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Inactive/Discontinued
Coverage
2011–2018 (also 2006–2007)
Source type
Journal
Open access
Yes
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Palliative Care
Palliative Care is not currently indexed in Scopus, DOAJ. Published by SAGE Publications Ltd.
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ISSN 1178-2242Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
Scopus · InactiveOpen Access
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Open accessFully open access, peer reviewed
Not listed in: Web of Science, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Palliative Care indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2011–2018 (also 2006–2007)).
What is the impact factor of Palliative Care?
Palliative Care has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
How much does it cost to publish in Palliative Care?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$1,500 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Palliative Care and what is its ISSN?
Palliative Care is published by SAGE Publications Ltd. Its ISSN is 1178-2242.
Is Palliative Care in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Palliative Care open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Palliative Care for 10 years, between 2006 and 2018, with 3 years in that span missing. Coverage ended in 2018, 8 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 50 works and 1,177 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2019, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2018, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is Palliative Care? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Palliative Care has an h-index of 17 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
17
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
27
i10-index
50
works indexed
1,177
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$1,500
Palliative Care published 9 papers in 2019. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for Palliative Care? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2018. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2018
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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