Fact Sheet

Publication Name:
Annals of Family Medicine

Launch Date:
May/June 2003

Frequency:
Six times per year

Editorial Focus:
The Annals is a peer-reviewed research journal providing a cross-disciplinary forum for new, evidence-based information affecting the primary care discipline.

Editorial Content:
The Annals publishes original research from the clinical, biomedical, social and health services sciences, as well as contributions on methodology and theory, selected reviews, essays and invited editorials.

Sponsoring Organizations:
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM)
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM)
Association of Departments of Family Medicine (ADFM)
Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors (AFMRD)
North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG)

Readership:
The Annals aims to stimulate communication among physicians and other health care professionals, researchers, trainees, teachers, policy makers and patients. The online version of the journal is free to all without subscription. The printed version is available by subscription.

Print Subscription Rate:
Institution: $175
Physician/Individual: $125
Resident/Student/Health care professional: $45
Members/Diplomates of the sponsoring organizations: $45

Electronic Circulation:
The web site receives approximately 36,000 "hits" per week. The table of contents of each issue is sent to an email list of 72,000.

Editorial Staff:
Kurt C. Stange, M.D., Ph.D., Editor
Claire Zimmerman, Managing Editor
William R. Phillips, M.D., M.P.H., Senior Associate Editor
Louise S. Acheson, M.D., Associate Editor
Benjamin F. Crabtree, Ph.D., Associate Editor
Paul A. Nutting, M.D., M.S.P.H., Associate Editor
Robin S. Gotler, M.A., Essays Editor
Laura A. McLellan, M.S.S., Editorial Assistant
William L. Miller, M.D., M.A., Consulting Editor
Stephen J. Zyzanski, Ph.D., Statistical Editor

Publisher:
Joetta K. Melton, Annals of Family Medicine, Inc.

Editorial Advisory Board:
Maureen H. Azarian, M.S., R.D./L.D. (Student)
Edward Bope, M.D.
Kathleen Rowland, M.D. (Resident)
Carolyn Clancy, M.D.
Frank V. deGruy III, M.D., M.S.F.M.
Mark J. DeHaven, Ph.D.
Ted Epperly, M.D.
Lillian Gelberg, M.D., M.S.P.H.
Jessie Gruman, Ph.D.
Kevin Grumbach, M.D.
Carol P. Herbert, M.D.
Carlos Roberto Jaén, M.D., Ph.D.
Eva Kahana, Ph.D.
Ann-Louise Kinmonth, M.D., M.Sc.
Arch G. Mainous III, Ph.D.
Rita Mangione-Smith, M.D., M.P.H.
Patrick J. O'Connor, M.D. M.P.H.
Lewis G. Sandy, M.D., M.B.A.
David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D.
Bruce L. Sparks, M.D.
Barbara Starfield, M.D. M.P.H.
Moira Stewart, Ph.D.
Roger Strasser, M.D.
Gregory Strayhorn, M.D., Ph.D.
Paul Thomas, M.B., Ch.B., D.C.H., M.R.C.G.P.
Mary Wakefield, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N.
Richard C. "Mort" Wasserman, M.D., M.P.H
Chris van Weel, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.G.P.

Funding:
Publication costs are paid by the sponsoring organizations. The only advertisements included in the publication are classified ads and ads on education. The publication includes no pharmaceutical advertisements.

Web Site:
Located at www.annfammed.org, the Annals Web site features full text of the journal and interactive discussion groups.

Manuscript submission:
Manuscripts are accepted exclusively via the Web site through the journal's web-based peer review system, Rapid Review, a product of Cadmus KnowledgeWorks.