Journal profile

Education for primary care : an official publication of the Association of Course Organisers, National Association of GP Tutors, World Organisation of Family Doctors

Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISSN1473-9879 | 1475-990X FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
2.47
Citation rate 1.19 125 total citations
h5-index 14 h5 depth signal
Cited share 50.0% 53 of 106
Total citations 125 Citation footprint
Metric signal 0.87 External metric anchor
Self-citation 9.6% 12 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United Kingdom 569
Australia 60
United States 45
Canada 36
Ireland 27

Citing Fields of Research

Patient Care 673
Health Education & Remote Healthcare 311
Education & Pedagogy 181
Healthcare Policy 165
Psychiatry & Psychology 29

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 1,876 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 106 53 cited publications
Last 12 months 59 4.9 publications/month
Open access share 57.6% 34 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United Kingdom 569 citing publications
Leading citing field Patient Care 673 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 13 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v20n1, Jan. 2009-
PubMed
v20n1, Jan. 2009-

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Patient Care

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
Association of Course Organisers
Contributor
National Association of GP Tutors (Great Britain)
Contributor
World Organization of National Colleges, Academies, and Academic Associations of General Practitioners/Family Physicians
Contributor
National Association of Primary Care Educators UK

Broad Categories

Education Primary Health Care Patient Care

MeSH Descriptors

Education, Medical, Continuing Family Practice Primary Health Care

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

01
Olga Rafaela Apostolouda, Ioannis Algiounidis, Athina Tatsioni et al.
Training General Practice/Family Medicine (GP/FM) residents on quality of care (QoC) improvement and patient safety (PS) is expected to significantly contribute to the enhancement of their clinical skills and the promotion of a safety cu...
08
S. Tierney, G. Hanley, H. Napierala et al.
Social prescribing is a systematised link between healthcare services and community assets (including physical activity opportunities, nature-interventions or debt and financial advice) for the pur...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Description based on: Vol. 12, no. 4 (Nov. 2001); title from cover.

Some vols. have supplements.

Also issued online.

Official publication of the Association of Course Organisers, World Organisation of Family Doctors, National Association of Primary Care Educators UK, Feb. 2002- .