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Journal of Population Ageing

Springer Science and Business Media B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2008

ISSN1874-7876
SJR Q2WOS ESCIScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.57
H-Indexi
42
SNIPi
0.808
Total Worksi
525
Total Citationsi
8,016
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.31
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Population Ageing examines the broad questions arising from global population ageing. It provides a forum for international cross-disciplinary debate on population ageing, focusing on theoretical and empirical research and methodological innovation and development. This interdisciplinary journal publishes editorials, original peer reviewed articles, and subject and literature reviews. It offers high quality research of interest to those working in the fields of demography, bio-demography, development studies, area studies, sociology, geography, history, social gerontology, economics, and social and health policy.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2008
Annual Volume~ 37 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications525
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer reviewed
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1874-7876
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
peer reviewed
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
21
279
2019
61
877
2020
34
425
2021
55
477
2022
32
192
2023
33
140
2024
45
34
2025
70
6
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.

DemographyQ2
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2
Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Gerontology

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceDemographyGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Health disparities and outcomesIntergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingGlobal Health Care IssuesMigration, Aging, and Tourism StudiesRetirement, Disability, and EmploymentEmployment and Welfare StudiesAging and Gerontology ResearchInsurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk ManagementFinancial Literacy, Pension, Retirement AnalysisGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Population Ageing

Is Journal of Population Ageing a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Population Ageing: 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 Population Ageing?

Journal of Population Ageing 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 1.31.

Is Journal of Population Ageing indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Population Ageing is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Population Ageing?

The Journal of Population Ageing examines the broad questions arising from global population ageing. It provides a forum for international cross-disciplinary debate on population ageing, focusing on theoretical and empirical research and methodological innovation and development. This interdisciplinary journal publishes editorials, original peer reviewed articles, and subject and literature reviews. It offers high quality research of interest to those working in the fields of demography, bio-demography, development studies, area studies, sociology, geography, history, social gerontology, eco

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref