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Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

American Board of Family Medicine · United States · Est. 1998

ISSN1557-2625eISSN1558-7118

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.86

H-Indexi

112

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.872

Total Worksi

3,634

Total Citationsi

82,093

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.59

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine (JABFM) is the official peer-reviewed journal of the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM). JABFM publishes six bimonthly issues per year, comprising original material from authors with new knowledge to contribute to the understanding and advancement of family medicine research and clinical practice. JABFM also serves as an important forum for the specialty of family medicine, and as a source of news from the ABFM.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1998

Frequencybimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,634

Publisher OrgAmerican Board of Family Medicine

OA Since2018

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Reviewexternal peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Board of Family Medicine

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1557-2625 / 1558-7118

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

external peer review

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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?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

Citations received

150

2.4k

2019

173

2.4k

2020

217

3.3k

2021

158

1.7k

2022

155

1.1k

2023

176

487

2024

148

154

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Family PracticeQ1

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, General & InternalPrimary Health Care

Scopus Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthFamily Practice

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Primary Care and Health OutcomesHealthcare Policy and ManagementHealth Policy Implementation ScienceChronic Disease Management StrategiesHealthcare cost, quality, practicesDiabetes Management and EducationHealth and Medical Research ImpactsDiversity and Career in MedicineGlobal Cancer Incidence and ScreeningGlobal Health Workforce Issues

Frequently asked questions about Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Is Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine?

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.59.

Is Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.