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BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care

BMJ Publishing Group · United Kingdom · Est. 1980

ISSN2045-4368

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1 · Scopus CiteScore 4.6. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.8

H-Indexi

CiteScorei

4.6

SNIPi

1.011

Total Worksi

4,403

Total Citationsi

33,854

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.27

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care is a journal covering all disciplines and specialties in palliative research. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care holds an inclusive view of supportive and palliative care research and we are able to call on expertise to critique the whole range of methodologies within the subject, including those working in transitional research, clinical trials, epidemiology, behavioural sciences, ethics and health service research.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1980

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,403

Publisher OrgBMJ

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BMJ Publishing Group

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2045-4368

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

177

3.4k

2019

260

4.6k

2020

284

3.4k

2021

202

1.6k

2022

227

1.3k

2023

199

663

2024

231

225

2025

136

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Medical and Surgical NursingQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Oncology (nursing)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Health Care Sciences & Services

Scopus Categories

Medical and Surgical NursingOncology (nursing)Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesGrief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthCancer survivorship and careChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of LifeGeriatric Care and Nursing HomesPatient Dignity and PrivacyFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsPain Management and Opioid UseFamily Support in IllnessFrailty in Older Adults

Frequently asked questions about BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care

Is BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care?

BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 4.6.

Is BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.