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Drugs and Aging

ADIS INT LTD · Switzerland · Est. 1971

ISSN1179-1969

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.354

H-Indexi

134

SNIPi

1.36

Total Worksi

3,068

Total Citationsi

109,688

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.53

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

For 30 years Drugs & Aging has been delivering essential information on the most important aspects of drug therapy to researchers and healthcare professionals involved in the care of older patients. Through a program of reviews and original research articles, the journal addresses major issues relating to drug therapy in older adults, including the management of specific diseases or disorders, particularly those associated with aging, age-related physiological changes impacting drug therapy, and issues related to drug utilization and prescribing.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1971

FrequencyMonthly, 1994-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,068

Publisher OrgAdis, Springer Healthcare

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Submission Info

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

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

ADIS INT LTD

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1179-1969

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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

109

3.7k

2019

1.9k

2020

1.7k

2021

1.7k

2022

1.2k

2023

696

2024

104

362

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.

Geriatrics and GerontologyQ1

Pharmacology (medical)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geriatrics & GerontologyPharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

Pharmacology (medical)Geriatrics and Gerontology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesMedication Adherence and ComplianceDementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeBlood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesHeart Failure Treatment and ManagementFrailty in Older AdultsPain Management and Opioid UseIntensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes

Frequently asked questions about Drugs and Aging

Is Drugs and Aging a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Drugs and Aging: 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 Drugs and Aging?

Drugs and Aging 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 3.53.

Is Drugs and Aging indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Drugs and Aging is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.