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Aging Cell

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1947

ISSN1474-9726

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

2.881

H-Indexi

216

SNIPi

1.562

Total Worksi

4,056

Total Citationsi

234,533

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.98

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Cell Biology; Geriatrics & Gerontology; Aging.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1947

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,056

Publisher OrgWiley

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1474-9726

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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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?

Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

208

16k

2019

222

13k

2020

247

12k

2021

237

8.2k

2022

322

7.7k

2023

392

4.9k

2024

428

1.9k

2025

342

203

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.

AgingQ1

Cell BiologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cell BiologyGeriatrics & Gerontology

Scopus Categories

AgingCell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model OrganismsTelomeres, Telomerase, and SenescenceMitochondrial Function and PathologyAdipose Tissue and MetabolismEpigenetics and DNA MethylationAlzheimer's disease research and treatmentsCircadian rhythm and melatoninNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsMuscle Physiology and DisordersAutophagy in Disease and Therapy

Frequently asked questions about Aging Cell

Is Aging Cell a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Aging Cell: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Aging Cell?

Aging Cell 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 4.98.

Is Aging Cell indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Aging Cell is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Aging Cell?