Launched in 2014, the Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews (JPCRR) is a peer-reviewed quarterly medical journal dedicated to advancing patient-centered care practices, health outcomes, and patient experiences.
JPCRR follows a diamond open access publishing model and is indexed in PubMed Central, Directory of Open Access Journals, Google Scholar, Crossref, and Clarivate/Web of Science’s Emerging Sources Citation Index. The latter assigned JPCRR an impact factor of 1.5 for 2024. Articles are catalogued in library databases OCLC Worldcat, ProQuest Summon, Ex Libris Primo, and EBSCO Discovery. Follow @JPCRR on X (formerly Twitter) and @realJPCRR on Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list (see left-side menu) to be notified of newly published issues.
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Current Issue: Volume 13, Issue 2 (2026)
Original Research
Choosing a Primary Care Provider: A Formative Qualitative Study to Identify Patient Preferences
Chris Gillette, Jan Ostermann, Sarah O'Neal, Aylin A. Aguilar, Kandice Lacci-Reilly, Jessica Valente, Chris Everett, Robin Gibson, Sonia Crandall, and Laiton Steele
Comparison of Early-, Average-, and Late-Onset Pancreatic Cancer in a Multi-Site Cancer Center: Treatment Patterns and Outcomes
Chirag K. Patel, Jimmy J. Hwang, Mohamed E. Salem, and Kunal C. Kadakia
The Compassionate HEART Patient Questionnaire: Validation and Reliability of a Novel Measure of Relationship-Centered Care
Dustin Willis, Everett Lohman, Lida Gharibvand, Andrew Sullivan, and Lee Berk
Development and Psychometric Analysis of an Instrument to Assess Social Stigma Associated with Parkinson's Disease
Ana Lourdes Guerra-Anzaldo, Arturo Emmanuel Espinosa-Picos, Karen Itzel Sánchez-Ramírez, Ana Jimena Hernández-Medrano, Amin Cervantes-Arriaga, Ariadna Domínguez-García, and Mayela Rodríguez-Violante
Topic Synopsis
The Higher Education Health Insurance Trap: How Underinsurance Fuels Health Inequity and Educational Inaccessibility
Hallie E. Vanney and David J. Satin
