Accuracy of Reporting Primary Care Specialty Status in Medical Research

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Research articles on FPs and GPs published in 23 medical journals 2016–17. FP, family physicians; GP, general practitioners; PC, primary care.

Appendix:

Medical Journals Reviewed for Studies Reporting on FPs and GPs, 2016 to 2017

Journal Title	InCites Category^*	Category Rank^*	Impact Factor^*	Articles Retrieved	Articles Included
Total	—	—	—	409 (100%)	88 (100%)
Annals of Family Medicine	PHC	1	4.540	20	4
J American Board of Family Med	PHC	3	2.515	67	17
Family Practice	PHC	11	1.675	25	1
Family Medicine	PHC	15	1.140	86	10
Journal of Family Practice	PHC	19	0.534	0	0
New England Journal of Medicine	MGI	1	79.258	4	1
JAMA—J American Medical Assoc	MGI	3	47.661	4	1
JAMA Internal Medicine	MGI	5	19.989	15	4
JAMA Pediatrics	PED	1	10.769	4	1
Pediatrics	PED	3	5.515	17	2
Journal of Pediatrics	PED	8	3.667	15	4
Academic Pediatrics	PED	22	2.806	15	4
American Journal of Public Health	PHEALTH	19	4.380	5	1
American J Preventive Medicine	PHEALTH	30	4.127	12	5
Preventive Medicine	PHEALTH	43	3.483	18	5
Medical Care	PHEALTH	45	3.338	5	1
Health Affairs	HSERV	4	4.843	0	0
Academic Medicine	HSERV	5	4.801	24	3
J General Internal Medicine	HSERV	13	4.005	54	13
Medical Care	HSERV	16	3.338	5	1
Health Services Research	HSERV	24	2.667	18	7
Journal of Rural Health	HSERV	59	1.762	6	2
Journal of Interprofessional Care	HSERV	61	1.601	0	0
Evaluation Health Professions	HSERV	64	1.531	0	0

FP, family physicians; GP, general practitioners.
Journals selected from InCItes* categories: PHC = Primary Health Care; MGI = Medicine, General & Internal; PED = Pediatrics; PHEALTH = Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; HSERV = Health Care Sciences & Services. Some journals appear in more than one category.
↵* Clarivate Analytics. InCites Journal Citation Reports. Published 2017.
https://jcr-clarivate-com. Accessed March 22, 2019.