OVERVIEW
Published since 1988, the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine ( JABFM ) is the official peer-reviewed journal of the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM). Believing that the public and scientific communities are best served by open access to information, JABFM makes its articles available free of charge and without registration at www.jabfm.org. JABFM is indexed by Medline, Index Medicus, and other services.
JABFM publishes six bimonthly issues per year, comprising original material from authors with new knowledge to contribute to the understanding and advancement of family medicine research and clinical practice. JABFM also serves as an important forum for the specialty of family medicine, and as a source of news from the ABFM. Types of articles published by the JABFM are listed at Information for Authors.
Approximately 900 print copies of each issue are in circulation. Online access average: 693,627 hits per month in 2021. Impact factor for 2020: 2.657.
JABFM uses Editorial Manager, powered by Aries Systems Corporation, for editorial management, accessible at www.jabfm.org via the author or reviewer portal. Editorial Manager expedites the submission and peer review of manuscripts and provides easy, up-to-date manuscript status information for users.
MANUSCRIPT INVITATION
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine welcomes high-quality manuscripts that contribute to family medicine as a clinical scientific discipline. High priority is given to clinically relevant studies that have practical implications for improved patient care.
Manuscripts are evaluated considering the extent to which they:
- represent original work
- are significant to the advancement of family medicine
- are of interest to the practicing family physician
PEER REVIEW
Peer reviewers provide an invaluable service to the JABFM and the discipline of family medicine. Over 85% of manuscripts submitted to the JABFM receive external peer review. Reviewer identities are blinded from authors, and author identities are withheld from peer reviewers by requesting that title pages be submitted in a separate file and that authors remove, where feasible, information in the body of the manuscript that might identify the authors. External statistical review is done as needed.
We welcome new peer reviewers. To join the JABFM reviewer database, please complete the peer reviewer volunteer form available here and email to the Managing Editor at: plupo@theabfm.org. You are always free to decline a request or indicate unavailable dates.