Journal profile · Health Care Sciences & Services
Journal of Palliative Medicine
ISSN 1096-6218 · eISSN 1557-7740 · Mary Ann Liebert Inc. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1998
Journal of Palliative Medicine: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.74; hybrid open access; review about 2 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 95%; 330 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Palliative Medicine is published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc. and is in Zone 3 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 51.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Palliative Medicine is the premier peer-reviewed journal covering medical, psychosocial, policy, and legal issues in end-of-life care and relief of suffering for patients with intractable pain. The Journal presents essential information for professionals in hospice/palliative medicine, focusing on improving quality of life for patients and their families, and the latest developments in drug and non-drug treatments. The companion biweekly eNewsletter, Briefings in Palliative Medicine, delivers the latest breaking news and information to keep clinicians and health care providers continuously updated.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Health Care Sciences & Services
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesMedicine34.9%
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthPsychology8.4%
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of LifeMedicine8.3%
- Patient Dignity and PrivacyMedicine5.8%
- Pain Management and Opioid UseMedicine5.1%
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsHealth Professions5%
- Ethics in medical practiceHealth Professions4.4%
- Cancer survivorship and careMedicine3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 3 |
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 1.74LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 80LetPub ·
- h-index
- 134OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,014OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.63%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 228LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,197 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 309 | 45 | 28 |
| 2025 | 330 | 84 | 239 |
| 2024 | 335 | 105 | 762 |
| 2023 | 323 | 82 | 1,109 |
| 2022 | 364 | 108 | 2,298 |
| 2021 | 345 | 82 | 2,751 |
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)
- about 2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 95%LetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Mary Ann Liebert Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1998
- ISSN
- 1096-6218
- Electronic ISSN
- 1557-7740
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Palliative Medicine
What CAS zone is Journal of Palliative Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Palliative Medicine is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Health Care Sciences & Services. 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 Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.74; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 134.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Palliative Medicine?
Authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 95%”. 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 Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Palliative Medicine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Palliative Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Palliative Medicine is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .