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GeroScience

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Switzerland · Est. 1980

ISSN2509-2715eISSN2509-2723
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
1.827
H-Indexi
81
SNIPi
1.382
Total Worksi
2,276
Total Citationsi
39,373
2yr Mean Citednessi
4.26
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
1
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

GeroScience is a leading international journal focused on the biology of aging and the pathophysiology of age-related diseases. Official journal of the American Aging Association. Encompasses a broad range of geroscience fields, including biogerontology, neuroscience, cardiovascular research, cancer research, pharmacology and healthy longevity medicine. Prioritizes biomedical research with significant implications for aging and disease mechanisms. Aligns with the priorities of the NIA, including a strong focus on Alzheimer's Disease and Vascular Cognitive Impairment and Dementia.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1980
FrequencyBimonthly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications2,276
Publisher OrgSpringer International Publishing
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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

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2509-2715 / 2509-2723
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, PubMed
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
96
4.9k
2019
161
8k
2020
199
5.6k
2021
209
5.9k
2022
330
6.6k
2023
425
4.8k
2024
581
2.4k
2025
423
179
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.

AgingQ1
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineQ1
Complementary and Alternative MedicineQ1
Geriatrics and GerontologyQ1
Veterinary (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geriatrics & Gerontology

Scopus Categories

Complementary and Alternative MedicineVeterinary (miscellaneous)Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineAgingGeriatrics and Gerontology

Frequently asked questions about GeroScience

Is GeroScience a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for GeroScience: 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 GeroScience?

GeroScience 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 4.26.

Is GeroScience indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

GeroScience is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of GeroScience?

GeroScience is a leading international journal focused on the biology of aging and the pathophysiology of age-related diseases. Official journal of the American Aging Association. Encompasses a broad range of geroscience fields, including biogerontology, neuroscience, cardiovascular research, cancer research, pharmacology and healthy longevity medicine. Prioritizes biomedical research with significant implications for aging and disease mechanisms. Aligns with the priorities of the NIA, including a strong focus on Alzheimer's Disease and Vascular Cognitive Impairment and Dementia.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref