About the journal
BMC Palliative Care is an open-access journal published by BMC in United Kingdom, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ and MEDLINE and PUBMED according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 2,690 EUR. Declared review time at DOAJ: 21 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- BMC
- ISSN
- 1472-684X
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 2,690 EUR
- Articles in DOAJ
- 2143
- Declared review time
- 21 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- open_review
- Official website
- https://bmcpalliatcare.biomedcentral.com
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2003-04-03
- MEDLINE · 2015-01-01
- PUBMED · 2002-03-25
- Indexing
- DOAJ · MEDLINE · PUBMED
- APC
- 2,690 EUR
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 21 weeks
- Actual review time (measured)
- 121 days received→accepted — computed from PubMed (n=99)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
2143
Most recent article
last month
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
21weeks
Works in OpenAlex
2447
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
90
i10-index
1309
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy13
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2026-03-17
- Added to DOAJ
- 2003-04-03
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- LOCKSSPMC
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 100%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 21%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity3
- Alternate titles
- BioMed Central palliative careBMC palliat carePalliative care
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 101088685
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
Show all subjects (50)
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Palliative and Oncologic Care
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Palliative and Oncologic Care
- Family Support in Illness
- Family Support in Illness
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Ethics in medical practice
- Ethics in medical practice
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Organ Donation and Transplantation
- Organ Donation and Transplantation
- Nursing education and management
- Nursing education and management
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Management of metastatic bone disease
- Management of metastatic bone disease
Keywords (DOAJ)
- palliative care
- hospice care
- end of life care
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