Impact Factor
2.82
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
1.55
190 total citations
h5-index
16
h5 depth signal
Cited share
69.3%
88 of 127
Total citations
190
Citation footprint
Metric signal
1.39
External metric anchor
Self-citation
5.8%
11 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
Australia
734
New Zealand
30
China
23
United Kingdom
18
United States
17
Citing Fields of Research
Healthcare Policy
360
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
355
Patient Care
294
Palliative Care
68
Diabetes
58
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
2,104
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
127
88 cited publications
Last 12 months
67
5.6 publications/month
Open access share
86.6%
58 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
Australia
734 citing publications
Leading citing field
Healthcare Policy
360 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
19 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v16n1, 2010-
v16n1, 2010-
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Healthcare Policy
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
Patient Care
Reproductive Health
Diabetes
Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies
Contributor
Victorian Community Health Association
Contributor
Australian Institute for Primary Care
Contributor
La Trobe University. School of Public Health
Broad Categories
Primary Health Care
Healthcare Policy
Patient Care
Palliative Care
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
Reproductive Health
Psychiatry
MeSH Descriptors
Community Health Services
Primary Health Care
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.1071/py26151
Open DOI
Health system responsiveness in cervical screening: experiences of Muslim immigrant women in Australia
Background: Immigrant women from Muslim backgrounds experience substantial barriers to cervical screening in Australia. Guided by the health system responsiveness framework, this study explored cervical screening experiences among South ...
02
DOI 10.1071/py26087
Open DOI
Perspectives on primary care management of chronic hepatitis B in refugees: findings from qualitative interviews with healthcare providers in Melbourne, Victoria
Background: In Australia, healthcare providers face significant challenges in meeting the niche health needs of refugees. Social determinants of health, including limited health literacy and finances, complicate refugees’ access to treat...
03
DOI 10.1071/py26056
Open DOI
Association between experience quality in a short-term, voluntary, rural, funded, immersion placement program on future rural engagement decisions
Background: Rural immersion programs are commonly used to expose medical students to rural practice using curriculum-embedded placements. However, evidence regarding short-term, funded, voluntary, rural immersion placements that are not ...
04
DOI 10.1071/py26039
Open DOI
‘It’s about demonstrating the impact and effectiveness of the work we do.’ Results of a survey to measure the research capacity of a community-based health and social service
Background: As health and social care services are increasingly delivered by organisations in the community, there is a need for them to prioritise research capacity building. Research-active organisations have been found to deliver bett...
05
DOI 10.1071/py26111
Open DOI
A tale of two realities: how do policymakers and general practitioners perceive the performance of primary health networks in Australia
Background: As the major regional primary health care (PHC) organisations in Australia, Primary Health Networks (PHNs) are expected to coordinate health care for patients and respond to local health needs. To evaluate their success, it i...
06
DOI 10.1071/py25229
Open DOI
Long-term experiences of patients prescribed medicinal cannabis in Australia: a qualitative interview study
Background: There is limited, but emerging, evidence supporting the use of medicinal cannabis (MC) to manage pain, anxiety, spasticity, insomnia and depression. Although Australian legislation changed in 2016 to provide access to unappro...
07
DOI 10.1071/py26080
Open DOI
Understanding barriers and facilitators to breast cancer screening: insights from South Asian women and general practitioners in Victoria, Australia
Background: South Asian women, like many other culturally and linguistically diverse populations in Australia, remain under-represented in breast cancer screening, perpetuating inequities in early detection and treatment. To explore pers...
08
DOI 10.1071/py26029
Open DOI
Triaging general practitioner referrals for specialist review to eConsultant – a pilot study
Background: eConsultant is an asynchronous, digital, clinician-to-clinician advice service, giving general practitioners rapid remote access to specialist support for patient care. This study aimed to assess the feasibility, acceptabilit...
09
DOI 10.1071/py25232
Open DOI
Supporting access to primary care for people experiencing homelessness in Australia: a rapid review of the literature
Homelessness affects >122,000 Australians, and is linked to significantly reduced life expectancy and a heightened risk of preventable acute and chronic health conditions. Optimum management by primary care services enables those experie...
10
DOI 10.1071/py25226
Open DOI
A cross-sectional survey of general practitioners’ perspectives on wait times for adolescent mental health specialists and services in Australia
Background: General practitioners (GPs) are often the first point of professional contact for Australian adolescents experiencing depression and anxiety, and play a central role in facilitating access to specialist mental health care. Ho...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Title from cover.
Print issues ceased with 2021.
Also issued online.
Journal of the Victorian Community Health Association in association with the Australian Institute for Primary Care and School of Public Health, La Trobe University.