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APM Annual Report (2024)

In 2024, APM published a total of 164 articles, encompassing a diverse range of content with 45% Review Article and 21% Original Article. Corresponding authors came from 32 countries, with mostly from USA, Canada and Japan. According to the Google Analytics, APM attracted 843,375 visitors and garnered 1,466,775 pageviews in the past year. Readership was primarily from USA, with notable engagement from India, China, UK and Australia. For a comprehensive overview, please refer to the detailed report below.

The most downloaded articles published in Annals of Palliative Medicine from 2023

As citations and downloads are highly correlated (2), we have opted to emphasize the interests of our readership and the articles of most interest to them, and we are happy to detail the top 10 most downloaded articles published in Annals of Palliative Medicine from 2023.

Top reviewers for Annals of Palliative Medicine from 2023

We are honored to take the time to acknowledge all of those who have served in the peer review process for the Annals of Palliative Medicine. These reviewers have enhanced the quality of the articles ultimately accepted for publication, thus ensuring that readers and palliative care clinicians can learn from some of the top articles in our field.

Interviews with Editorial Board Members

APM features a distinguished editorial board, the members of which continue to instill the power of their expertise for the journal’s development. By launching this column, we are glad to introduce to you some of them in the form of interviews, in which they will share their unique career experiences and perspectives. We believe their insights will shed light on the knowledge of related fields.

Interviews with Outstanding Authors (2024)

In 2024, many APM authors make outstanding contributions to our journal. Their articles published with us have received very well feedback in the field and stimulate a lot of discussions and new insights among the peers.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding authors who have been making immense efforts in their research fields, with a brief interview of their unique perspective and insightful view as authors.

Reviewer of the Month (2024)

In 2024, APM reviewers continue to make outstanding contributions to the peer review process. They demonstrated professional effort and enthusiasm in their reviews and provided comments that genuinely help the authors to enhance their work.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding reviewers, with a brief interview of their thoughts and insights as a reviewer. Allow us to express our heartfelt gratitude for their tremendous effort and valuable contributions to the scientific process.

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Editorial | Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care for Incurable Cancer

The current landscape of oncologic emergencies: the role of radiotherapy

Stephanie K. Schaub, Charles B. Simone II, Simon S. Lo, J. Isabelle Choi

PDF Pages: 1-3 Full Text (127) COI Form Open Access

Original Article | Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care for Serious or Advanced Diseases

Palliative care for patients with chronic kidney disease and severe COVID-19 in Brazil: a retrospective study in a quaternary hospital

Tulio L. Correa, Mariana Sandoval Terra Campos Guelli, Ricardo Tavares de Carvalho

PDF Pages: 4-12 Full Text (286) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Original Article | Public Health in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

The role of community health workers in a collaborative care management intervention for cancer pain management: a feasibility study for a randomized controlled trial

Abby M. Lohr, Joan M. Griffin, Jhenitza P. Raygoza, Marcus R. Frick, Sarah A. Minteer, Jon C. Tilburt, Andrea L. Cheville, Jessica D. Austin

PDF Pages: 13-28 Full Text (223) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Original Article | Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care for Incurable Cancer

Active treatment at the end of life—importance of palliative care in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a cohort study

Luis Posado-Domínguez, Alejandro Olivares-Hernández, Lorena Bellido-Hernández, María Martín-Galache, Jonnathan Roldán-Ruíz, Laura Corvo-Félix, Emilio Fonseca-Sánchez, Edel Del Barco-Morillo

PDF Pages: 29-42 Full Text (292) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Original Article | Public Health in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

Preparedness for the future in patients with relapsed or refractory hematopoietic malignancies in the treatment process: a qualitative study

Kazuko Akashi, Yoshie Imai, Shingen Nakamura, Yusaku Maeda, Ryohei Sumitani, Masahiro Oura, Kimiko Sogabe, Mamiko Takahashi, Shiro Fujii, Takeshi Harada, Hirokazu Miki

PDF Pages: 43-56 Full Text (298) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Original Article | Psychiatric, Psychological, Social, and Spiritual Issues in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

Subcutaneous dexmedetomidine for sedation of agitated delirium in palliative care: a case series

