Palliative Care and Social Practice

• Gold open access journal – all articles are made freely available online immediately upon publication
• Listed in PubMed and indexed in Scopus
• Rigorous peer review
• Internationally renown, expert Editorial Board, panel of Associate Editors and Editors-in-Chief
• In-house Managing Editor to ensure timely attention to manuscripts

Palliative Care and Social Practice is a peer-reviewed open access palliative care journal publishing 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. Please see the Aims and Scope tab for further information.

Palliative Care and Social Practice is affiliated with Public Health Palliative Care International (PHPCI).

The journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Statement

Palliative Care and Social Practice promotes inclusive, open science that reflects the disciplinary, human, and geographic diversity of the palliative care community.

Diversity as a core value embodies inclusiveness, mutual respect, and multiple perspectives.

We welcome editors, editorial board members, peer reviewers and authors from all backgrounds, cultures, ethnicities, nationalities, races, religions, sexes, sexual orientations, gender identities, mental or physical (dis)abilities, ages, career stages, socioeconomic status or any other individual status.

We are committed to continually improving our editorial and review processes whilst playing our part in eradicating bias and inequality in all forms.

Submission information

Submit your manuscript today at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/pcr.

Please see the Submission Guidelines tab for more information on how to submit your article to the journal.

Article processing charge (APC) information

The APC is for this journal is currently $2250 USD.

The APC is payable when a manuscript is accepted after peer review, before it is published. The APC is subject to taxes where applicable. Please see further details here.

Contact

Please direct any queries to PCR@sagepub.com.