Journal profile · Health Care Sciences & Services
Journal of Palliative Care
ISSN 0825-8597 · eISSN 2369-5293 · SAGE Publications Inc. · CANADA · Quarterly · Founded 1985
Journal of Palliative Care: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.55; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,150; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 35 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Palliative Care is published by SAGE Publications Inc. and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health and Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life, together about 47.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Palliative Care is a peer-reviewed, international and interdisciplinary forum for practical, critical thought on palliative care and...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Health Care Sciences & Services
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesMedicine30.7%
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthPsychology9.9%
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of LifeMedicine6.6%
- Patient Dignity and PrivacyMedicine5.9%
- Ethics in medical practiceHealth Professions4.8%
- Cancer survivorship and careMedicine4.7%
- Pain Management and Opioid UseMedicine4.3%
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsHealth Professions3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Health Policy & Services | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Health Policy & Services | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Health Policy & Services | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.55LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.09LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 77OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 862OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 34.86%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 34LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,368 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 14 | 8 |
| 2025 | 35 | 12 | 30 |
| 2024 | 39 | 21 | 126 |
| 2023 | 41 | 16 | 236 |
| 2022 | 64 | 28 | 624 |
| 2021 | 62 | 21 | 580 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,150 / GBP 3,043 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc.
- Country or region
- CANADA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1985
- ISSN
- 0825-8597
- Electronic ISSN
- 2369-5293
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Palliative Care
What CAS zone is Journal of Palliative Care in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Palliative Care is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Health Care Sciences & Services / Health Policy & Services / Public, Environmental & Occupational Health. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Palliative Care?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.55; CiteScore 4.5, h-index 77.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Palliative Care?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Journal of Palliative Care?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Palliative Care is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Palliative Care open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Palliative Care is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,150.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .