Journal profile · Geriatrics & Gerontology
Biogerontology
ISSN 1389-5729 · eISSN 1573-6768 · Springer Netherlands · NETHERLANDS · Quarterly · Founded 2000
Biogerontology: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.3; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,790; median 63 days to acceptance (104 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: moderate; 201 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Biogerontology is published by Springer Netherlands 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 Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms, Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology, together about 39.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Physiology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Biogerontology has now developed a solid scientific base with respect to the understanding of the phenomenon of aging. A spectrum of new and innovative strategies and approaches are being increasingly applied to modulate the process of aging at the level of cells, tissues, organs and organisms. Biogerontology represents this step in research which aims primarily at achieving healthy old age accompanied by improved longevity. The focus is on attempts to understand, prevent, cure or minimize age-related impairments.The science of healthy old age requires its own platform to bring forward new ideas, and to encourage the scientific publication of innovative and bold experimental manipulations in this regard.Biogerontology therefore provides a peer-reviewed forum for publishing original research data, new ideas and discussions about: -Modulating the aging process by physical, chemical and biological means, including transgenic and knockout organisms;-Cell culture systems to develop new approaches and health care products for maintaining and/or recovering the lost biochemical functions;-Immunology, autoimmunity and infection in aging;-Vertebrates, invertebrates, micro-organisms and plants for experimental studies on genetic determinants of aging and longevity;-Biodemography and theoretical models linking aging and survival kinetics. Biogerontology will publish: original research reports; reviews, hypotheses, new methods and editorials, article collections on specific topics relating to aging, health and longevity.This journal also publishes special/guest-edited issues and collections. The peer review process for these articles is the same as the peer review process of the journal in general. Additionally, if the guest editor(s) authors an article in their special issue, they will not handle the peer review process.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Geriatrics & Gerontology
Editor-in-chief Suresh I. S.Publisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 7, United Kingdom 5, Italy 5, India 4, Germany 4 (52 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model OrganismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology24.5%
- Telomeres, Telomerase, and SenescenceMedicine9%
- Mitochondrial Function and PathologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.8%
- Circadian rhythm and melatoninNeuroscience5.6%
- Adipose Tissue and MetabolismMedicine5.5%
- Spaceflight effects on biologyMedicine3.4%
- Muscle Physiology and DisordersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.1%
- Biochemical effects in animalsMedicine3.1%
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 | Geriatrics & Gerontology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geriatrics & Gerontology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geriatrics & Gerontology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbaseCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- 5.3LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- h-index
- 64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 111OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,135OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.65OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 26.78%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 195LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 694,100Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,826 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 139 | 41 | 123 |
| 2025 | 201 | 69 | 1,040 |
| 2024 | 88 | 32 | 829 |
| 2023 | 80 | 28 | 1,408 |
| 2022 | 57 | 17 | 1,025 |
| 2021 | 38 | 18 | 1,305 |
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
63 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 43 days – 105 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (104 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 80 days
- Sample
- 104 articles with submission and acceptance dates (369 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- ModerateLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- 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
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 4,790 / EUR 3,790 / GBP 2,990 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted13
- editorialThe following type of articles will be considered: REVIEW denotes an authoritative, balanced, and scholarly survey aimed at informing a broad readership of deve…Length not stated
- hypothesisThe following type of articles will be considered: REVIEW denotes an authoritative, balanced, and scholarly survey aimed at informing a broad readership of deve…Length not stated
- letterThe following type of articles will be considered: REVIEW denotes an authoritative, balanced, and scholarly survey aimed at informing a broad readership of deve…Length not stated
- methodologyMETHODOLOGY denotes an article that presents a new experimental or computational method, test or procedure, or an improvement to an existing method.Length not stated
- narrative reviewThe following type of articles will be considered: REVIEW denotes an authoritative, balanced, and scholarly survey aimed at informing a broad readership of deve…Length not stated
- opinionThe following type of articles will be considered: REVIEW denotes an authoritative, balanced, and scholarly survey aimed at informing a broad readership of deve…Length not stated
- original researchThe following type of articles will be considered: REVIEW denotes an authoritative, balanced, and scholarly survey aimed at informing a broad readership of deve…Length not stated
- perspectiveThe following type of articles will be considered: REVIEW denotes an authoritative, balanced, and scholarly survey aimed at informing a broad readership of deve…Length not stated
- protocolThe following type of articles will be considered: REVIEW denotes an authoritative, balanced, and scholarly survey aimed at informing a broad readership of deve…Length not stated
- researchRESEARCH denotes a complete, comprehensive report of original research.Length not stated
- reviewThe following type of articles will be considered: REVIEW denotes an authoritative, balanced, and scholarly survey aimed at informing a broad readership of deve…Length not stated
- review articleThe following type of articles will be considered: REVIEW denotes an authoritative, balanced, and scholarly survey aimed at informing a broad readership of deve…Length not stated
- surveyThe following type of articles will be considered: REVIEW denotes an authoritative, balanced, and scholarly survey aimed at informing a broad readership of deve…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- 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 ·- Data availability Data availability statements
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
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
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Biogerontology, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
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
- Springer Netherlands
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2000
- ISSN
- 1389-5729
- Electronic ISSN
- 1573-6768
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Biogerontology
What CAS zone is Biogerontology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Biogerontology is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geriatrics & 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 Biogerontology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.3; CiteScore 6, h-index 111.
How long does peer review take at Biogerontology?
Based on the dates recorded on 104 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 63 days (interquartile range 43–105 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Moderate”. 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 Biogerontology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Author–date; 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 Biogerontology based?
Of the 52 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (7), United Kingdom (5) and Italy (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Biogerontology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Biogerontology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Biogerontology open access, and what is the APC?
Biogerontology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,790.
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: .