Journal profile · GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY
European Geriatric Medicine
ISSN 1878-7649 · eISSN 1878-7657 · Springer International Publishing · FRANCE · 6 issues per year · Founded 2018
European Geriatric Medicine: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.89; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,390; median 101 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 258 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Geriatric Medicine is published by Springer International Publishing 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 Frailty in Older Adults, Nutrition and Health in Aging and Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, together about 36.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
European Geriatric Medicine is the official journal of the European Geriatric Medicine Society (EuGMS). European Geriatric Medicine focuses specifically on publishing articles related to Geriatric Medicine rather than the broader field of Gerontology. It aims to support geriatricians who treat complex old and very old patients. Launched in 2010, its scope is to provide a comprehensive and updated forum on all aspects of Geriatric Medicine from clinical and academic perspectives. The EuGMS aims through this journal to promote Geriatric Medicine in all settings, including acute and subacute hospital care, rehabilitation, nursing homes, primary care and general and specialized outpatient clinics. The EuGMS is also interested in functionality in old age, comprehensive geriatric assessment, geriatric syndromes, education and models of care in health services. Articles on transitional research based on ageing biology will only be considered when findings are relevant to geriatric care. European Geriatric Medicine is not particularly interested in epidemiological studies or studies that describe models of care without testing their effectiveness. European Geriatric Medicine publishes original research, scoping or systematic reviews, brief reports and articles on the humanities related to old age or geriatric medicine. The journal also publishes solicited editorials and special articles, which are typically the result of EuGMS activities or the work of special interest groups. Special issues are always curated by guest editors. The journal does not publish unsolicited narrative reviews or other types of articles. A panel of internationally renowned and highly specialized scientists serve as Associate Editors managing articles in specific fields. Most areas of geriatric medicine are covered. This is made clear on the journal website, where you can find the focus area of each Associate Editor and the collections of articles in different areas of the specialty. Research in these areas has a higher chance of being published. European Geriatric Medicine does not publish research in the social sciences or other broader aspects of gerontology and ageing. European Geriatric Medicine has a global reach and is intended for geriatricians and other members of the geriatric team, such as nurses, therapists, pharmacists and educators). It is also intended for researchers, administrators and decision makers, as well as students and professionals working in borderline specialties
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Alfonso J. Cruz-JentoftPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 3%); most named Italy 9, United States 5, United Kingdom 5, Japan 4, Germany 4 (61 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Frailty in Older AdultsMedicine17.4%
- Nutrition and Health in AgingMedicine13.4%
- Geriatric Care and Nursing HomesHealth Professions5.3%
- Balance, Gait, and Falls PreventionHealth Professions5.3%
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersMedicine5.2%
- Chronic Disease Management StrategiesMedicine5.1%
- Hip and Femur FracturesMedicine5%
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesMedicine4.9%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| 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
MEDLINEEmbaseCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- 3.89LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 67OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 755OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.18OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 49.36%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 221LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 971,400Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,046 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 224 | 144 | 117 |
| 2025 | 258 | 167 | 764 |
| 2024 | 222 | 132 | 1,355 |
| 2023 | 170 | 105 | 2,403 |
| 2022 | 132 | 83 | 1,938 |
| 2021 | 166 | 105 | 4,027 |
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
101 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 65 days – 128 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 121 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (553 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 8 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
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 2,390 / EUR 3,290 | — | — |
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 papers3, by deadline
- Comprehensive geriatric assessmentDeadline
- Digital Health and GerontechnologyDeadline
- Education and TrainingDeadline
What to prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Not considered
- basic research; psychological or social sciences; other wider aspects of gerontology and aging; validation of assessment tools to different languages; research protocols
Article types accepted17, with length limits
- brief reportRESEARCH PAPERS - European Geriatric Medicine will publish original research articles on any aspect of Geriatric Medicine. They should present the results of or…Length not stated
- brief reportsBRIEF REPORTS - Brief reports may either show the final results of studies that do not require a larger space for complete documentation or a preliminary report…Length not stated
- editorialRESEARCH PAPERS - European Geriatric Medicine will publish original research articles on any aspect of Geriatric Medicine. They should present the results of or…Length not stated
- editorialsEDITORIALS - Editorial articles will usually be invited by the Editors.Length not stated
- geriatric medical classicsGERIATRIC MEDICAL CLASSICS - The journal invites scholarly reflections on the intersection between geriatric medicine and the medical humanities which provide i…Length not stated
- letters to the editorent is within the scope of the journal. LETTERS to the EDITOR - Brief letters (maximum of 1000 words including max 5 references; no tables or figures) may be pumain text ≤ 1,000 words
- meta-analysisRESEARCH PAPERS - European Geriatric Medicine will publish original research articles on any aspect of Geriatric Medicine. They should present the results of or…Length not stated
- narrative reviewRESEARCH PAPERS - European Geriatric Medicine will publish original research articles on any aspect of Geriatric Medicine. They should present the results of or…Length not stated
- original researchRESEARCH PAPERS - European Geriatric Medicine will publish original research articles on any aspect of Geriatric Medicine. They should present the results of or…Length not stated
- original research articleRESEARCH PAPERS - European Geriatric Medicine will publish original research articles on any aspect of Geriatric Medicine. They should present the results of or…Length not stated
- research paperRESEARCH PAPERS - European Geriatric Medicine will publish original research articles on any aspect of Geriatric Medicine. They should present the results of or…main text ≤ 5,000 words
- research papersRESEARCH PAPERS - European Geriatric Medicine will publish original research articles on any aspect of Geriatric Medicine.Length not stated
- reviewRESEARCH PAPERS - European Geriatric Medicine will publish original research articles on any aspect of Geriatric Medicine. They should present the results of or…Length not stated
- review articleRESEARCH PAPERS - European Geriatric Medicine will publish original research articles on any aspect of Geriatric Medicine. They should present the results of or…main text ≤ 5,000 words
- reviewsREVIEWS - Systematic reviews, with or without meta-analysis, on geriatric topics, and scoping or narrative reviews with disclosure of search strategies and arti…Length not stated
- special articlesSPECIAL ARTICLES - Special articles include official documents of the EuGMS and others that address non-clinical aspects of Geriatric medicine (public policy, m…Length not stated
- systematic reviewRESEARCH PAPERS - European Geriatric Medicine will publish original research articles on any aspect of Geriatric Medicine. They should present the results of or…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- 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 ·- 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 European Geriatric Medicine, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single blind peer review process. Model summary
Manuscripts are submitted through an electronic submission system (Editorial Manager) and undergo a single blind peer review process.
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
- Springer International Publishing
- Country or region
- FRANCE
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- 6 issues per year
- Founded
- 2018
- ISSN
- 1878-7649
- Electronic ISSN
- 1878-7657
- Society / sponsor
- European Geriatric Medicine Society
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 17, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Geriatric Medicine
What CAS zone is European Geriatric Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Geriatric Medicine 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 European Geriatric Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.89; CiteScore 5.7, h-index 67.
How long does peer review take at European Geriatric Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 101 days (interquartile range 65–128 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 European Geriatric Medicine?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Graphical abstract: 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 European Geriatric Medicine based?
Of the 61 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (9), United States (5) and United Kingdom (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index European Geriatric Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Geriatric Medicine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is European Geriatric Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
European Geriatric Medicine is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,390.
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: .