Canadian Family Physician

Aims & Scope

Mission: Canadian Family Physician (CFP), a peer-reviewed medical journal, is the official publication of the College of Family Physicians of Canada.

Our mission is to ensure that practitioners, researchers, educators and policy makers are informed on current issues and in touch with the latest thinking in the discipline of family medicine; to serve family physicians in all types of practice in every part of Canada in both official languages; to advance the continuing development of family medicine as a discipline; and to contribute to the ongoing improvement of patient care.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.4
2024	2.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.313

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	89

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	16217

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	520

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Targeted cancer therapies

  Citation: 67

  Authors: Sian L.

• PEER simplified chronic pain guideline

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Christina S., Lori, Jennifer, Simon, Alexander G., Peter, Sean, Kira, Jacqueline, Candice, Marie-Christine, G. Michael, Danielle, Samantha S., Joey, Michael R., Jessica, Betsy, Scott, James P., Jamison, Nicolas, Logan, Ricky D., Allison, Jen, Tony, Anthony D., Justin, Karenn, Adrienne J.

• Why does continuity of care with family doctors matter?

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Dominik Alex, Natasha Yasmin, Sumana Christina, Kerry, Ross E.G.

• Overview of hemodialysis access and assessment

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Rohan, Dev, Yogeesan

• Determinants of parental vaccine hesitancy

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Sophie, Ran D.

• Our role in making the Canadian health care system one of the world’s best

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Richard H.

• PEER systematic review of randomized controlled trials

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Michael R., Joey, Betsy, Jessica, Samantha, Nicolas, Karenn, Adrienne J., James, Scott, G. Michael, Christina S., Rodger, Logan, Andrew N., Danielle

• Testicular torsion in children

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Maheshver, Ran D.

• Cycling for health

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Samantha, Peter, Sarah

• Radiotherapy

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Genevieve, Laura

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