Journal profile · SOCIAL WORK
Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care
ISSN 1552-4256 · eISSN 1552-4264 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.3 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 52 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 24% (journal website); 37 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Sociology 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 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, together about 50.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care is unique in that the primary aim is to be useful to both academics and practitioners primarily in social work and other mental health professions, however it also appeals to many other disciplines who also interact with individuals diagnosed with serious, life-limiting illness and their families. Original research, conceptual, practice-focused, and reflective articles explore issues crucial to individuals with serious, life-threatening, and life-limiting illness and their families across the lifespan. The focus includes, but is not limited to, the following areas: inter-professional practice and research; practice and policy innovations; practice evaluation; end-of-life communication and decision making; pain management and palliative care; grief and bereavement; ethical issues; sudden traumatic death; secondary trauma and compassion fatigue among professional caregivers. Topics addressed may cover a range of health and mental health community practice settings. The “Reflections” section of the journal is dedicated to using creative writing to give voice to the personal impact of end-of-life and palliative care in clinical practice, community organizing, policy practice, research, and education. Content is accepted in three forms: poetry, essays, and case studies from the perspectives of the practitioner involved in the case. The “Practice Concepts and Innovations section of the journal examines novel and innovative interventions and educational programs whose models have been tested and evaluated for effectiveness. The “Book Reviews” section examines timely, topical books that may be useful for academics in teaching and research and practitioners working directly with individuals near the end of life and their families, inclusive of issues of grief and bereavement. Peer Review Policy: All research, theoretical, and review articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL WORK
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 3 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesMedicine25.9%
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthPsychology19.1%
- Geriatric Care and Nursing HomesHealth Professions5.8%
- Posthumanist Ethics and ActivismSocial Sciences5.6%
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsHealth Professions4.7%
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of LifeMedicine4.4%
- Patient Dignity and PrivacyMedicine4.4%
- Family Support in IllnessSocial Sciences3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Work | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Work | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedCINAHLPublisher website
Other: EBSCOhost Online Research Databases
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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 (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.37Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 202OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.5OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.11%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 67,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 699 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 47 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 37 | 8 | 14 |
| 2024 | 30 | 7 | 42 |
| 2023 | 37 | 8 | 101 |
| 2022 | 29 | 8 | 115 |
| 2021 | 51 | 7 | 246 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
52 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 24%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 50 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 52 daysPublisher website ·
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted8
- book reviewsThe “Book Reviews” section examines timely, topical books that may be useful for academics in teaching and research and practitioners working directly with indi…Length not stated
- case studiesContent is accepted in three forms: poetry, essays, and case studies from the perspectives of the practitioner involved in the case.Length not stated
- conceptualOriginal research, conceptual, practice-focused, and reflective articles explore issues crucial to individuals with serious, life-threatening, and life-limiting…Length not stated
- essaysContent is accepted in three forms: poetry, essays, and case studies from the perspectives of the practitioner involved in the case.Length not stated
- original researchOriginal research, conceptual, practice-focused, and reflective articles explore issues crucial to individuals with serious, life-threatening, and life-limiting…Length not stated
- poetryContent is accepted in three forms: poetry, essays, and case studies from the perspectives of the practitioner involved in the case.Length not stated
- practice-focusedOriginal research, conceptual, practice-focused, and reflective articles explore issues crucial to individuals with serious, life-threatening, and life-limiting…Length not stated
- reflectiveOriginal research, conceptual, practice-focused, and reflective articles explore issues crucial to individuals with serious, life-threatening, and life-limiting…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy: initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by at least two anonymous referees. Model summary
All research, theoretical, and review articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1552-4256
- Electronic ISSN
- 1552-4264
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 22, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care
What CAS zone is Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Social Work. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.3 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 40.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care?
The publisher reports about 52 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 24%. 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.
What JCR quartile is Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Sociology.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed and CINAHL; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .