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Canadian Family Physician

College of Family Physicians of Canada · Canada · Est. 1953

ISSN1715-5258
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
53
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q2+18
Total53
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
0.313
H-Index
25
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.446
Total Works
2,450
Total Citations
4,731
2yr Mean Citedness
0.68
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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Canadian Family Physician publishes articles on primary care, family medicine, and general practice. Topics include patient health impacts from environmental factors like wildfires, clinical interventions such as hypodermoclysis, and the organization and delivery of care through family health teams and interprofessional teams. The journal also addresses professional development, leadership in family medicine, and the challenges of physician recruitment and retention.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionCanada
Primary Language
1st Year Published1953
Annual Volume~ 250 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications2,450
Publisher OrgCollege of Family Physicians Canada
OA Since2019
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Submission Info

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

5/12 · 42%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
College of Family Physicians of Canada
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1715-5258
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
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?
N/A

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.

Family PracticeQ2
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, General & InternalPrimary Health Care

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)Family Practice

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Primary Care and Health OutcomesHealth, Medicine and SocietyHealthcare Systems and PracticesGlobal Health Workforce IssuesHealthcare Policy and ManagementInnovations in Medical EducationClinical practice guidelines implementationHealthcare cost, quality, practicesHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifePalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref