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Geriatrics and Gerontology International

John Wiley and Sons Inc · United States · Est. 2001

ISSN1444-1586eISSN1447-0594

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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

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📊 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

0.734

H-Indexi

103

SNIPi

0.835

Total Worksi

4,642

Total Citationsi

79,676

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.56

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Geriatrics and Gerontology International is an interdisciplinary journal that publishes original and review articles in the broad field of geriatrics and gerontology. It covers studies in internal medicine, gerontology, physical therapy, dementia, and activities of daily living, as well as therapeutic areas such as geriatrics, health economics/outcomes research, and healthy aging. The journal also accepts articles categorized under biology, behavioral and social sciences, epidemiology, and clinical practice and health.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2001

Annual Volume~ 305 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,642

Publisher OrgWiley

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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?

John Wiley and Sons Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1444-1586 / 1447-0594

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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

262

5.6k

2019

301

5.7k

2020

221

2.2k

2021

206

1.8k

2022

266

1.4k

2023

272

1.1k

2024

378

560

2025

516

279

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 GerontologyQ2

GerontologyQ2

Health (social science)Q2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geriatrics & GerontologyGerontology

Scopus Categories

GerontologyGeriatrics and GerontologyMedicine (miscellaneous)Health (social science)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Frailty in Older AdultsNutrition and Health in AgingDementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchGeriatric Care and Nursing HomesBalance, Gait, and Falls PreventionHealth disparities and outcomesChronic Disease Management StrategiesIntensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersDysphagia Assessment and ManagementIntergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving

Frequently asked questions about Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Is Geriatrics and Gerontology International a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Geriatrics and Gerontology International: 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 Geriatrics and Gerontology International?

Geriatrics and Gerontology International 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 1.56.

Is Geriatrics and Gerontology International indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Geriatrics and Gerontology International is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.