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Canadian Geriatrics Journal

Canadian Geriatrics Society · Canada · Est. 2011

ISSN1925-8348eISSN1925-8348

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 · Scopus CiteScore 2.2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.515

H-Indexi

CiteScorei

2.2

SNIPi

0.686

Total Worksi

470

Total Citationsi

6,644

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.25

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Canadian Geriatrics Journal (CGJ) is a peer-reviewed publication that is a home for innovative aging research of a high quality aimed at improving the health and the care provided to older persons residing in Canada and outside our borders. The CGJ is targeted to family physicians with training or an interest in the care of older persons, specialists in geriatric medicine, geriatric psychiatrists, and members of other health disciplines with a focus on gerontology.

General Information

Country / RegionCanada

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2011

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications470

OA Since2010

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

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Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Canadian Geriatrics Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1925-8348 / 1925-8348

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

https://journals.scholarsportal.info/title/search?jt=Canadian+Geriatrics+Journal+%3A+CGJ, PMC

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

200

2019

1.6k

2020

648

2021

255

2022

159

2023

117

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.

GerontologyQ2

Geriatrics and GerontologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geriatrics & Gerontology

Scopus Categories

GerontologyGeriatrics and Gerontology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Frailty in Older AdultsGeriatric Care and Nursing HomesDementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchPalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesIntensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersAging and Gerontology ResearchHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeChronic Disease Management StrategiesBalance, Gait, and Falls PreventionNutrition and Health in Aging

Frequently asked questions about Canadian Geriatrics Journal

Is Canadian Geriatrics Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Canadian Geriatrics Journal: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Canadian Geriatrics Journal?

Canadian Geriatrics Journal 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 2.2.

Is Canadian Geriatrics Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Canadian Geriatrics Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.