Journal profile · GERONTOLOGY
AGEING & SOCIETY
ISSN 0144-686X · eISSN 1469-1779 · Cambridge University Press
AGEING & SOCIETY: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.99; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; 61 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
AGEING & SOCIETY is published by Cambridge University Press and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving, Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies and Health disparities and outcomes, together about 38% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Ageing & Society is an interdisciplinary and international journal devoted to advancing the understanding of ageing and the circumstances of older people in their socio-economic and cultural contexts. The journal is committed to publishing original and high-quality research papers that substantially contribute to ongoing debates in social gerontology. Ageing & Society welcomes submissions using different theoretical and methodological approaches as long as they aim to advance research, policy and practice and encourage the exchange of ideas across the broad audience of multidisciplinary academics and practitioners working in the field of ageing.Click here to submit your articleFollow @Ageing_Society
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GERONTOLOGY
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United Kingdom 17, Hong Kong, China 2, Sweden 2, Finland 2, Mainland China 1 (35 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingSocial Sciences14.8%
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences14%
- Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences9.2%
- Aging and Gerontology ResearchPsychology8.2%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences5.7%
- Retirement, Disability, and EmploymentSocial Sciences5.2%
- Geriatric Care and Nursing HomesHealth Professions5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Gerontology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Gerontology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geriatrics & Gerontology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.99LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 21Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.61LetPub ·
- h-index
- 135OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,845OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.93OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 79.17%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 54LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,971 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 49 | 33 | 12 |
| 2025 | 61 | 48 | 92 |
| 2024 | 95 | 76 | 292 |
| 2023 | 95 | 76 | 392 |
| 2022 | 152 | 122 | 1,516 |
| 2021 | 211 | 146 | 3,028 |
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
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 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Not considered
- pre-screening services
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- review articleAgeing & Society welcomes submissions of state-of-the-art review articles (e.g. systematic and scoping reviews). This type of submission should not exceed the 8…main text ≤ 8,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Exclusive submission; manuscript must not be published or under consideration elsewhere. Model summary
Submission of the article to Ageing & Society is taken to imply that it has not been published elsewhere nor is it being considered for publication elsewhere. Authors are required to confirm on submitting their manuscript that it is not published, in press, or submitted elsewhere.
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
- Cambridge University Press
- ISSN
- 0144-686X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-1779
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about AGEING & SOCIETY
What CAS zone is AGEING & SOCIETY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, AGEING & SOCIETY is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Gerontology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of AGEING & SOCIETY?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.99; CiteScore 7.8, h-index 135.
Where are the editorial board members of AGEING & SOCIETY based?
Of the 35 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (17), Hong Kong, China (2) and Sweden (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index AGEING & SOCIETY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, AGEING & SOCIETY is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is AGEING & SOCIETY open access, and what is the APC?
AGEING & SOCIETY is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
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: .