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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

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.646

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.504

Total Worksi

683

Total Citationsi

8,514

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.09

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Nursing; Gerontology; Health Policy; Nursing (miscellaneous); Geriatrics and Gerontology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

FrequencyBimonthly, 2014-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications683

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

626

2019

173

2020

215

2021

221

2022

204

2023

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

Health PolicyQ2

Nursing (miscellaneous)Q2

Geriatrics and 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

Frequently asked questions about Research in Gerontological Nursing

Is Research in Gerontological Nursing a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Research in Gerontological Nursing: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Research in Gerontological Nursing?

Research in Gerontological Nursing 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 1.09.

Is Research in Gerontological Nursing indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Research in Gerontological Nursing is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Research in Gerontological Nursing?