Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Progress in Palliative Care
ISSN 0969-9260 · eISSN 1743-291X · Taylor & Francis
Progress in Palliative Care: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.7 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 51 days to acceptance (24 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 79% (journal website); 24 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Progress in Palliative Care is published by Taylor & Francis 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 48.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Progress in Palliative Care is a peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary journal with an international perspective, which welcomes original research and review papers on a broad range of topics related to end of life care. It provides a central point of reference for all disciplines of the palliative care team in all settings: medical consultants, nurses, administrators, social workers, chaplains/pastoral care staff, counsellors, pharmacists, information staff, paramedical staff and self-help groups. The emphasis of the journal is on the rapid exchange of information amongst those working in palliative care. Progress in Palliative Care embraces all aspects of the management of problems at the end of life. It provides a single forum for current trends and controversies, and a major listing of the international research literature, including that which is novel and pertinent though not widely available. It is published on the premise that the field is expanding so fast and that published information is so widely scattered, that a single, easily digestible source, with a strong research orientation, is essential to enable colleagues to keep abreast of new developments. The editorial board is international and includes a wide variety of disciplines. The journal also publishes occasional special themed issues.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Editor-in-chief Vacant Social MediaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Australia 5, United States 2, New Zealand 2, United Kingdom 1, Germany 1 (15 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 IssuesMedicine31.2%
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthPsychology10%
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of LifeMedicine7.1%
- Patient Dignity and PrivacyMedicine6%
- Geriatric Care and Nursing HomesHealth Professions4.4%
- Pain Management and Opioid UseMedicine4.1%
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsHealth Professions4%
- Cancer survivorship and careMedicine3.9%
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 | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | 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
- CiteScore Q2 · 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
EmbaseCINAHLPublisher website
Other: AMED: Allied and Complementary Medicine Database
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
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.34Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.37Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 196OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.99OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 21.57%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 10LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 53,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,140 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 24 | 10 | 16 |
| 2024 | 37 | 16 | 50 |
| 2023 | 23 | 6 | 62 |
| 2022 | 31 | 9 | 101 |
| 2021 | 52 | 15 | 320 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
51 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 15 days – 135 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 19 days (24 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 69 days
- Sample
- 24 articles with submission and acceptance dates (38 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 79%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 143 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 47 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal, part of Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program. Model summary
Progress in 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? Increase the discoverability…
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
- 0969-9260
- Electronic ISSN
- 1743-291X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 33, Issue 1 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Progress in Palliative Care
What CAS zone is Progress in Palliative Care in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Progress in Palliative Care is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Public, Environmental & Occupational Health. 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 Progress in Palliative Care?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.7 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 31.
How long does peer review take at Progress in Palliative Care?
Based on the dates recorded on 24 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 51 days (interquartile range 15–135 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 79%. 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 Progress in Palliative Care based?
Of the 15 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (5), United States (2) and New Zealand (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Progress in Palliative Care?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Progress in Palliative Care is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Embase and CINAHL; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Progress in Palliative Care open access, and what is the APC?
Progress in 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .