Journal profile

Journal of pain and symptom management

Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN0885-3924 | 1873-6513 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
3.01
Citation rate 1.29 1,901 total citations
h5-index 49 h5 depth signal
Cited share 31.1% 473 of 1,520
Total citations 1,901 Citation footprint
Metric signal 1.24 External metric anchor
Self-citation 7.0% 134 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 2,019
United Kingdom 231
Canada 200
Australia 189
China 183

Citing Fields of Research

Palliative Care 5,332
Patient Care 1,194
Oncology 916
Anesthetic & Pain Medicine 877
Health Education & Remote Healthcare 776

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 15,640 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 1,520 473 cited publications
Last 12 months 968 80.7 publications/month
Open access share 9.3% 90 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 2,019 citing publications
Leading citing field Palliative Care 5,332 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 17 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, 1986-
PubMed
v1n1, 1986-
International nursing index
v1n1, 1986-v8n3, 1993
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Palliative Care

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
University of Wisconsin--Madison. Department of Anesthesiology

Broad Categories

Palliative Care Psychophysiology Therapeutics

MeSH Descriptors

Pain Palliative Care

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Place of publication varies.

Also available online.

Vol. 1, no. 1 (WINTER 1986)19930423 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper that meets the full ANSI standard for Permanent Paper