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Primary Health Care Research and Development

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1986

ISSN1463-4236eISSN1477-1128

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.798

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.976

Total Works

1,655

Total Citations

20,908

2yr Mean Citedness

1.18

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Aims & Scope

Primary Health Care Research & Development is a journal that publishes research on primary health care. It covers a wide range of topics, including health services research, health policy, health promotion, and public health. The journal is aimed at researchers, practitioners, and policymakers in the field of primary health care.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1986

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,655

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~22 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1463-4236 / 1477-1128

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Care PlanningQ1

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Primary Health Care

Scopus Categories

Care PlanningPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Primary Care and Health OutcomesInterprofessional Education and CollaborationChronic Disease Management StrategiesDiabetes Management and EducationHealth Policy Implementation ScienceGlobal Maternal and Child HealthGlobal Health Workforce IssuesNursing Roles and PracticesMental Health Treatment and AccessHealthcare Systems and Reforms