Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Pain and Symptom Management is an internationally respected, peer-reviewed journal and serves an interdisciplinary audience of professionals by providing a forum for the publication of the latest clinical research and best practices related to the relief of illness burden among patients afflicted with serious or life-threatening illness.

The Journal has strongly supported both quantitative and qualitative research underpinning the evolving discipline of palliative care, including clinical trials of pain or symptom control therapies, epidemiology of phenomena related to life-threatening disease and end-of-life care, instrument development to enhance clinical assessment and facilitate investigation, and health services studies evaluating the outcomes of diverse therapeutic models.

It also offers extensive coverage of clinical practice issues, publishing both systematic and narrative reviews, case series and case reports, and both special articles and columns that present important updates on topics as varied as the international diversity of palliative medicine, the economics of palliative care, and bioethics in end-of-life care.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.5
2024	3.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.205

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	171

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	3526

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2918

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine and Nursing, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Studies Comparing Numerical Rating Scales, Verbal Rating Scales, and Visual Analogue Scales for Assessment of Pain Intensity in Adults: A Systematic Literature Review

  Citation: 2009

  Authors: Marianne Jensen, Peter M., Dagny F., Augusto, Geoffrey W., Jon H., Robin, Nina, Stein

• Measuring fatigue and other anemia-related symptoms with the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT) measurement system

  Citation: 1575

  Authors: Suzanne B., David F., Kimberly, Carol, Edward

• Update on Prevalence of Pain in Patients With Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  Citation: 1303

  Authors: Marieke H.J., Laura M.J., Elbert A.J., Vivianne C.G., Daisy J.A.

• Defining Advance Care Planning for Adults: A Consensus Definition From a Multidisciplinary Delphi Panel

  Citation: 1228

  Authors: Rebecca L., Hillary D., John J., Laura C., Diane E., Steven Z., Daniel D., Judith A.C., Ida J., Christine S., Jean S., Joan M., Judy, Ryan D., Daren K.

• Palliative Care

  Citation: 1021

  Authors: Cecilia, Amanda, Tokuo, Andreas

• A Comparison of Symptom Prevalence in Far Advanced Cancer, AIDS, Heart Disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Renal Disease

  Citation: 940

  Authors: Joao Paulo, Barbara, Irene J.

• Redefining Palliative Care—A New Consensus-Based Definition

  Citation: 787

  Authors: Lukas, Liliana, Felicia, Roberto, Zipporah, Sushma, Charmaine, Eduardo, Rosa, Claudia, Mary, Esther Cege, Carlos, Jim, Stephen, Odontuya, Julia, Kathleen, Cynthia, Wendy, Richard, Quach T., Phillippe, Mhoira, Emmanuel, Joan, Sebastien, Hibah, Katherine, Christina, M.R., Dingle, Odette, Chitra, Bee, Roger, Jinsun, Tania

• Symptom Prevalence in Patients with Incurable Cancer: A Systematic Review

  Citation: 782

  Authors: Saskia C.C.M., Wendy, Cas, Hanneke C.J.M., Emile E., Alexander

• The memorial delirium assessment scale

  Citation: 709

  Authors: William, Barry, Andrew, Mark J., Ken, Steven

• Combining Anchor and Distribution-Based Methods to Derive Minimal Clinically Important Differences on the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT) Anemia and Fatigue Scales

  Citation: 666

  Authors: David, David T, Jin-Shei, Amy H, Douglas E

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