Journal profile · GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY
Advances in Gerontology
ISSN 2079-0570 · eISSN 2079-0589 · Pleiades Publishing · 4 issues per year
Advances in Gerontology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.3 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 76 days to acceptance (40 articles, last 24 months); 34 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Advances in Gerontology is published by Pleiades Publishing and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Healthcare Systems and Public Health, Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms and Circadian rhythm and melatonin, together about 27.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Advances in Gerontology is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes reviews, original articles, short communications, and opinion articles covering a wide range of areas of gerontological research aimed at understanding the mechanisms of aging and finding ways to combat it. Priority is given to publications devoted to the fundamental mechanisms that may determine the increase in the probability of death of living organisms, including humans, with age. Articles aimed at identifying various factors of both chemical and physical nature that could potentially help slow down the aging process are also welcome. It is assumed that the authors of articles submitted to the journal strictly comply with the requirements for correct experimental gerontological research, both in methodological terms and in terms of biomedical research ethics. Purely descriptive works that do not analyze the mechanisms underlying the observed patterns are not published. No publication fee is charged to authors who are not interested in open access to their articles.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Alexander N. KhokhlovPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 15%); most named Russia 8, Mainland China 2, Germany 1, Italy 1, Israel 1 (13 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Healthcare Systems and Public HealthMedicine10.1%
- Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model OrganismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.3%
- Circadian rhythm and melatoninNeuroscience8.4%
- Biochemical effects in animalsMedicine8.4%
- Human Health and DiseaseMedicine7.3%
- Spaceflight effects on biologyMedicine4.4%
- Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences4%
- Stress Responses and CortisolNeuroscience3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geriatrics & Gerontology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geriatrics & Gerontology | 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
Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic ScholarPublisher website
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 53OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.09OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 23.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 29,600Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 784 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 34 | 5 | 16 |
| 2024 | 20 | 3 | 46 |
| 2023 | 26 | 1 | 52 |
| 2022 | 60 | 17 | 142 |
| 2021 | 58 | 10 | 237 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
76 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 43 days – 109 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 68 days (40 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 162 days
- Sample
- 40 articles with submission and acceptance dates (42 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Submission to first decision
- 30 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer review, Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted1
- editorialSingle-blind peer review This journal follows a single-blind reviewing procedure. Editorial policy The journal follows the Springer Nature Peer Review Policy, P…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
Publishing ethics Model summary
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright transfer agreement
A completed copyright transfer agreement (in Russian or English) should be submitted together with the manuscript through the Editorial Publishing System or via e-mail, if a journal is not registered in this system. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
Authors will have the option to choose how their article is published. Subscription publishing model - Published articles are made available to institutions and individuals who subscribe to Advances in Gerontology or who pay to read specific articles. If you would be interested in publishing open access in this journal please contact the Open Research Support Team ORSupport@springernature.com. Bac…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single-blind peer review Model summary
This journal follows a single-blind reviewing procedure.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Important note: the journal may use software to screen for plagiarism.
Authors should make sure they have permissions for the use of software, questionnaires/(web) surveys and scales in their studies (if appropriate).Research articles and non-research articles (e.g. Opinion, Review, and Commentary articles) must cite appropriate and relevant literature in support of the claims made. Excessive and inappropriate self-citation or coordinated efforts among several author…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is “any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes“. The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Pleiades Publishing
- Frequency
- 4 issues per year
- ISSN
- 2079-0570
- Electronic ISSN
- 2079-0589
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 16, Issue 1 (March 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Advances in Gerontology
What CAS zone is Advances in Gerontology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Advances in Gerontology is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geriatrics & Gerontology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Advances in Gerontology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.3 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1, h-index 18.
How long does peer review take at Advances in Gerontology?
Based on the dates recorded on 40 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 76 days (interquartile range 43–109 days). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Advances in Gerontology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Advances in Gerontology based?
Of the 13 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 15%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Russia (8), Mainland China (2) and Germany (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Advances in Gerontology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Advances in Gerontology is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Advances in Gerontology open access, and what is the APC?
Advances in Gerontology is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .