Palliative Medicine in Practice

Aims & Scope

„Palliative Medicine in Practice” an official journal of the Polish Association of Palliative Care (PAPC — an Associate Member of the European Association for Palliative Care — EAPC) is a peer reviewed, international, scholarly journal, published four times a year.

The journal is educational and its aim is to improve knowledge in the palliative and supportive care provided for patients with cancer and other chronic diseases. “Palliative Medicine in Practice” is an interdisciplinary journal directed to practitioners of different kinds of support, particularly to physicians, nurses, physiotherapists, pharmacists, social workers, psychologists, chaplains, and volunteers.

Articles published in the journal are original studies, reviews (including systematic reviews and meta–analyses), case reports, special articles, letters to the Editor, book reviews, editorial commentaries as well as reports from Conferences.

Manuscripts submitted to the journal are accepted on the understanding that they were not published (except in the form of abstract) nor submitted to another journal.

All manuscripts submitted undergo fast and rigorous double–blind peer review in which Authors do not identify Reviewers and Reviewers do not know Authors.

The Editorial Board of “Palliative Medicine in Practice” consists of international experts in the field of palliative and supportive care.

The journal has been published since 2007.

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Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, 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
• Copyright 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 Medicine, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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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.

• Postgraduate palliative care education and curricular issues in Central Asia, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe: Results from a quantitative study

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Andreas, Stephanie, Piret, Stefan, Frank

• Assessment of oral health problems and oral hygiene practices among palliative care patients using a new tool: A pilot study

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Nur Afiqah Hamizah, Hanif, Hj Awang Mohamad Zulkhairi, Zaidah Rizidah, Appalasamy, Shyh Poh, Sachinjeet Kaur Sodhi, Ravi Sekhar, Jagjit Singh

• Volunteering in palliative care during COVID-19 pandemic

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Leszek, Wojciech

• Limb edema in patients with advanced disease — a pilot study of compression therapy combined with diuretics

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Tomasz

• Hospice and Palliative Care volunteering in the Netherlands. Practices of Being There

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Anne

• The meaning of dignity patient question and changes in the approach to this issue of cancer patients during home hospice care

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Marta, Damian, Małgorzata

• Application of dignity therapy in an advanced cancer patient — wider therapeutic implications

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Marta, Anna, Agnieszka, Beata, Michał, Philip, Małgorzata

• The need for social support and the health condition of parents of children with cancer

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Magdalena, Stanisława

• Exploring skin disorders in palliative care: a systematic review

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Sara, Maria, Ana, Bruno, Rita

• Selected aspects of advance care planning according to Polish legal regulations — physician’s requirements

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Leszek, Aleksandra, Monika