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Status
Active
Coverage
1970–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
2.9
SJR · SCImago
0.609
Q2 SJR quartile
H-index
172
Best quartile
Q2 · 72nd pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Practice | 17 / 59 | 72nd | Q2 |
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American Family Physician
American Family Physician is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 2.9), WoS SCIE. Published by American Academy of Family Physicians.
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ISSN 0002-838XVerify ISSN ↗1532-0650Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: American Academy of Family Physicians
Scopus · Q2WoS · SCIE
2.9
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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Open accessNot registered as fully open access
Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is American Family Physician indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1970–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 2.9.
What quartile is American Family Physician in Scopus?
American Family Physician is Q2 in Family Practice (rank 17 of 59), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of American Family Physician?
American Family Physician is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 2.9, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 72nd percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.609, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 172.
Who publishes American Family Physician and what is its ISSN?
American Family Physician is published by American Academy of Family Physicians. Its print ISSN is 0002-838X and its online ISSN is 1532-0650.
Is American Family Physician in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is American Family Physician open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is American Family Physician? — open metrics via OpenAlex
American Family Physician has an h-index of 17 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 2.9, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #50 of 55 Scopus journals in Family Practice.
17
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
36
i10-index
3,564
works indexed
2,236
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#50 of 55 Bottom 10% Family Practice
American Family Physician published 1 papers in 2021; its busiest recent year was 2015 with 65. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for American Family Physician? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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