Impact Factor
2.60
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
1.08
431 total citations
h5-index
22
h5 depth signal
Cited share
34.1%
140 of 410
Total citations
431
Citation footprint
Metric signal
1.02
External metric anchor
Self-citation
9.3%
40 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
1,510
Canada
56
Philippines
31
United Kingdom
14
Brazil
12
Citing Fields of Research
Patient Care
816
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
330
Healthcare Policy
295
Psychiatry & Psychology
116
Medical Ethics
79
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
1,837
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
410
140 cited publications
Last 12 months
250
25.0 publications/month
Open access share
80.0%
200 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
1,510 citing publications
Leading citing field
Patient Care
816 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
16 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v17n1, 1985-
v17n1, 1985-
Active Coverage
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Patient Care
Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies
Contributor
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
Broad Categories
Primary Health Care
Patient Care
MeSH Descriptors
Family Practice
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.22454/fammed.2026.0525
Open DOI
How to Review Scholarly Books: Reading, Writing, Relishing
02
DOI 10.22454/fammed.2026.0404
Open DOI
Words of Wisdom
03
DOI 10.22454/fammed.2026.0369
Open DOI
From Multiple Choice to Individual Voice
04
DOI 10.22454/fammed.2026.0340
Open DOI
Food Fix Uncensored: Inside the Food Industry’s Biggest Cover-Ups
05
DOI 10.22454/fammed.2026.0325
Open DOI
A Job Well Done
06
DOI 10.22454/fammed.2026.0307
Open DOI
One Patient’s Perspective on Academic Family Medicine
07
DOI 10.22454/fammed.2026.0251
Open DOI
Five Is Not Enough: The Case for Tiered Program Signals in Family Medicine Residency Applications
Application inflation has become a persistent and costly challenge within the residency application process. Family medicine applicants historically have applied to more than 50 programs on average, placing an increasing financial burden...
08
DOI 10.22454/fammed.2026.0109
Open DOI
Two Patients at Every Birth: Elevating Neonatal Readiness as Core Scope of Practice in Family Medicine Training
Family medicine residency and fellowship programs have made substantial progress in strengthening maternal and operative obstetric training. Yet neonatal preparedness, particularly prolonged stabilization, procedural skill proficiency, t...
09
DOI 10.22454/fammed.2026.0072
Open DOI
Development of Clinical Judgment in Family Medicine Residents Using Digital Behavioral Health Tools: A Mixed-Methods Study
Background and Objectives: Family medicine residents increasingly encounter digital behavioral health tools in clinical practice but receive limited structured training on how to evaluate their appropriateness, ethical implications, and ...
10
DOI 10.22454/fammed.2025.0354
Open DOI
Do Increased Clerkship Duty Hours Impact NBME Examination Scores?
Background and Objectives: Medical students often express concern that increased clinical demands during clerkships reduce study time and affect standardized examination performance. This study evaluated the relationship between hours wo...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Print issues ceased with 2022.
Abstracts for Conference on practice improvement published in supplements, <2007->
Vol.15 no. 5,Sept.-Oct. 1983- includes Newsletter / Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, which is separately numbered Vol. 3 no. 3, Sept. 1983- , and which is continued by : STFM messanger.
Description based on: Vol. 13, no. 3 (May-June 1981); title from cover.
Some issues have supplements.
Also issued online.
Official journal of: the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine.
SEPT 198819890818 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper that meets the full ANSI standard for Permanent Paper