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Kairós Gerontologia

Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo · Brazil · Est. 2016

ISSN1516-2567eISSN2176-901X

✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

403

Total Citationsi

710

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.10

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Kairós Gerontologia is a scientific journal that publishes original articles, review articles, case reports, and brief communications related to gerontology and geriatrics. The journal aims to disseminate knowledge and promote research on aging, health, and quality of life in older adults. It covers a wide range of topics, including biological, psychological, social, and public health aspects of aging.

General Information

Country / RegionBrazil

Primary LanguageSpanish, Portuguese, English

1st Year Published2016

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications403

Publisher OrgPontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo

OA Since2006

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-SA

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1516-2567 / 2176-901X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double anonymous 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?

N/A

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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?

Spanish, Portuguese, 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

186

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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.

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Health, Nursing, Elderly CareHealthcare during COVID-19 PandemicPhysical Education and GymnasticsHealth, Education, and AgingAging, Health, and DisabilityHealthcare RegulationYouth, Drugs, and ViolenceAging, Elder Care, and Social IssuesElder Abuse and NeglectHistory, Culture, and Society

Frequently asked questions about Kairós Gerontologia

Is Kairós Gerontologia a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Kairós Gerontologia: it is indexed in 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 Kairós Gerontologia?

Kairós Gerontologia is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.10.

Is Kairós Gerontologia indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Kairós Gerontologia is indexed in DOAJ.