Journal profile · HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
Zeitschrift fur Palliativmedizin
ISSN 1615-2921 · eISSN 1615-293X
Zeitschrift fur Palliativmedizin: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 107 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Zeitschrift fur Palliativmedizin 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, Palliative and Oncologic Care and Pain Management and Opioid Use, together about 73.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesMedicine34.7%
- Palliative and Oncologic CareMedicine31.7%
- Pain Management and Opioid UseMedicine7.5%
- Death, Funerary Practices, and MourningSocial Sciences4%
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcareMedicine3.7%
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthPsychology1.8%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine1.8%
- Geriatric Care and Nursing HomesHealth Professions1.7%
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
ESCILetPub
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
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 54OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 28.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.9%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,461 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 275 | 9 | 159 |
| 2025 | 107 | 8 | 198 |
| 2024 | 287 | 17 | 190 |
| 2023 | 86 | 4 | 204 |
| 2022 | 231 | 19 | 255 |
| 2021 | 91 | 3 | 228 |
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.
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
- ISSN
- 1615-2921
- Electronic ISSN
- 1615-293X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Zeitschrift fur Palliativmedizin
What CAS zone is Zeitschrift fur Palliativmedizin in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Zeitschrift fur Palliativmedizin 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.
Which databases index Zeitschrift fur Palliativmedizin?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Zeitschrift fur Palliativmedizin is indexed in ESCI.
Is Zeitschrift fur Palliativmedizin open access, and what is the APC?
Zeitschrift fur Palliativmedizin 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .