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Annual Journal Metrics

  • Citation Impact 
    Journal Impact Factor: 2.5 (2023)    
    5-year Journal Impact Factor: 3.2 (2023)    
    Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 1.431 (2024)    
    SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 1.046 (2024)

    Speed 
    Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 9
    Submission to acceptance (median days): 169

    Usage 2024
    Downloads: 2,084,266
    Altmetric mentions: 1,529

Peer Review Taxonomy

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The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal:

  • Identity transparency: Single anonymized
  • Reviewer interacts with: Editor
  • Review information published: Review reports. Reviewer Identities reviewer opt in. Author/reviewer communication

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BMC Palliative Care

ISSN: 1472-684X

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