Home›Search›Biogerontology

Biogerontology

Springer Science and Business Media B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1975

ISSN1573-6768

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.206

H-Indexi

109

SNIPi

0.968

Total Worksi

1,752

Total Citationsi

59,181

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.35

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geriatrics & Gerontology; Geriatrics and Gerontology; Gerontology; Aging.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1975

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,752

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media B.V.

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1573-6768

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

❌

Peer review process documented?

N/A

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

❌

Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

❌

Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

❌

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

✅

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

2019

1.6k

2020

1.3k

2021

2022

1.4k

2023

779

2024

201

927

2025

121

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

GerontologyQ1

AgingQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geriatrics & Gerontology

Scopus Categories

GerontologyAgingGeriatrics and Gerontology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model OrganismsTelomeres, Telomerase, and SenescenceMitochondrial Function and PathologyCircadian rhythm and melatoninAdipose Tissue and MetabolismSpaceflight effects on biologyBiochemical effects in animalsMuscle Physiology and DisordersBirth, Development, and HealthDietary Effects on Health

Frequently asked questions about Biogerontology

Is Biogerontology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Biogerontology: 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 Biogerontology?

Biogerontology 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 3.35.

Is Biogerontology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Biogerontology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Biogerontology?