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Journal of Aging and Health

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 1979

ISSN1552-6887

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.146

H-Indexi

119

SNIPi

1.08

Total Worksi

2,129

Total Citationsi

81,445

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.33

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Aging and Health is a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary forum for research findings and scholarly exchange in the area of aging and health. It explores topics including mental health, dementia, association (psychology), depression, behavioral health services, geriatrics, health policy, health services, health services research, healthy aging, long-term care, nutrition, psychology, public health, social work, and substance abuse.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1979

FrequencyTen No. A Year, 2018-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,129

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1552-6887

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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

2.3k

2019

1.5k

2020

107

2021

116

1.4k

2022

537

2023

212

2024

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.

Community and Home CareQ1

Geriatrics and GerontologyQ1

GerontologyQ1

Health (social science)Q1

Life-span and Life-course StudiesQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

GerontologyHealth Policy & Services

Scopus Categories

GerontologySociology and Political ScienceLife-span and Life-course StudiesGeriatrics and GerontologyHealth (social science)Community and Home Care

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Health disparities and outcomesGeriatric Care and Nursing HomesAging and Gerontology ResearchIntergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingDementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchFrailty in Older AdultsPhysical Activity and HealthBalance, Gait, and Falls PreventionChronic Disease Management StrategiesMigration, Aging, and Tourism Studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Aging and Health

Is Journal of Aging and Health a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Aging and Health: 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 Aging and Health?

Journal of Aging and Health 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 1.33.

Is Journal of Aging and Health indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Aging and Health is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.