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npj Aging

Nature Research · United Kingdom · Est. 2005

ISSN2731-6068eISSN2731-6068

SJR Q1✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

3.126

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

294

Total Citationsi

2,949

2yr Mean Citednessi

7.57

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geriatrics & Gerontology; Aging; Geriatrics and Gerontology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications294

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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?

Nature Research

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2731-6068 / 2731-6068

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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

537

2022

703

2023

2024

126

745

2025

169

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

Geriatrics and GerontologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geriatrics & Gerontology

Scopus Categories

AgingGeriatrics and Gerontology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model OrganismsTelomeres, Telomerase, and SenescenceFrailty in Older AdultsEpigenetics and DNA MethylationDementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsNutrition and Health in AgingFunctional Brain Connectivity StudiesNutritional Studies and DietDiet and metabolism studies

Frequently asked questions about npj Aging

Is npj Aging a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for npj Aging: 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 npj Aging?

npj Aging 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 7.57.

Is npj Aging indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

npj Aging is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of npj Aging?