Scope Categories

RJGP publishes original, high-quality research covering all aspects of general practice and primary healthcare, including but not limited to:

Clinical General Practice

  • Family medicine
  • General internal medicine
  • Community medicine
  • Ambulatory care
  • Outpatient medicine
  • Comprehensive adult healthcare
  • Pediatric primary care
  • Women's health
  • Men's health
  • Geriatric medicine
  • Adolescent health

Preventive Medicine and Health Promotion

  • Disease prevention
  • Health promotion
  • Lifestyle medicine
  • Preventive healthcare
  • Screening programs
  • Vaccination and immunization
  • Occupational health
  • Environmental health
  • Nutrition and dietary interventions
  • Physical activity and exercise medicine
  • Tobacco cessation
  • Alcohol and substance-use prevention
  • Obesity prevention
  • Healthy aging

Chronic Disease Management

  • Hypertension
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Cardiovascular diseases
  • Chronic respiratory diseases
  • Chronic kidney disease
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Osteoporosis
  • Chronic pain
  • Mental health disorders
  • Multimorbidity
  • Polypharmacy
  • Frailty

Infectious Diseases in Primary Care

  • Respiratory infections
  • Urinary tract infections
  • Skin and soft tissue infections
  • Gastrointestinal infections
  • Sexually transmitted infections
  • Emerging infectious diseases
  • Antimicrobial stewardship
  • Infection prevention and control

Primary Care Research

  • Epidemiology
  • Clinical trials
  • Cohort studies
  • Case-control studies
  • Cross-sectional studies
  • Systematic reviews
  • Meta-analyses
  • Evidence synthesis
  • Diagnostic accuracy studies
  • Prognostic research
  • Health services research
  • Implementation science

Patient-Centered Care

  • Shared decision-making
  • Communication skills
  • Continuity of care
  • Patient safety
  • Quality improvement
  • Patient-reported outcomes
  • Health-related quality of life
  • Patient experience
  • Self-management
  • Social prescribing

Digital Health and Innovation

  • Telemedicine
  • Telehealth
  • Electronic health records
  • Mobile health (mHealth)
  • Remote patient monitoring
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Machine learning
  • Clinical decision support systems
  • Digital therapeutics
  • Wearable technologies
  • Precision medicine

Public Health and Community Medicine

  • Population health
  • Social determinants of health
  • Community-based interventions
  • Health equity
  • Global health
  • Rural healthcare
  • Urban health
  • Disaster preparedness
  • Pandemic preparedness
  • Health policy

Medical Education and Professional Development

  • Undergraduate medical education
  • Residency training
  • Continuing professional development
  • Clinical skills
  • Evidence-based medicine
  • Medical ethics
  • Professionalism
  • Leadership in primary care

Healthcare Systems and Policy

  • Primary healthcare organization
  • Healthcare delivery models
  • Integrated care
  • Value-based healthcare
  • Health economics
  • Quality indicators
  • Healthcare accessibility
  • Healthcare financing

Article Types

RJGP welcomes the following manuscript categories:

  • Original Research Articles
  • Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
  • Narrative Reviews
  • Mini Reviews
  • Clinical Trials
  • Clinical Practice Guidelines
  • Evidence-Based Practice Articles
  • Case Reports and Case Series
  • Brief Reports
  • Commentaries
  • Editorials
  • Perspectives
  • Letters to the Editor
  • Clinical Images
  • Study Protocols
  • Quality Improvement Reports

Target Audience

The journal is intended for:

  • General practitioners
  • Family physicians
  • General internists
  • Primary care physicians
  • Community physicians
  • Preventive medicine specialists
  • Public health professionals
  • Nurse practitioners
  • Physician assistants
  • Clinical researchers
  • Allied health professionals
  • Medical educators
  • Healthcare administrators
  • Health policymakers