About the Journal of Palliative Care and Hospice
Advancing healthcare system approaches to quality palliative and hospice care delivery through evidence-based research, policy analysis, and health services innovation.
Transforming End-of-Life Care Systems Worldwide
The Journal of Palliative Care and Hospice (JPCH) is a globally recognized, open-access publication dedicated to advancing healthcare systems, policies, and delivery models that improve quality of life for individuals with serious illness. Published by Open Access Pub, JPCH provides a critical platform for health services research that shapes how palliative and hospice care is organized, delivered, and evaluated across diverse healthcare settings.
Our focus extends beyond individual patient care to examine the systems, policies, infrastructures, and workforce models that enable effective palliative care delivery. JPCH publishes rigorous research on healthcare quality improvement, program evaluation, health informatics applications, policy analysis, interdisciplinary care coordination, and organizational strategies that enhance access to comprehensive palliative services.
With a commitment to transparency and rapid dissemination, JPCH operates under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) license, ensuring research findings reach healthcare administrators, policymakers, health system planners, quality improvement specialists, and public health professionals who design and implement palliative care programs.
Health Systems Focus
Research on care delivery models, system integration, resource allocation, and organizational frameworks that optimize palliative and hospice services across healthcare settings.
Policy & Quality
Evidence-based analysis of healthcare policies, quality metrics, performance measurement, accreditation standards, and regulatory frameworks affecting palliative care systems.
Informatics & Innovation
Health information technology applications, data analytics, telemedicine platforms, electronic health records, and digital tools that enhance palliative care coordination and documentation.
JPCH publishes health services research that examines how palliative and hospice care is planned, organized, financed, and delivered within complex healthcare systems. Our scope emphasizes system-level analysis, policy evaluation, and programmatic innovations that improve access, quality, and equity in end-of-life care.
Healthcare Delivery Models
Comparative effectiveness of inpatient, outpatient, home-based, and community palliative care programs; interdisciplinary team structures; consultation models; and integration with primary care.
Quality Improvement & Measurement
Performance metrics, quality indicators, patient-reported outcome measures, satisfaction surveys, benchmarking studies, and continuous quality improvement initiatives.
Health Policy Analysis
Reimbursement policies, regulatory frameworks, healthcare legislation, access barriers, insurance coverage, and health system financing affecting palliative care services.
Workforce Development
Training programs, competency frameworks, staffing models, professional education, credentialing, workforce planning, and interprofessional collaboration strategies.
Health Informatics
Electronic health record systems, data standards, clinical decision support tools, telemedicine platforms, data analytics, and information exchange for care coordination.
Program Evaluation
Implementation science, program effectiveness, cost-effectiveness analysis, health economics, return on investment, and sustainability assessments of palliative care initiatives.
Access & Equity
Disparities in palliative care access, geographic availability, culturally responsive services, health equity initiatives, and strategies to reach underserved populations.
System Integration
Coordination mechanisms, care transitions, hospital-community partnerships, continuum of care, and integration of palliative services with acute, long-term, and primary care.
JPCH welcomes diverse scholarly contributions that advance understanding of palliative and hospice care systems, policies, and delivery models.
JPCH operates a streamlined submission process designed for busy health services researchers, healthcare administrators, and policy analysts. All manuscripts undergo rigorous peer review focused on methodological quality, relevance to health systems practice, and contribution to the evidence base.
Online Submission
Submit manuscripts through our online submission form or via the Manuscript Zone platform for streamlined tracking and communication.
Authors receive a unique submission ID and can monitor review progress through their account dashboard.
Email Submission
Alternatively, submit manuscripts via email to [email protected] with manuscript files, author information, and abstract.
Email submissions receive confirmation and submission ID within 72 hours.
Editorial Screening
Initial assessment for scope alignment, methodological rigor, and contribution to health services knowledge. Authors receive feedback within 7-10 business days.
Peer Review
Single-blind review by experts in health services research, quality improvement, policy analysis, or health systems administration, focusing on methodological quality and practical relevance.
Revision & Resubmission
Authors receive constructive feedback for manuscript improvement. Revised submissions are prioritized for expedited re-review.
Prompt Publication
Accepted articles are published rapidly and made freely available with full DOI registration, ensuring timely dissemination to healthcare decision-makers.
JPCH operates on an open-access publishing model, charging Article Processing Charges (APC) upon acceptance to cover editorial, peer review, production, and distribution costs. This model ensures all published research is immediately accessible without subscription barriers, maximizing impact on healthcare policy and practice.
JPCH maintains rigorous standards for research integrity, ethical conduct, and methodological quality. Our editorial board comprises health services researchers, healthcare administrators, policy analysts, quality improvement specialists, and palliative care program directors who ensure published research meets the highest scientific standards.
- Adherence to CONSORT, STROBE, PRISMA, or other relevant reporting guidelines
- Institutional review board approval documentation for human subjects research
- Conflict of interest disclosures and funding source transparency
- Data availability statements supporting research reproducibility
- Compliance with COPE guidelines for publication ethics
Advance Palliative Care Health Systems Research
Join healthcare professionals, policy makers, and health services researchers worldwide who rely on JPCH to disseminate evidence that transforms palliative and hospice care delivery systems.
