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Malaysian Family Physician

Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia · Malaysia · Est. 2006

ISSN1985-207XeISSN1985-2274

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total74

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⚡ 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 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.328

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.582

Total Worksi

418

Total Citationsi

1,230

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.56

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Primary Health Care; Community and Home Care; Family Practice.

General Information

Country / RegionMalaysia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2006

Annual Volume~ 77 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications418

Publisher OrgAcademy of Family Physicians of Malaysia

OA Since2016

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review, Anonymous peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1985-207X / 1985-2274

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review, Anonymous 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)?

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

Citations received

2010

2012

514

2021

330

2022

246

2023

2024

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.

Community and Home CareQ3

Family PracticeQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Primary Health Care

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Primary Care and Health OutcomesDiabetes Management and EducationGlobal Maternal and Child HealthDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsBlood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesChronic Disease Management StrategiesSexual function and dysfunction studiesMedication Adherence and CompliancePatient Satisfaction in HealthcareMobile Health and mHealth Applications

Frequently asked questions about Malaysian Family Physician

Is Malaysian Family Physician a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Malaysian Family Physician: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 74/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Malaysian Family Physician?

Malaysian Family Physician 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 0.56.

Is Malaysian Family Physician indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Malaysian Family Physician is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Malaysian Family Physician?