Abstract: Original research plays a key role in improving the quality of clinical practice，and help clinicians in gaining academic reputation. However，as a discipline，family medicine is still lacking a research approach which is rigorous，easy to use，and conducted by family doctors. The primary care setting and patient have different characteristics from the secondary care，and the types of its research are systematically different from the types of research in specialized hospitals. This article is the editorial of a series of methodological articles for family medicine and community health. It summarizes the difficulties and challenges of family medicine research，demonstrates the background，purpose，applicable population，overall structure and purpose of writing these methodological articles，and introduces the core content of each article. Through this way，it provides a guidance for general practice researchers and clinicians to read follow-up articles.

Key words: Family medicine, General practice, Community-based participatory research, Health services research, Research methods, Primary health care

摘要： 原创性研究在提升临床诊疗内涵、获得学术界认可方面的地位举足轻重，然而，家庭医学学科作为一门独立的学科，目前仍缺乏兼具严谨性、易用性、由家庭医生主导的研究路径。基层保健工作环境和诊疗范围具有不同于专科机构的独特性，其研究类型与专科医院的研究类型有系统性的差别。本文作为适用于家庭医学和社区健康领域的方法学指南的首篇，总结了家庭医学研究存在的困难和面临的挑战，揭示了编写本系列论文的背景、目的、适用人群、整体结构和主旨，介绍了每篇文章的内容重点，以期为全科医学研究者和临床医生提供阅读后续论文的指引。

关键词: 家庭医学, 全科医学, 社区参与研究, 卫生服务研究, 研究方法, 基层卫生保健