title: A new era for the Journal of Family and Community Medicine.
abstract: The Journal of Family and Community Medicine (JFCM) is the official scientific publication of the Saudi Society of Family and Community Medicine (SSFCM). The JFCM was first published in 1994 to meet "...a pressing need for a medical journal that would develop into a forum to address certain issues of family and community medicine.”[1] Thanks to the efforts of the earlier editorial team, the journal continued to serve as a major source for research in the field of family and community medicine and helped many researchers to communicate their work with the scientific communities. These results were achieved in spite of many obstacles that faced the JFCM at its early years. Now, thanks to the efforts of the new editorial team and the continued support of the University of Dammam and the sponsors of the SSFCM, the JFCM is an international peer-reviewed journal. The journal is committed to relevance and excellence and has a clear vision "...of becoming a leader in medical journalism in the field of family and community medicine..."[2]
authors.affiliation: Journal of Family and Community Medicine, Saudi Arabia. editor@jfcmonline.com
authors.forename: Sameeh M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Al-Almaie