Language English Publisher SAGE Publications Frequency Monthly | Edited by Robert E. Enck Publication history 1984-present | |
Abbreviated title (ISO 4) American J. Of Hospice And Palliat. Medicine | ||
The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers in the field of Health Care. The journal's editor is Robert E. Enck (East Tennessee State University). It has been in publication since 1984 and is currently published by SAGE Publications.
Contents
Scope
The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine contains multidisciplinary information on the medical, administrative and psychological aspects of hospice and palliative care. The journal is primarily aimed at physicians, nurses and related health care professionals and provides a forum for the discussion of research and findings.
Abstracting and indexing
The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine is abstracted and indexed in, among other databases: SCOPUS, and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2010 impact factor is 0.969, ranking it 55 out of 71 journals in the category ‘Health Care Sciences & Services’.