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Journal of Family and Community Medicine

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India · Est. 1994

ISSN2230-8229eISSN2229-340X

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

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

0.459

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.841

Total Works

922

Total Citations

15,087

2yr Mean Citedness

1.15

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Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Public aspects of medicine. Topics: family medicine, community medicine, community health

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1994

Annual Volume~ 47 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications922

Publisher OrgMedknow

OA Since2009

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~26 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-SA

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2230-8229 / 2229-340X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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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?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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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

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

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthFamily Practice

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Innovations in Medical EducationDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsPrimary Care and Health OutcomesDiabetes Management and EducationHealth and Well-being StudiesBlood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesPatient Satisfaction in HealthcareChild Nutrition and Water AccessObesity, Physical Activity, DietGlobal Maternal and Child Health