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Gerontologist

Gerontological Society of America · United States · Est. 1957

ISSN1758-5341

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.552

H-Indexi

236

SNIPi

1.88

Total Worksi

17,274

Total Citationsi

403,018

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.28

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Gerontology; Geriatrics and Gerontology; Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1957

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications17,274

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

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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?

Gerontological Society of America

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1758-5341

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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

199

7.7k

2019

225

8.7k

2020

195

4.8k

2021

187

2022

177

1.9k

2023

194

1.3k

2024

314

738

2025

206

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

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Gerontology

Scopus Categories

GerontologyGeriatrics and GerontologyMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geriatric Care and Nursing HomesAging and Gerontology ResearchMigration, Aging, and Tourism StudiesIntergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingHealth and Well-being StudiesRetirement, Disability, and EmploymentHealth disparities and outcomesDementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchHuman auditory perception and evaluationElder Abuse and Neglect

Frequently asked questions about Gerontologist

Is Gerontologist a predatory journal?

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

Gerontologist 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 2.28.

Is Gerontologist indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Gerontologist is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Gerontologist?