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Top 10 Primary Health Care Journals by Impact Factor

Compare leading Primary Health Care journals ranked by Journal Impact Factor. Each journal summary highlights key details authors often need when choosing where to submit, including publisher, impact factor, open access status, identifiers, and available submission profile information.

Rankings are based on the latest Journal Impact Factor data currently available in our journal database.

#1
BJ
British Journal Of General Practice

Royal College of General Practitioners

JIF 5.2
Q1
Closed

British Journal of General Practice is an international journal publishing research, editorials, analysis, and clinical guidance for family practitioners and primary care researchers worldwide. It is an editorially independent publication of the Royal College...

Identifiers

ISSN 0960-1643
eISSN 1478-5242

Publication Cost

Personal subscriptions: £245–£511; Institutional subscriptions: £310–£690; Corporate subscriptions: £700–£1620; SAPC member discounted print and online subscription: £115.

Publishing Timeline

Once accepted, full articles are posted online as fully citeable publications as soon as possible.
Internal
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#2
AO
Annals Of Family Medicine

American Academy of Family Physicians

JIF 5.1
Q1
Open

The Annals of Family Medicine publishes family medicine and primary care research and features original research, methodology, theory, systematic reviews, research briefs, special reports, essays, podcasts, and related scholarly content for researchers, scient...

Identifiers

ISSN 1544-1709
eISSN 1544-1717

Publication Cost

No fees for submission or publication

Publishing Timeline

Average days to first decision (2025): 24; six to eight weeks from submission to complete an initial editorial evaluation
Internal
Primary
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#3
NP
Npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine

NATURE PORTFOLIO

JIF 4.7
Q1
Open

npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine is the official journal of the International Primary Care Respiratory Group and publishes open access research in primary care respiratory medicine.

Identifiers

eISSN 2055-1010

Publication Cost

An article processing charge (APC) applies.

Publishing Timeline

publication is typically within one to two weeks of the corrected proofs being returned
Primary
Respiratory
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#4
FM
Family Medicine And Community Health

BMJ

JIF 4.3
Q1
Hybrid

Family Medicine and Community Health is an open access journal focusing on family medicine, general practice, and community health. It aims to promote health care for all through novel knowledge and best practices in primary care, family medicine, and communit...

Identifiers

ISSN 2305-6983
eISSN 2009-8774

Publication Cost

APC waiver: 100% discount for authors in low and lower-middle-income countries; other discount requests are considered case by case.

Publishing Timeline

Time to first decision with peer review: 96 days (median); acceptance to publication: 19 days (median)
Primary
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#5
PC
Primary Care

Elsevier BV

JIF 4.3
Q1
Closed

Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice is a quarterly journal focused on single-topic issues in primary care, published in March, June, September, and December. It covers topics including allergy and immunology, cardiology, adolescent health, endocrinology,...

Identifiers

ISSN 0095-4543
eISSN 1558-299X

Publication Cost

Open access is optional and fees are provided at the time the journal publishing agreement is signed.

Publishing Timeline

53 days acceptance to online publication
Internal
Primary
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#6
AF
American Family Physician

American Academy of Family Physicians

JIF 3.5
Q1
Closed

American Family Physician is a family medicine journal published by the American Academy of Family Physicians featuring current issues, past issues, online ahead of print content, CME quizzes, podcasts, topic collections, patient handouts, algorithms, and comm...

Identifiers

ISSN 0002-838X
eISSN 1532-0650

Publishing Timeline

Publication may be delayed no longer than a year from acceptance in one cited example.
Internal
Primary
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#7
BP
Bmc Primary Care

BMC

JIF 2.6
Q1

Identifiers

eISSN 2731-4553
Internal
Primary
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#8
JO
Journal Of The American Board Of Family Medicine

AMER BOARD FAMILY MEDICINE

JIF 2.6
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 1557-2625
eISSN 1558-7118
Internal
Primary
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#9
KJ
Korean Journal Of Family Medicine

KOREAN ACAD FAMILY MEDICINE

JIF 2.6
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 2092-6715
eISSN 2092-6715
Primary
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#10
EJ
European Journal Of General Practice

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

JIF 2.5
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 1381-4788
eISSN 1751-1402
Internal
Primary
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