Journal profile · HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
Medecine Palliative
ISSN 1636-6522 · eISSN 2213-0098 · Elsevier
Medecine Palliative: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.6 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,770; review about 65 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 61 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Medecine Palliative is published by Elsevier 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 Health, Medicine and Society, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues and Healthcare Systems and Practices, together about 48.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Médecine palliative Soins de support - Accompagnement - Éthique publishes original classical medical studies, but also psychological, ethical and human or law sciences works, all original, peer reviewed, in the field of palliative medicine and pain medicine. It aims at developing interdisciplinary research works (medical sciences, human, social, law sciences, etc.) to expand knowledge in palliative medicine. The journal’s target audience includes: researchers in medical fields, human and social sciences (psychology and medical aspect of anthropology, sociology and philosophy) and law, medical and paramedical clinicians (psychologists, nurses, help care givers, physiotherapists), students in all these fields, educators, health professionals working in palliative care.La revue des soins palliatifs, des soins de support, de l'accompagnement et de l'éthique et pratique médicales Un lieu d'information et de réflexion Outil de transmission et d'échange des différents savoirs scientifiques, Médecine palliative vous permettra d'enrichir et d'élargir vos connaissances grâce à une approche globale, transversale et pluridisciplinaire. Un lieu d'échange et de rencontre entre les différents spécialistes Les différents acteurs, professionnels ou non, impliqués dans la prise en charge palliative et continue ainsi que dans l'accompagnement et dans la réflexion éthique rendent compte de leurs travaux, de leurs expériences, de leur vécu, de leur dynamisme et de leur complémentarité. Un contenu scientifique riche dans sa diversité Retrouvez une information variée : synthèses sur des sujets médicaux, publications d'études originales, rapports de pratiques, informations professionnelles, expériences partagées, analyses de presse, agenda...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
Editor-in-chief Rozenn Le Berre UniversitePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named France 26, Canada 6, United States 2, Switzerland 2 (36 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Health, Medicine and SocietyHealth Professions27%
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesMedicine12.3%
- Healthcare Systems and PracticesHealth Professions9.2%
- Death, Funerary Practices, and MourningSocial Sciences7.9%
- Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology ResearchPsychology6.6%
- Aging, Elder Care, and Social IssuesHealth Professions4.9%
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of LifeMedicine3.1%
- French Urban and Social StudiesSocial Sciences2.8%
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 19%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,941 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 51 | 24 | 0 |
| 2025 | 61 | 19 | 4 |
| 2024 | 45 | 23 | 16 |
| 2023 | 54 | 22 | 42 |
| 2022 | 54 | 26 | 46 |
| 2021 | 80 | 27 | 44 |
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
65 dayssubmission to acceptance
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
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 38 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 65 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,770 / EUR 2,530 / GBP 2,220 / JPY 343,560 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,080 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access
Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 3,080 (excluding taxes). The amount you pay may be reduced during submission if applicable.Review this journal’s open access policy.
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
- Elsevier
- ISSN
- 1636-6522
- Electronic ISSN
- 2213-0098
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Medecine Palliative
What CAS zone is Medecine Palliative in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Medecine Palliative is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Health Care Sciences & Services. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Medecine Palliative?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.6; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.6, h-index 17.
How long does peer review take at Medecine Palliative?
The publisher reports about 65 days (submission to acceptance). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Medecine Palliative based?
Of the 36 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are France (26), Canada (6) and United States (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Medecine Palliative?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Medecine Palliative is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Medecine Palliative open access, and what is the APC?
Medecine Palliative is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,770.
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: .