Journal of Palliative Medicine

pISSN: 1096-6218eISSN: 1557-7740• JCR: J PALLIAT MEDMary Ann Liebert, Inc.United States
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2026 Impact Factor

1.8

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↓ 0.3 (-14.3%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    1.8
  2. Metric year 2024

    2.1

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICESSCIEQ3
Q3
JCR Quartile
B3
CAS Block

Journal of Palliative Medicine current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Medicine

Ranked #3,780 in Medicine by impact factor and #678 among Q3 Medicine journals. This context helps compare Journal of Palliative Medicine against journals publishing in the same field.

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Journal of Palliative Medicine publication trend

Published 1,434 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 1.8.

2026 vs 2025: -222
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Journal Details

Total Articles
8,017
H-Index
134
Open Access
Hybrid
Subject Areas
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthClinical PsychologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Article Volume

2022
364
2023
323
2024
335
2025
317
2026
95
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