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Geriatrics (Switzerland)

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 2015

ISSN2308-3417eISSN2308-3417

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.666

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.858

Total Worksi

1,107

Total Citationsi

12,616

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.39

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geriatrics & Gerontology; Gerontology; Health (social science); Aging; Geriatrics and Gerontology.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2015

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,107

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2015

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Swiss National LibraryPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2308-3417 / 2308-3417

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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?

Swiss National Library, PMC, CLOCKSS

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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

1.2k

2019

107

2.8k

2020

124

2.1k

2021

141

1.3k

2022

123

1.1k

2023

166

940

2024

174

400

2025

109

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 (social science)Q2

AgingQ3

Geriatrics and GerontologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geriatrics & Gerontology

Scopus Categories

GerontologyAgingGeriatrics and GerontologyHealth (social science)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Frailty in Older AdultsNutrition and Health in AgingDementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchGeriatric Care and Nursing HomesHealth disparities and outcomesBalance, Gait, and Falls PreventionDysphagia Assessment and ManagementAging and Gerontology ResearchHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery

Frequently asked questions about Geriatrics (Switzerland)

Is Geriatrics (Switzerland) a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Geriatrics (Switzerland): 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 Geriatrics (Switzerland)?

Geriatrics (Switzerland) 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 2.39.

Is Geriatrics (Switzerland) indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Geriatrics (Switzerland) is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Geriatrics (Switzerland)?