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Palliative Medicine Template

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About the Palliative Medicine format

Palliative Medicine is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health, Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life. Over its lifetime it has published 4,897 papers, which have received 160,531 citations.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleNumbered (Vancouver)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. Palliative Medicine. 2023;12(3):45–58.

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Publishes research inPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Cancer survivorship and care Pain Management and Opioid Use
ISSN0269-2163
Citation impact (2-yr)6.73
h-index162
i10-index2,589
Top institutions publishing hereKing's College London
Journal websitepmj.sagepub.com
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Papers published in Palliative Medicine per year

108
2014
135
2015
134
2016
117
2017
133
2018
129
2019
148
2020
175
2021
154
2022
103
2023
115
2024
109
2025

Citation impact of Palliative Medicine by publication year

6.3K
2014
8K
2015
6.2K
2016
8.4K
2017
5.4K
2018
5.1K
2019
5.4K
2020
4.3K
2021
2.6K
2022
1.2K
2023
1.6K
2024
204
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Palliative Medicine

White paper defining optimal palliative care in older people with dementia: A Delphi study and recommendations from the European Association for Palliative Care

Jenny T. van der Steen, Lukas Radbruch, Cees M.P.M. Hertogh et al. · 4 Jul 2013

BACKGROUND: Dementia is a life-limiting disease without curative treatments. Patients and families may need palliative care specific to dementia. AIM: To define optimal palliative care in dementia. METHODS: Five-round Delphi study. Based on literature, a core group of 12 experts from 6 countries drafted a set of core domains with salient recommendations for each domain.…

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European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) recommended framework for the use of sedation in palliative care

Nathan I. Cherny, Lukas Radbruch · 1 Oct 2009

The European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) considers sedation to be an important and necessary therapy in the care of selected palliative care patients with otherwise refractory distress. Prudent application of this approach requires due caution and good clinical practice. Inattention to potential risks and problematic practices can lead to harmful and unethical practice which…

The McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire: a measure of quality of life appropriate for people with advanced disease. A preliminary study of validity and acceptability

S. Robin Cohen, Balfour M. Mount, Michael G. Strobel et al. · 1 Jul 1995

This is the first report on the McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire (MQOL), a questionnaire relevant to all phases of the disease trajectory for people with a life-threatening illness. This questionnaire differs from most others in three ways: the existential domain is measured; the physical domain is important but not predominant; positive contributions to quality…

Supporting best practice in reflexive thematic analysis reporting in <i>Palliative Medicine</i> : A review of published research and introduction to the <i>Reflexive Thematic Analysis Reporting Guidelines</i> (RTARG)

Virginia Braun, Victoria Clarke · 12 Mar 2024

Background: Reflexive thematic analysis is widely used in qualitative research published in Palliative Medicine, and in the broader field of health research. However, this approach is often not used well. Common problems in published reflexive thematic analysis in general include assuming thematic analysis is a singular approach, rather than a family of methods, confusing themes…

Sympathy, empathy, and compassion: A grounded theory study of palliative care patients’ understandings, experiences, and preferences

Shane Sinclair, Kate Beamer, Thomas F. Hack et al. · 17 Aug 2016

BACKGROUND: Compassion is considered an essential element in quality patient care. One of the conceptual challenges in healthcare literature is that compassion is often confused with sympathy and empathy. Studies comparing and contrasting patients' perspectives of sympathy, empathy, and compassion are largely absent. AIM: The aim of this study was to investigate advanced cancer patients'…

Palliative Medicine template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Palliative Medicine format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Palliative Medicine template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official SAGE format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Palliative Medicine use?
Palliative Medicine uses Numbered (Vancouver) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: 1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. Palliative Medicine. 2023;12(3):45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Palliative Medicine?
No. DocuGuru generates the sagej LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a SAGE-ready Palliative Medicine document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Palliative Medicine template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Palliative Medicine format with correct headings, figures, tables, and numbered citations.
What is Palliative Medicine?
SAGE journal (sagej). It is a multidisciplinary journal, published by SAGE.
Can I export a submission-ready Palliative Medicine PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Palliative Medicine template (the sagej class) that is ready to submit to SAGE, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Palliative Medicine template cost?
You can start writing in the Palliative Medicine template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Palliative Medicine PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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