Julie Lapenskie, James Downar, Amanda Wolfe, Nadia Polskaia, Kate van den Berg, Christine Watt, Shirley H. Bush, Kaitlyn Boese, Christopher J. Barnes, Henrique A. Parsons, Salmaan Kanji, Brandon Heidinger, Peter G. Lawlor

PDF Pages: 57-66 Full Text (270) Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Original Article | Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care for Serious or Advanced Diseases

Living with progressive neurological disease and breathing difficulties

Anna Andersson-Watz, Elisabeth Bergdahl, Martin Eriksson Crommert, Malin Nygren-Bonnier, Mia Svantesson

PDF Pages: 67-78 Full Text (173) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Original Article | Teamwork and Education in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

Preparing for death: a survey on rituals in the dying phase in the Christian context in Germany

Julia Thiesbonenkamp-Maag, Christina Gerlach, Guido Sprenger, Johannes Eurich, Bernd Alt-Epping

PDF Pages: 79-89 Full Text (218) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Review Article | Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care for Serious or Advanced Diseases

Palliative care in the older adult with advanced lung disease

Elaine Chen, Sean O’Mahony

PDF Pages: 90-100 Full Text (248) Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Letter to the Editor | Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care for Incurable Cancer

Examining the impact of specialty palliative care consultation in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer: evaluating use at an NCI designated cancer center

Sonal Gandhi, Drew Moss, Richard Stephen Sheppard, Ibrahim Omore, Fionnuala Crowley, Tianxiang Sheng, Linda Wu, Deirdre Jill Cohen, Cardinale B. Smith

PDF Pages: 101-104 Full Text (173) Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Message From the Editor-in-Chief | Symptom Management in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

Symptom management and ethics needs in patients with cancer and non-cancer advanced diseases

Charles B. Simone II

PDF Pages: 105-107 Full Text (159) COI Form Open Access

Review Article

Bleeding in cancer patients and its treatment: a review

Candice Johnstone, Shayna E. Rich

Published online: 30 April 2018

PDF Pages: 265-273 Full Text (326316) Open Access

Palliative Medicine Strategies for Nausea and Vomiting

Opioid-induced nausea and vomiting

Howard S. Smith, Joshua M. Smith, Pya Seidner

Published online: 14 September 2012

PDF Pages: 121-129 Full Text (274580) Open Access

Review Article on Hastened Death

Assisted dying around the world: a status quaestionis

Sarah Mroz, Sigrid Dierickx, Luc Deliens, Joachim Cohen, Kenneth Chambaere

Published online: 31 March 2021

PDF Pages: 3540-3553 Full Text (183230) Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Review Article

Drug-induced chronic cough and the possible mechanism of action

Hongmei Ding, Cuiqin Shi, Xianghuai Xu, Li Yu

Published online: 30 September 2020

PDF Pages: 3562-3570 Full Text (180141) Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Original Article

Clinical efficacy of vitamin B in the treatment of mouth ulcer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Jing Shi, Luyin Wang, Yongshang Zhang, Dan Zhi

Published online: 28 June 2021

PDF Pages: 6588-6596 Full Text (143388) Reporting Checklist COI Form Open Access

Palliative Medicine Strategies for Nausea and Vomiting

5-HT3 receptor antagonists for the treatment of nausea/vomiting

Howard S. Smith, Lorraine R. Cox, Eric J. Smith

Published online: 14 September 2012

PDF Pages: 115-120 Full Text (126348) Open Access

Original Article

The efficacy and safety of azithromycin in chronic respiratory diseases related cough

Jianmeng Zhou, Fang Yi, Zhiheng Xu, Lianrong Huang, Ziyu Jiang, Xiaomei Chen, Kefang Lai

Published online: 25 July 2020

PDF Pages: 1488-1496 Full Text (126311) Reporting Checklist COI Form Open Access

Breast Cancer

Persistent pain after breast cancer treatment

Howard S. Smith, Sheng-Xi Wu

Published online: 04 January 2013

PDF Pages: 182-194 Full Text (116622) Open Access

Palliative Medicine Strategies for Nausea and Vomiting

Understanding vomiting from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine

