Journal profile · Medicine-Geriatrics and Gerontology

Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research

ISSN 1687-7063 · eISSN 1687-7071 · Hindawi · United Kingdom

Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research: fully open access; APC about USD 820; review about 13 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.

Impact factor—No published value
CAS zone—Not in the CAS Journal Ranking
CiteScore quartileQ2Geriatrics and Gerontology · rank 41/123 · 67th percentile
Review timeabout 13 weeksCommunity average
APCUSD 820Fully open access
Acceptance—No reports yet
Articles per year02025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research is published by Hindawi. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Aging, Health, and Disability, Frailty in Older Adults and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, together about 32.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Physiology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research aims at scientists, geriatricians, health professionals interested in molecular, cellular, organismal aspects of gerontological research and in diagnosis, treatment, evaluation and educational aspects of geriatrics research. The journal also highlights new discoveries, approaches as well as technical developments in basic, clinical and discovery driven translational research.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Geriatrics and Gerontology

Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Italy 5, United States 3, Japan 2, Spain 2, Poland 2 (17 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

  1. Aging, Health, and DisabilityMedicine12.8%
  2. Frailty in Older AdultsMedicine11%
  3. Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchMedicine9%
  4. Balance, Gait, and Falls PreventionHealth Professions8.3%
  5. Aging and Gerontology ResearchPsychology8.3%
  6. Nutrition and Health in AgingMedicine7.8%
  7. Aging, Elder Care, and Social IssuesHealth Professions5.3%
  8. Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsMedicine4.8%

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)Not covered

Not covered by this edition.

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered

Not covered by this edition.

CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)

SubjectQuartileRankPercentile
Geriatrics and GerontologyQ241/12367th

Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub

Database indexing

ScopusLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

Indexing the journal's website claims

PubMedCASCINAHLDOAJPublisher website

Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, CNKI, J-Gate

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
5.7LetPub ·
SJR 2026-06
0.76LetPub ·
SNIP 2026-06
1.52LetPub ·
h-index
52OpenAlex ·
i10-index
170OpenAlex ·
2-year mean citedness
3.25OpenAlex ·
Share of gold OA articles
0%LetPub ·

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 225 in total · the current year is incomplete

YearArticlesOpen accessCitations
202600397
202500593
202443718
202333746
202222784
202144882

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

Average review time (community reports)
about 13 weeksLetPub ·
Peer review
Anonymous peer reviewLetPub

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

Fully open accessLetPub

Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).

SourceAPCFee waiverLicenseObserved
OpenAlexUSD 820——
LetPubUSD 800Yes—

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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
Abstract
≤ 300 words
Reference style
Chicago
First submission
Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Publisher website · model-extracted, each line checked against the text
Article types accepted7
  1. original researchThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
  2. research articleThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
  3. research articlesResearch articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manuscripts should describe how the research project was con…Length not stated
  4. reviewThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
  5. review articleThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
  6. reviewsReviews A review article provides an overview of the published literature in a particular subject area.Length not stated
  7. systematic reviewThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
Publisher website
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
Authorship Title and authorship information

The following information should be included: Manuscript title Full author names Full institutional mailing addresses Email addresses Affiliations. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in institutional affiliations. Responsibility for affiliations ultimately rests with the author, although the publisher may request changes be made to countries listed in affiliations t…

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Conflicts of interest Conflicts of interest

Max three manuscripts under review per author at any time. Model summary

Authors must declare all relevant interests that could be perceived as conflicting. Authors should explain why each interest may represent a conflict. If no conflicts exist, the authors should state this. Submitting authors are responsible for co-authors declaring their interests. Conflicts of interest (COIs, also known as 'competing interests') occur when issues outside research could be reasonab…

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Data availability Data availability

Data availability statement required. Model summary

Authors must include a data availability statement with their submission. When submitting a manuscript, submitting authors will be asked to select from several pre-written statements or use the text editor to tell us about data availability with regard to their submission. Review our Data Sharing Policy to understand which data availability statement is right for your submission.

Source ↗Publisher website ·
License & copyright Copyright and permissions

Authors retain copyright; open access articles under CC BY. Model summary

Authors retain the copyright of their manuscripts, and all open access articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited. The use of general descriptive names, trade names, trademarks, and so forth in this publication, even if not speci…

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Open access

Open access; APCs apply. Model summary

The journal is open access. Article processing charges (APCs) allow the publisher to make articles immediately available online to anyone to read and reuse upon publication.

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Peer review Peer review

Single-anonymized peer review model, for applicable article types. Model summary

The journal follows a single-anonymized peer review model, for applicable article types. Information on the Peer Review model can be found here. Wiley's policy on the confidentiality of the review process is available here. All submitted articles are subject to assessment and peer review to ensure editorial appropriateness and technical correctness. Research published in the journal must be: Scien…

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Plagiarism

iThenticate CrossCheck used for plagiarism detection. Model summary

This journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts.

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Preprints Preprints

Preprint articles accepted; preprints should be cited. Model summary

The journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers, and does not consider this to compromise the novelty of the results. Articles based on content previously made public only on a preprint server, institutional repository, or in a thesis will be considered. The preprint should be cited.

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting guidelines

Authors are strongly encouraged to use appropriate reporting guidelines when preparing and submitting manuscripts, to maximize transparency and reproducibility. Our editors and reviewers are also encouraged to use them in the review process. Completed checklists should be provided in the supplementary files on submission. We particularly encourage the use of: CONSORT for randomized controlled tria…

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
Hindawi
Country or region
United Kingdom
Language
English
ISSN
1687-7063
Electronic ISSN
1687-7071
Official links

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research

How long does peer review take at Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research?

Authors report an average review time of about 13 weeks. 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 Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research?

According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Reference style: Chicago; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. 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 Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research based?

Of the 17 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (5), United States (3) and Japan (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.

Which databases index Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed, CAS, CINAHL and DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.

Is Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research open access, and what is the APC?

Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 820.

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: .