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Journal of Aging Studies

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0890-4065eISSN1879-193X

SJR Q1✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.756

H-Indexi

106

SNIPi

1.201

Total Worksi

1,649

Total Citationsi

51,676

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.49

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Gerontology; Issues, Ethics and Legal Aspects; Health Policy; Health (social science); Life-span and Life-course Studies; Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications1,649

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0890-4065 / 1879-193X

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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?

English

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

2020

2021

567

2022

675

2023

261

2024

2025

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.

Issues, Ethics and Legal AspectsQ1

Health PolicyQ2

Health (social science)Q2

Life-span and Life-course StudiesQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Gerontology

Scopus Categories

Life-span and Life-course StudiesIssues, Ethics and Legal AspectsMedicine (miscellaneous)Health (social science)Health Policy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Aging and Gerontology ResearchIntergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingMigration, Aging, and Tourism StudiesHealth disparities and outcomesGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Aging Studies

Is Journal of Aging Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Aging Studies: 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 Journal of Aging Studies?

Journal of Aging Studies 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 1.49.

Is Journal of Aging Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Aging Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Aging Studies?