Yang Ling, Dan Yang, Wenlong Shao

Published online: 14 September 2012

PDF Pages: 143-160 Full Text (99793) Open Access

Original Article

“I want to die in my sleep”—how people think about death, choice, and control: findings from a Massive Open Online Course

Christine Sanderson, Lauren Miller-Lewis, Deb Rawlings, Deborah Parker, Jennifer Tieman

Published online: 27 September 2019

PDF Pages: 411-419 Full Text (96181) Open Access

Original Article

Central sterile supply department (CSSD) management quality sensitive index constructed by management mode under the guidance of key point control theory and its effect on CSSD management quality: a retrospective study

Weiqin Jing, Yubing Mu, Yihong Cai

Published online: 29 June 2022

PDF Pages: 2050-2060 Full Text (80863) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement COI Form Open Access

Palliative Medicine Strategies for Nausea and Vomiting

Dopamine receptor antagonists

Howard S. Smith, Lorraine R. Cox, Benjamin R. Smith

Published online: 14 September 2012

PDF Pages: 137-142 Full Text (79625) Open Access

Review Article

Methods of reducing pain during bone marrow biopsy: a narrative review

Mohammad Faizan Zahid

Published online: 31 October 2015

PDF Pages: 184-193 Full Text (69043) Open Access

Original Article

The effect of breathing exercises on patients with GERD: a meta-analysis

Kaijie Qiu, Jie Wang, Baiwen Chen, Haibiao Wang, Chenyang Ma

Published online: 31 March 2020

PDF Pages: 405-413 Full Text (68535) Open Access

Review Article

Spirituality, religion and palliative care

Patrice Richardson

Published online: 18 July 2014

PDF Pages: 150-159 Full Text (65551) Open Access

Palliative Medicine Strategies for Nausea and Vomiting

Postoperative nausea and vomiting

Howard S. Smith, Eric J. Smith, Benjamin R. Smith

Published online: 14 September 2012

PDF Pages: 94-102 Full Text (64671) Open Access

Review Article

Traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of symptoms in patients with advanced cancer

Yang Ling

Published online: 08 July 2013

PDF Pages: 141-152 Full Text (63524) Open Access

Review Article

A selective review of medical cannabis in cancer pain management

Alexia Blake, Bo Angela Wan, Leila Malek, Carlo DeAngelis, Patrick Diaz, Nicholas Lao, Edward Chow, Shannon O’Hearn

Published online: 04 January 2018

PDF Pages: S215-S222 Full Text (61491) Open Access

Review Article

Recent advances in the pharmacological management of acute and chronic pain

Stephan A. Schug, Catherine Goddard

Published online: 20 October 2014

PDF Pages: 263-275 Full Text (55300) Open Access

Palliative Medicine Strategies for Nausea and Vomiting

Pathophysiology of nausea and vomiting in palliative medicine

Howard S. Smith, Eric J. Smith, Alyssa R. Smith

Published online: 14 September 2012

PDF Pages: 87-93 Full Text (49566) Open Access

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Tunnelled catheters for palliative care outcomes: study protocol for a prospective, multicentre observational study (PRO ASEPT)

Sabrina Tofall, Sönke von Weihe, David Benjamin Ellebrecht

Published online: 11 February 2025

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Annals of Palliative Medicine is an open access, international, peer-reviewed journal indexed in PubMed/MEDLINE. The journal covers palliative medicine across all multidisciplinary aspects, including oncology, psychology, surgery, nursing, public health, education, nutrition, sociology, ethics, and policy. Furthermore, the journal focuses on cutting-edge developments in the transition from preclinical to clinical research like multimodality therapy, diagnosis, markers, imaging, biology, pathology, prevention, and technical advances related to palliative medicine.

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Editorial | Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care for Incurable Cancer

Original Article | Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care for Serious or Advanced Diseases

Original Article | Public Health in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

Original Article | Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care for Incurable Cancer

Original Article | Public Health in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

Original Article | Psychiatric, Psychological, Social, and Spiritual Issues in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

Original Article | Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care for Serious or Advanced Diseases

Original Article | Teamwork and Education in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

Review Article | Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care for Serious or Advanced Diseases

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