Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Adultspan Journal
ISSN 1524-6817 · eISSN 2161-0029 · Wiley-Blackwell
Adultspan Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2026 Xinrui edition); subscription journal; APC about USD 2,500; 5 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Adultspan Journal is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is classed under Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Aging and Gerontology Research, Human auditory perception and evaluation and Identity, Memory, and Therapy, together about 21.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Adultspan Journal covers research, theory, and practice in the field of adult development and aging on issues that affect people in young, middle, and older adulthood. Abstracting and Indexing Information Abstracts in Social Gerontology (EBSCO Publishing) Academic OneFile (GALE Cengage) Academic Search Alumni Edition (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Complete (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Premier (EBSCO Publishing) Education Collection (ProQuest) Education Database (ProQuest) Education Research Complete (EBSCO Publishing) Educator’s Reference Complete (GALE Cengage) Emerging Sources Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) Expanded Academic ASAP (GALE Cengage) General OneFile (GALE Cengage) Health Research Premium Collection (ProQuest) Higher Education Abstracts (Claremont Graduate University) Hospital Premium Collection (ProQuest) InfoTrac (GALE Cengage) ProQuest Central (ProQuest) ProQuest Central K-21 Psychology Database (ProQuest) Public Health Database (ProQuest) SCOPUS (Elsevier) Social science Database (ProQuest) Social Science Premium Collection (ProQuest) SocINDEX (EBSCO Publishing) TOC Premier (EBSCO Publishing) Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Aging and Gerontology ResearchPsychology9.2%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering6.2%
- Identity, Memory, and TherapyPsychology5.7%
- Family Support in IllnessSocial Sciences5.7%
- Counseling Practices and SupervisionPsychology5.2%
- Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionPsychology5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5%
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingSocial Sciences4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 72OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 4LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 340 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 10 | 0 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2024 | 14 | 7 | 13 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | 32 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2021 | 16 | 5 | 54 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,500 / EUR 2,100 / GBP 1,650 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1524-6817
- Electronic ISSN
- 2161-0029
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Adultspan Journal
What CAS zone is Adultspan Journal in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Adultspan Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Adultspan Journal is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Adultspan Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Adultspan Journal is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .