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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 Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.86
H-Indexi
112
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
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
American Board of Family Medicine
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1557-2625 / 1558-7118
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, PubMed
Peer review process documented?
external peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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
3.4k
2021
158
1.7k
2022
155
1.1k
2023
176
543
2024
148
193
2025
48
3
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. 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.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine?

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.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref