Social and academic impact of the Brazilian Journal of Family and Community Medicine
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Family and community medicine, Primary health care, Periodical, Journal impact factor.Abstract
The strengthening of Family and Community Medicine and Primary Health Care in Latin America requires, among many other things, the production of scientific journals with high social and academic impact. The Brazilian Journal of Family and Community Medicine has the potential to be one of these journals. However, the task of managing and increasing the social and academic relevance of small journals, with modest metrics and/or linked to emerging research areas, as in the case of Brazilian Journal of Family and Community Medicine, is complex. Over the years, we have observed a significant increase in the scientific impact of this journal, such as the increase in its H5 Index (Google). However, there is still a lot of work ahead to achieve indexing in MEDLINE, Scopus, and Web of Science. This editorial is a way of mobilizing the entire academic and care communities in Family and Community Medicine and Primary Health Care to join efforts to strengthen the journal.
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