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The Egyptian Journal of Geriatrics and Gerontology

Ain Shams University, Faculty of Medicine, Geriatrics and Gerontology Department · Egypt · Est. 1999

ISSN2356-8712eISSN2536-9792

✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

191

Total Citationsi

141

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.06

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the health and care of elderly individuals, particularly in the Egyptian context. Recent articles examine conditions such as delirium, depression, anxiety, mild cognitive impairment, and chronic kidney disease in older adults. Research also addresses muscle wasting, nutritional status, multimorbidity, polypharmacy, and the effectiveness of various assessment tools and prognostic models within geriatric populations.

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General Information

Country / RegionEgypt

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1999

Annual Volume~ 20 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications191

Publisher OrgTechKnowledge General Trading

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewAnonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Ain Shams University, Faculty of Medicine, Geriatrics and Gerontology Department

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2356-8712 / 2536-9792

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Indexed in a trusted database?

DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Anonymous peer review

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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?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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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

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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.

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Health and Well-being StudiesFrailty in Older AdultsNutrition and Health in AgingHealth and Wellbeing ResearchDementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchPalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesBody Composition Measurement TechniquesIntensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes

Frequently asked questions about The Egyptian Journal of Geriatrics and Gerontology

Is The Egyptian Journal of Geriatrics and Gerontology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for The Egyptian Journal of Geriatrics and Gerontology: it is indexed in 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 The Egyptian Journal of Geriatrics and Gerontology?

The Egyptian Journal of Geriatrics and Gerontology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.06.

Is The Egyptian Journal of Geriatrics and Gerontology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

The Egyptian Journal of Geriatrics and Gerontology is indexed in DOAJ.