About the Journal

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care seeks to foster academic communication and interdisciplinary research among primary care providers engaged in various forms. The journal covers broad spectrum of clinical topical catering to the academic needs of family physicians, urban GPs, rural physicians, NRHM doctors, community surgeons, community health workers, providers of community obstetrical & pediatric care, emergency physicians, occupational physicians and public health specialists. The journal publishes original article on clinical studies, theories and policies related the academic discipline of family medicine and primary care.

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary care also acts as an interactive forum for primary care providers, policy makers, health care administrators, community leaders, social scientists, health care funding agencies towards provision of cost effective, personalized, continued, comprehensive, holistic form of health care to individuals, families and communities.
The journal shall be launched in January 2012 as an online biannual issue. After first year the journal shall be published on quarterly basis and in print form as well.

Abstracting and Indexing information

The journal is indexed with Caspur, EBSCO Publishing's Electronic Databases, Expanded Academic ASAP, Genamics JournalSeek, Global Health, Google Scholar, Health & Wellness Research Center, Health Reference Center Academic, Hinari, Index Copernicus, Indian Science Abstracts, MANTIS, OpenJGate, PrimoCentral, ProQuest, SCOLOAR, SIIC databases, Summon by Serial Solutions, Ulrich's International Periodical Directory

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care invites physicians of first contact as well as other health providers to document reflections of their own practices and experience towards accumulation wealth of scientific evidence enriching primary care. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care offers opportunity to private practitioners (solo and group practice), general duty medical officers, occupational physicians, government doctors (central, state, district and other local health services), medical officers engaged NRHM & other national health programs, public health specialists as well as practitioners of allied health disciplines to publish their work.

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary care advocates academic institutionalization of community health services through accumulation of data and evidence on health interventions based at individual, family and community level. Journal also invites discussions and debates on evaluation of training programs, faculty development, curriculum standardization and development of practice standards and protocols.

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