Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Aims & Scope

Published since 1988, the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine ( JABFM ) is the official peer-reviewed journal of the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM).

Believing that the public and scientific communities are best served by open access to information, JABFM makes its articles available free of charge and without registration at www.jabfm.org.

JABFM is indexed by Medline, Index Medicus, and other services.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.6
2024	2.40

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4639

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1121

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.024

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	97

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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
• Medline
• PubMed
• 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.

• Overtreating Chronic Back Pain: Time to Back Off?

  Citation: 527

  Authors: R. A., S. K., J. A., B. I.

• Strength of Recommendation Taxonomy (SORT): A Patient-Centered Approach to Grading Evidence in the Medical Literature

  Citation: 526

  Authors: M. H., J., B. D., S. H., J., B., M.

• General Practice and Primary Health Care in Denmark

  Citation: 420

  Authors: K. M., J. S., J.

• Patient-Centered Care is Associated with Decreased Health Care Utilization

  Citation: 385

  Authors: K. D., R.

• Mind-Body Medicine: State of the Science, Implications for Practice

  Citation: 351

  Authors: J. A., S. L., D. M., K. L.

• The Medical Home: Growing Evidence to Support a New Approach to Primary Care

  Citation: 325

  Authors: T. C.

• Validation of the Insomnia Severity Index in Primary Care

  Citation: 251

  Authors: C., L., H., C. M.

• Risk Indices Associated with the Insulin Resistance Syndrome, Cardiovascular Disease, and Possible Protection with Yoga: A Systematic Review

  Citation: 245

  Authors: K. E., C., A. G.

• Postpartum Depression Screening: Importance, Methods, Barriers, and Recommendations for Practice

  Citation: 237

  Authors: D. K., B. P.

• Dietary Fiber for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Meta-Analysis

  Citation: 214

  Authors: R. E., A. G., D. E., K. N.

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