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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

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total84

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

112

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 89d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.483

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.841

Total Worksi

922

Total Citationsi

15,087

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.15

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1994

FrequencyThree Times A Year, 2000-

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

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?

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?

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

Citations received

993

2019

895

2020

440

2021

410

2022

130

2023

123

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 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

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Family and Community Medicine

Is Journal of Family and Community Medicine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Family and Community Medicine: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Family and Community Medicine?

Journal of Family and Community 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 1.15.

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

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

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Family and Community Medicine?