Journal profile · Geriatrics & Gerontology
Ageing Research Reviews
ISSN 1568-1637 · eISSN 1872-9649 · Elsevier Ireland Ltd · IRELAND · Quarterly · Founded 2002
Ageing Research Reviews: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 15.39; hybrid open access; APC about USD 5,520; median 107 days to acceptance (114 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 5%; 286 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ageing Research Reviews is published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, together about 27.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Physiology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Geriatrics & Gerontology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsMedicine10.7%
- Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model OrganismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.4%
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchMedicine7.3%
- Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsNeuroscience4.9%
- Nutrition and Health in AgingMedicine4.8%
- Telomeres, Telomerase, and SenescenceMedicine4.7%
- Frailty in Older AdultsMedicine4.5%
- Mitochondrial Function and PathologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Geriatrics & Gerontology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Geriatrics & Gerontology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Geriatrics & Gerontology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 15.39LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 24.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 4.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 98LetPub ·
- h-index
- 228OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,193OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 16.63OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 28.2%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 271LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,073 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 314 | 100 | 459 |
| 2025 | 286 | 104 | 3,500 |
| 2024 | 394 | 170 | 12,567 |
| 2023 | 277 | 120 | 13,326 |
| 2022 | 217 | 99 | 14,212 |
| 2021 | 221 | 119 | 20,454 |
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 PubMed · to
107 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 67 days – 152 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 2 days (114 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 111 days
- Sample
- 114 articles with submission and acceptance dates (740 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 5%LetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 5,520 / EUR 5,160 / GBP 4,420 / JPY 684,650 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Elsevier Ireland Ltd
- Country or region
- IRELAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2002
- ISSN
- 1568-1637
- Electronic ISSN
- 1872-9649
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ageing Research Reviews
What CAS zone is Ageing Research Reviews in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Ageing Research Reviews is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Geriatrics & Gerontology / Cell Biology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Ageing Research Reviews?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 15.39; CiteScore 24.1, h-index 228.
How long does peer review take at Ageing Research Reviews?
Based on the dates recorded on 114 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 107 days (interquartile range 67–152 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 5%”. 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.
Which databases index Ageing Research Reviews?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ageing Research Reviews is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Ageing Research Reviews open access, and what is the APC?
Ageing Research Reviews is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 5,520.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .