Palliative Care and Social Practice

Aims & Scope

Palliative Care and Social Practice is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes articles on all aspects of palliative care.

It welcomes articles from symptom science, clinical practice, and health services research.

However, its aim is also to publish cutting-edge research from the realm of social practice - from public health theory and practice, social medicine, and social work, to social sciences related to dying and its care, as well as policy, criticism, and cultural studies.

We encourage reports from work with under-represented groups, community development, and studies of civic engagement in end of life issues.

Furthermore, we encourage scholarly articles that challenge current thinking about dying, its current care models and practices, and current understandings of grief and bereavement.

We want to showcase the next generation of palliative care innovation research and practice - in clinics and in the wider society.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

Subjects & Keywords

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

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Nursing, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 2,000.00 USD. Learn more.

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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.

• Multiple myeloma: an overview of management

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Sarah Anne, Kevin

• Midazolam: an essential palliative care drug

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Eric

• ‘It was brutal. It still is’: a qualitative analysis of the challenges of bereavement during the COVID-19 pandemic reported in two national surveys

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Anna, Silvia, Eileen, Kali, Mirella, Kathy, Emma, Damian J.J., Annmarie, Anthony, Rhiannon, Lucy E., Emily

• Gender and palliative care: a call to arms

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Merryn, Tessa, Lisa

• The impact of poverty and deprivation at the end of life: a critical review

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Jane, Naomi, Emma, Merryn

• Describing the end-of-life doula role and practices of care: perspectives from four countries

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Marian, Merilynne

• Memorialisation during COVID-19: implications for the bereaved, service providers and policy makers

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Jennifer, Bruce, Samar M.

• Advance care planning re-imagined: a needed shift for COVID times and beyond

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Julian, Allan, Catherine, Mark, Helen

• The impact of bereavement support on wellbeing: a comparative study between Australia and Ireland

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Samar M., Orla, Amanda, Lauren J.

• How can social workers be meaningfully involved in palliative care? A scoping review on the prerequisites and how they can be realised in practice

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Brent, Kirsten, Chantal, Nadine, Joachim, Koen, Anja