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Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Routledge · United States · Est. 1976

ISSN1540-4048eISSN0163-4372

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.571

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.545

Total Worksi

2,792

Total Citationsi

37,378

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.30

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Gerontology; Social Work; Social Sciences (miscellaneous); Nursing (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1976

Frequency8 Issues A Year, 2008-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,792

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1540-4048 / 0163-4372

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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

542

2019

128

2.3k

2020

106

936

2021

448

2022

243

2023

266

2024

109

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.

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Nursing (miscellaneous)Q2

Social WorkQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

GerontologySocial Work

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Nursing (miscellaneous)Social Work

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geriatric Care and Nursing HomesIntergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingHealth disparities and outcomesMigration, Aging, and Tourism StudiesAging and Gerontology ResearchDementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchRetirement, Disability, and EmploymentElder Abuse and NeglectDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesGrief, Bereavement, and Mental Health

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Is Journal of Gerontological Social Work a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Gerontological Social Work: 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 Gerontological Social Work?

Journal of Gerontological Social Work 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 1.30.

Is Journal of Gerontological Social Work indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Gerontological Social Work is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Gerontological Social Work?