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Educational Gerontology

Routledge · United Kingdom

ISSN0360-1277eISSN1521-0472

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.525

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.903

Total Worksi

3,644

Total Citationsi

47,854

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.07

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Educational Gerontology aims to expand the discussion of research in Medical education, Gerontology, and Developmental psychology. It also covers the 2019-2020 coronavirus outbreak and Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The journal serves as a platform for disseminating findings, best practices, and evidence-based approaches aimed at improving the quality of life for the aging population.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

FrequencyEight No. A Year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,644

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0360-1277 / 1521-0472

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2019

971

2020

534

2021

735

2022

494

2023

121

383

2024

158

170

2025

167

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

EducationQ2

Geriatrics and GerontologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational ResearchGerontology

Scopus Categories

Geriatrics and GerontologyEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Aging and Gerontology ResearchRetirement, Disability, and EmploymentTechnology Use by Older AdultsHealth disparities and outcomesIntergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving

Frequently asked questions about Educational Gerontology

Is Educational Gerontology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Educational Gerontology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Educational Gerontology?

Educational Gerontology is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.07.

Is Educational Gerontology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Educational Gerontology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.