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Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Pacini Editore Srl · Italy · Est. 2016

ISSN2499-6564eISSN2499-6564

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.235

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.124

Total Worksi

279

Total Citationsi

588

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.15

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Gerontology; Aging; Geriatrics and Gerontology.

General Information

Country / RegionItaly

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2016

Annual Volume~ 22 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications279

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Pacini Editore Srl

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2499-6564 / 2499-6564

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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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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

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

2019

173

2020

131

2021

2022

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.

AgingQ4

Geriatrics and GerontologyQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Gerontology

Scopus Categories

AgingGeriatrics and Gerontology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Frailty in Older AdultsNutrition and Health in AgingDementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchIntensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersBalance, Gait, and Falls PreventionLong-Term Effects of COVID-19Geriatric Care and Nursing HomesHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeChronic Disease Management StrategiesPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Is Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics a predatory journal?

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

Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics 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 1.15.

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

Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics?