverage of important clinical developments that will have an impact on primary care.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Family Practice
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diet and metabolism studiesMedicine8.7%
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences6.7%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences6.7%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering6.7%
- Nutrition, Genetics, and DiseaseBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.8%
- Vitamin C and Antioxidants ResearchNursing4.8%
- Hematological disorders and diagnosticsMedicine4.8%
- Diverse Education Studies and ReformsSocial Sciences4.8%
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
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedPublisher website
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.02LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 12,000Publisher website ·
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.
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted1
- symposium articlesSymposium articles | Early diagnosis the main driver to improving outcomes in lung cancerLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Peer review: main articles reviewed by two doctors blinded to author identity and institution Model summary
The Editor selects two doctors to peer review the main articles. They are blinded as to the author's identity and institution.
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
- CMP Information Ltd
- ISSN
- 0032-6518
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Practitioner
Which databases index Practitioner?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Practitioner is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Practitioner open access, and what is the APC?
Practitioner 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .