Journal of Palliative Medicine

Editor-in-Chief: Christopher A. Jones, MD, MBA, HMDC, FAAHPM

ISSN: 1096-6218 | Online ISSN: 1557-7740 | Published Monthly | Current Volume: 27

Impact Factor: 2.8* *2022 Journal Citation Reports™ (Clarivate, 2023)

CiteScore™: 4.0

The premier peer-reviewed journal focused on providing quality care to patients at end of life or with intractable pain, with unique coverage surrounding medical, psychosocial, policy, and legal issues.

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Aims & Scope

Journal of Palliative Medicine is the premier peer-reviewed journal covering medical, psychosocial, policy, and legal issues in end-of-life care and relief of suffering for patients with intractable pain. The Journal presents essential information for professionals in hospice/palliative medicine, focusing on improving quality of life for patients and their families, and the latest developments in drug and non-drug treatments.

Journal of Palliative Medicine coverage includes:

The latest medical advances in pain and symptom management
Evidence-based protocols
Model palliative care programs
Clinical case reports
Guidance for working with patients and their families
Psychological and spiritual aspects of end-of-life care
Roundtable discussions with leading experts in the field

Journal of Palliative Medicine is under the editorial leadership of Editor-in-Chief Christopher A. Jones, MD, MBA, HMDC, FAAHPM, Duke University School of Medicine, and other leading investigators. View the entire editorial board.

Audience: Physicians and pediatricians, pharmacists, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, social workers, psychologists, pain medicine specialists, and hospice and nursing home staff, among others.

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PubMed/MEDLINE
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Scopus
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Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition
International Pharmaceutical Abstracts
EMBASE/Excerpta Medica
CINAHL® database
PsycINFO
British Nursing Index
AMED - Allied and Contemporary Medicine Database
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The views, opinions, findings, conclusions and recommendations set forth in any Journal article are solely those of the authors of those articles and do not necessarily reflect the views, policy or position of the Journal, its Publisher, its editorial staff or any affiliated Societies and should not be attributed to any of them.