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Research in Gerontological Nursing

Slack Incorporated · United States · Est. 1996

ISSN1938-2464

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.547

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.504

Total Works

683

Total Citations

8,514

2yr Mean Citedness

1.09

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the care of older adults, focusing on various aspects of gerontological nursing. Recent articles explore topics such as staff-patient interactions in nursing homes, psychological well-being of bereaved older adults, financial toxicity among caregivers, oral frailty and cognitive function, adverse childhood experiences and cognitive trajectories, stigma related to cannabis use in older adults, digital competence and chronic disease management, loneliness, sarcopenia, life-space measurement, delirium assessment by nurses, fall prevention interventions, advance care planning, health information-seeking behavior of caregivers, socially assistive robots, nurse-led telecoaching for heart failure patients, and the Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

Annual Volume~ 38 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications683

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Slack Incorporated

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1938-2464

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Health PolicyQ2

Nursing (miscellaneous)Q2

Geriatrics and GerontologyQ3

GerontologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Nursing

Scopus Categories

GerontologyNursing (miscellaneous)Geriatrics and GerontologyHealth Policy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geriatric Care and Nursing HomesDementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchFrailty in Older AdultsHealth disparities and outcomesPalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesAging and Gerontology ResearchNutrition and Health in AgingIntergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingHealth and Well-being StudiesHealth and Wellbeing Research