| Eligible articles must be (1) published in eligible journals, (2) eligible as research, and (3) authored or co-authored by a US family medicine researcher-author |
| Eligible Journals |
Scholarly journals published in English in an issue with a 2003 publication date Includes journals published in hard copy and electronic formats Includes journals published in the United States and internationally Includes journals whether peer-reviewed or indexed on Medline Excludes popular magazines, news and general interest periodicals, books, and unpublished reports
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| Articles Eligible as Research |
Articles formally reporting data that were systematically gathered and analyzed Includes descriptive and hypothesis-driven studies, evaluations of educational and service programs, and literature syntheses using systematic and formal analyses Excludes nonsystematic clinical reviews, editorials, book reviews, synopses of articles published elsewhere, most letters to the editor Excludes case reports but includes case series and case studies Study methods, subject matter, and quality not considered in eligibility determination
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| Authors Eligible as "Family Medicine Researcher-Authors" |
Authors who work in US family medicine organizations or who are family physiciansIncludes those working in academic family medicine departments; family medicine divisions of joint academic departments (e.g., departments of family and community medicine); non-university, hospital-based family medicine residencies; other family medicine organizations (e.g., AAFP); and clinicians in family medicine practices Includes those working in allopathic and osteopathic organizations Includes family physicians, other physicians and nonphysicians working in eligible family medicine organizations Includes those with secondary appointments in academic family medicine departments, but excludes those with adjunct appointments
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