Research, Family Medicine Journals

It is in the vital interest of our members and patients and consistent with the current research mission for the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) to ensure strong venues for publications of original research. Therefore, the AAFP will take a leadership role to ensure the maintenance of at least one journal within the discipline, in print or other innovative media, that publishes original family medicine research.

Open-access, affordable journal models can remove financial barriers and enhance the dissemination of knowledge, thereby improving health outcomes. The journal will be committed to ensuring that published research is meaningful to patients from all backgrounds and is readily accessible to patients, healthcare professionals, and the broader public.

The AAFP supports the inclusion of quantitative risk information such as absolute risk, incidence of adverse events, specific population information, number needed to treat (NNT) and number needed to harm (NNH) be published in medical literature along with evidence-based recommendations, when appropriate.

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