Open access · Peer reviewed
Journal of Death
Scholarship on death, dying, bereavement and end-of-life care, from clinical, psychological, social, cultural, ethical and legal perspectives.
- Short title JOD
- CC BY 4.0
- Single-blind by default; double-blind review is available on request.
What the journal publishes
JOD publishes original research, reviews and scholarly commentary on death, dying, bereavement and end-of-life care, from clinical, psychological, social, cultural, ethical and legal perspectives. Fields include:
- i.
End-of-life care
Palliative and hospice care, symptom management, advance care planning and communication about serious illness.
- ii.
Grief and bereavement
Grieving processes, prolonged grief, bereavement support and the effects of loss on families and communities.
- iii.
Suicide prevention and postvention
Research on prevention, risk, and support for people bereaved by suicide.
- iv.
Ethics, law and policy
End-of-life decision-making, assisted dying and euthanasia, advance directives and the legal frameworks that govern death.
- v.
Culture, ritual and funeral practice
Death rituals and mourning across societies, funeral and memorial practices, and the death-care professions.
- vi.
Death education
Programs that prepare health professionals, students and the public to talk about and care for the dying.
These fields are illustrative. Disciplines include thanatology, palliative medicine, nursing, psychology, sociology, anthropology, history, philosophy, bioethics and law. Read the full Aims and Scope.
Recently published
Research Study Reveals Factors That Impacted Ohio Funeral Director Attrition and Retention Rates
Tyler J. O’Brien
- Published
- Pages 1–11
From submission to publication
- Open access and license
- Articles are free to read on publication under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license (CC BY 4.0); authors retain copyright.
- Article processing charge
- USD 1,200, payable only after acceptance; withdrawal after submission is subject to the journal's withdrawal policy.
- Fee relief
- Fee-relief inquiries are considered case by case; contact the editorial office before or at submission.
Submission
Manuscripts are submitted through ManuscriptZone or the simple submission form.
Editorial screening
All submissions undergo initial editorial screening. Manuscripts that meet the journal's scope and minimum requirements proceed to independent peer review.
Peer review
Single-blind by default; double-blind review is available on request. Manuscripts that proceed to external peer review are normally evaluated by at least two independent subject-matter experts.
Decision
Editorial decisions are based on scope, scientific quality, methodological rigor, ethical compliance, reporting quality, and relevance to the journal.
Publication
Accepted articles are copyedited, typeset and published open access in HTML, PDF and XML.
Editorial responsibility
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Antonella MuscellaRicercatore, Università del Salento, Lecce, Puglia, Italy -
Carole RamseyUniversity of Queensland, Australia
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Ivette Suarez-ArroyoAssistant Professor, Universidad Central Del Caribe, Bayamon, Puerto Rico -
Mamo WubshetAssociate Professor, Saint Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Oromia, Ethiopia -
Maria CappuccilliCliCon S.r.l. Health, Bologna -
Rafiqul IslamProfessor, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh -
VIPENDRA KUMAR SINGHCSIR- Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow., India -
Yitao QiShaanxi Normal University, China
Submit a manuscript to JOD
Please read the Instructions for Authors and the Editorial Policies before you submit.
Authors must use only one submission route for the same manuscript.
- Primary routeManuscriptZoneOnline submission and tracking
- AlternativeSimple manuscript submission formJournal of Death is preselected
- Assistedinfo@openaccesspub.orgEditorial office