Journal profile · HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES
Palliative & Supportive Care
ISSN 1478-9515 · eISSN 1478-9523 · Cambridge University Press
Palliative & Supportive Care: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.35; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; 221 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Palliative & Supportive Care is published by Cambridge University Press 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, Cancer survivorship and care and Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health, together about 46.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Palliative & Supportive Care is an international open access journal of palliative medicine that focuses on the psychiatric, psychosocial, spiritual, existential, ethical, and philosophical aspects of palliative care. Its aim is to serve as an educational resource for practitioners from a wide array of disciplines engaged in the delivery of care to those with life threatening illnesses along the entire continuum of care from diagnosis to the end of life. The journal's scope is broad and relates to all aspects of palliative medicine that do not directly or exclusively deal with the administration of palliative care or hospice services, or with the primary management of pain and physical symptoms in palliative care.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES
Editor-in-chief William BreitbartPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United States 20, Japan 4, Canada 4, Australia 4, Germany 3 (58 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 IssuesMedicine24.7%
- Cancer survivorship and careMedicine13.1%
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthPsychology8.7%
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of LifeMedicine5.6%
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsHealth Professions4.8%
- Patient Dignity and PrivacyMedicine4.5%
- Family Support in IllnessSocial Sciences4.3%
- Religion, Spirituality, and PsychologySocial Sciences4%
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 Policy & Services | 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 Policy & Services | 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 Policy & Services | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 2.35LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 56Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- h-index
- 85OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,108OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.59OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 73.36%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 154LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,908 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 222 | 222 | 71 |
| 2025 | 221 | 221 | 381 |
| 2024 | 178 | 152 | 534 |
| 2023 | 207 | 147 | 1,251 |
| 2022 | 181 | 114 | 1,409 |
| 2021 | 200 | 104 | 1,881 |
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.
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 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — | |
| 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 accepted5
- case reportOriginal Articles*Review Articles*Case Reports*Personal Essays**Editorial / Guest Editorial**Letters to the Editor**Poetry**Length not stated
- editorialOriginal Articles*Review Articles*Case Reports*Personal Essays**Editorial / Guest Editorial**Letters to the Editor**Poetry**Length not stated
- letters to the editorOriginal Articles*Review Articles*Case Reports*Personal Essays**Editorial / Guest Editorial**Letters to the Editor**Poetry**Length not stated
- original articleOriginal Articles*Review Articles*Case Reports*Personal Essays**Editorial / Guest Editorial**Letters to the Editor**Poetry**Length not stated
- review articleOriginal Articles*Review Articles*Case Reports*Personal Essays**Editorial / Guest Editorial**Letters to the Editor**Poetry**Length not stated
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
- Cambridge University Press
- ISSN
- 1478-9515
- Electronic ISSN
- 1478-9523
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Palliative & Supportive Care
What CAS zone is Palliative & Supportive Care in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Palliative & Supportive Care is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Health Policy & 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 Palliative & Supportive Care?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.35; CiteScore 3.3, h-index 85.
Where are the editorial board members of Palliative & Supportive Care based?
Of the 58 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (20), Japan (4) and Canada (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Palliative & Supportive Care?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Palliative & Supportive Care is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Palliative & Supportive Care open access, and what is the APC?
Palliative & Supportive Care is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .