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Korean Journal of Family Medicine

Korean Academy of Family Medicine · South Korea · Est. 1994

ISSN2092-6715eISSN2092-6715

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

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

368

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 88d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.853

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.878

Total Worksi

1,463

Total Citationsi

14,039

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.94

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Korean Journal of Family Medicine is a peer-reviewed, open access journal in primary care and family medicine. It covers health promotion, nutrition, and disease prevention, aiming to provide evidence-based medical knowledge and continuing medical education for family physicians and primary care clinicians.

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General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1994

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,463

Publisher OrgKorean Academy of Family Medicine

OA Since2011

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~53 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Korean Academy of Family Medicine

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2092-6715 / 2092-6715

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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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?

No APC (Free)

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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?

✅

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

914

2019

2.3k

2020

329

2021

731

2022

527

2023

290

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.

Family PracticeQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Primary Health Care

Scopus Categories

Family Practice

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Health and Wellbeing ResearchLegal and Regulatory AnalysisLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesMilitary Technology and StrategiesNutrition, Health and Food BehaviorDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsNutrition and Health in AgingSmoking Behavior and CessationObesity, Physical Activity, DietNutritional Studies and Diet

Frequently asked questions about Korean Journal of Family Medicine

Is Korean Journal of Family Medicine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Korean Journal of Family Medicine: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Korean Journal of Family Medicine?

Korean Journal 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 1.94.

Is Korean Journal of Family Medicine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Korean Journal of Family Medicine is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

How much does it cost to publish in Korean Journal of Family Medicine?

Korean Journal of Family Medicine is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.