The Annals of Family Medicine is the #1 primary care research journal in the world, according to the 2020 Clarivate Journal Citation Reports, with a 5-year journal impact factor of 6.347. Published since 2003 as a collaborative effort of seven family medicine organizations, the Annals publishes around 120 articles per year over six bimonthly issues.
Journal Metrics / Why Publish in Annals of Family Medicine?
Is My Article Right for Annals of Family Medicine?
Instructions For Authors
Submit A Manuscript
Policies
Author Forms
Correspondence
| Journal Metrics | Why publish in Annals of Family Medicine? |
| - Journal Impact Factor: 4.686, #1/Primary Care, #21/Internal Medicine | - We are open access and charge no fees for submission or publication. |
| - 5-Year Journal Impact Factor (JIF): 6.347, #1/Primary Care, #15/Internal Medicine | - Articles are made available to the public immediately upon publication. |
| - Acceptance rate: 9% | - e-TOC alerts are sent to approximately 125,000 subscribers per issue. |
| - Days to first decision (median): 12 | - Editorial staff available to answer questions via email or phone. |
| - Days to first decision with review (median): 67 | - Aggressive social media and traditional news promotion of all articles. |
| - Average unique visitors per month: 157,465 | - We are indexed in most major science databases, including MEDLINE. |
| - Average page views per month: 376,283 | - The Annals deposits all published content in PubMed Central (PMC). |
| - Average Altmetric mentions per article (since 2018): 36 | - Online-first publication available for time-sensitive content. |
Is my article right for the Annals of Family Medicine?
The Annals welcomes manuscripts from authors with new knowledge to contribute to understanding and improving health and primary care. We publish a broad range of content, from theory development and rigorous quantitative and qualitative research, to the application of research in practice and the development and implementation of policy. We also welcome work that bridges boundaries between disciplines. Simply put, we support efforts to bring research to practice and practice to research.
| Yes | No |
| Original Research. Reports of clinical, biomedical, behavioral, social, health-services, and policy research. | Case Reports |
| Methodology. Development of methods to advance understanding. | Cross-sectional surveys w/less than 50% response rates (unless sample is justified) |
| Theory. Development and testing of explanatory models. | Pilot Studies |
| Systematic Reviews. Critical syntheses that advance theory, methods, or identify new research directions. | Basic Science |
| Research Briefs. Concise reports of research summaries, hypotheses, or works in progress. | Research on patients seen in subspecialty clinics |
| Special Reports. Reports of important, timely topics that do not fit into other article categories. Usually by invitation. | Non-research based Clinical Advice/Summaries or Expert Clinical Reviews |
| Essays. Reflections from clinicians, patients, families, communities, and policymakers. | Unsolicited Opinion Pieces |
| Innovations in Primary Care. Succinct stories of on-the-ground innovations that make a difference in primary health care. | Secondary data analysis without clear causal model and consideration of confounding |
If Annals of Family Medicine is not the right journal for my article, then which one is?
| If your article is: | We recommend authors consider submitting to: |
| Educational | Family Medicine |
| Clinical | American Family Physician |
| A Pilot Study | PRiMER |
Instructions for Authors
In general, manuscripts should be prepared according to guidelines described in the ICMJE's "Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals" (formerly Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts.) The following PDF documents provide important information for authors.
Instructions for Authors *updated June 25, 2019
How to Make a Visual Abstract
Submit a Manuscript
The Annals uses a web-based manuscript submission system called eJournalPress. All manuscripts must be submitted through this system.
To check on the status of an existing submission, log on to eJournalPress. Note: eJournalPress uses one account for both author and reviewer tasks.
1. Read the Instructions for Submitting a Manuscript. Follow the instructions as you go through the submission process.
2. If you have any questions about your submission, contact the Annals at AnnFamMed@umich.edu or 734-763-7454.
3. If a revised manuscript is invited by the editors, complete and return required forms (see below) to the Annals office.
Policies
Policy on Authorship *updated October 16, 2008
Policy on Conflict of Interest *updated September 25, 2008
Policy on Duplicate/Prior Publication *updated October 22, 2019
Policy on Prepublication Release of Information and Embargo *updated October 22, 2019
Policy on Supplements *updated June 25, 2019
Forms
All authors are required to complete and return the Manuscript Agreement form before publication. For additional information about forms, see the Instructions for Authors.
Manuscript Agreement (PDF) *updated December 10, 2020
Manuscript Agreement (Word)
Checklist for Submission *updated June 25, 2019
Consent of Individual to Publish Material *updated June 25, 2019
Correspondence
Please address editorial correspondence to:
John Holkeboer, Senior Editorial Coordinator
Annals of Family Medicine
300 North Ingalls Street, NI-4D09
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
AnnFamMed@umich.edu
734-763-7454 (phone)
734-936-6006 (fax)
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