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American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1993

ISSN1545-7214

SJR Q1✓ 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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.515

H-Indexi

176

SNIPi

1.212

Total Worksi

8,769

Total Citationsi

202,920

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.98

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry is a source of information for geriatric psychiatry. The journal contains peer-reviewed articles on the diagnosis and classification of psychiatric disorders of later life and epidemiological studies.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1993

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications8,769

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

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?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1545-7214

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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

466

5.6k

2019

474

8.8k

2020

428

3.1k

2021

356

1.3k

2022

463

1.8k

2023

443

969

2024

442

301

2025

417

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

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geriatrics & GerontologyGerontologyPsychiatry

Scopus Categories

Geriatrics and GerontologyPsychiatry and Mental Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchSchizophrenia research and treatmentTreatment of Major DepressionMental Health Treatment and AccessDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesAging and Gerontology ResearchHealth disparities and outcomesGeriatric Care and Nursing HomesAlzheimer's disease research and treatmentsHealth and Well-being Studies

Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Is American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry: 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 American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry?

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 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 0.98.

Is American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.