Journal profile · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Genetics
Frontiers in Aging
ISSN 2673-6217 · Frontiers Media S.A. · Switzerland
Frontiers in Aging: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.9 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 64 days to acceptance (116 articles, last 24 months); 198 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Frontiers in Aging is published by Frontiers Media S.A. and is in Zone 4 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, Nutrition and Health in Aging and Frailty in Older Adults, together about 31.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Physiology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Frontiers in Aging is a multidisciplinary journal focused on improving human healthspan by understanding the biological mechanisms of aging and their link to age-related diseases. Led by Field Chief Editor Prof Laura Haynes (University of Connecticut, USA) and indexed in Web of Science’s Emerging Citations Index (ESCI), DOAJ, PubMed Central (PMC), and Scopus, the journal welcomes research and studies that further our understanding of aging in humans and explore ways to enhance health and quality of life as we age. Fields of research welcome include, but are not limited to: aging and the immune system aging, metabolism, and redox biology cellular senescence genetics, genomics, and epigenomics of aging healthy longevity interventions in aging molecular mechanisms of aging musculoskeletal aging neoplastic pathologies of aging. In addition, we are also interested in insights on aging form model organisms that serve to shed light on general aging mechanisms which affect humans. The journal particularly welcomes submissions that support and advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), notably SDG 9: good health and well-being. Manuscripts that focus solely on basic research without clear implications for aging, or those that focus on social or cognitive aspects without a foundation in the biological or physiological aspects of aging, are not suitable for publication in this journal. In addition, studies that are purely descriptive or lack a significant contribution to the understanding of aging will not be considered. Frontiers’ journals require that manuscripts primarily comprising computational studies of public data, such as NHANES or Mendelian Randomization studies, must include appropriate validation. Please refer to the Frontiers Standards for research methodology policy, for more information. Manuscripts not adhering to these standards will not be considered. Frontiers in Aging is committed to enabling scientific breakthroughs that improve human healthspan, Frontiers in Aging is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Genetics
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 7, Germany 2, Spain 2, Italy 1, Canada 1 (16 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 Biology14.6%
- Nutrition and Health in AgingMedicine9.1%
- Frailty in Older AdultsMedicine7.9%
- Telomeres, Telomerase, and SenescenceMedicine7.1%
- Balance, Gait, and Falls PreventionHealth Professions5.7%
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchMedicine4.3%
- Epigenetics and DNA MethylationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
- Mitochondrial Function and PathologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| 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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePMCPsycINFOPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, CLOCKSS, Crossref
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 (publisher)
- 4.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.54LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.99LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 255OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.04OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 178LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 873 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 255 | 255 | 140 |
| 2025 | 198 | 198 | 896 |
| 2024 | 108 | 108 | 1,229 |
| 2023 | 95 | 95 | 1,437 |
| 2022 | 140 | 140 | 3,016 |
| 2021 | 73 | 73 | 1,653 |
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
64 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 45 days – 105 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 23 days (116 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 92 days
- Sample
- 116 articles with submission and acceptance dates (475 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 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | CHF 2,550 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | CHF 2,550 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,125 | Yes | — |
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
- Keywords
- 5–8
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Use of AI to create written or visual content
Authors should not list a generative AI technology as a co-author or author of any submitted manuscript. Generative AI technologies cannot be held accountable for all aspects of a manuscript and consequently do not meet the criteria required for authorship. If the author of a submitted manuscript has used written or visual content produced by or edited using a generative AI technology, this use mu…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Safeguards against financial conflicts of interest
Only leading researchers acting as Associate Editors, who are not part of Frontiers' staff, can make acceptance decisions based on reviews performed by external experts acting as Community Reviewers or Reviewers. None have a financial incentive to accept articles, i.e. they are not paid for their role as Associate Editor or community Reviewer, and any award scheme is not linked to acceptances of m…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Open access and copyright
Figures, tables, and images are published under CC-BY; permission must be obtained for copyrighted material from other sources. Model summary
All Frontiers' articles from July 2012 onwards are published with open access under the Creative Commons CC-BY license (the current version is CC-BY, version 4.0). This means that the author(s) retains copyright, but the content is free to download, distribute, and adapt for commercial or non-commercial purposes, given appropriate attribution to the original article. Upon submission, the author(s)…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access and copyright
Open access under CC-BY version 4.0 for articles from July 2012 onwards; authors retain copyright. Model summary
All Frontiers' articles from July 2012 onwards are published with open access under the Creative Commons CC-BY license (the current version is CC-BY, version 4.0). This means that the author(s) retains copyright, but the content is free to download, distribute, and adapt for commercial or non-commercial purposes, given appropriate attribution to the original article. Upon submission, the author(s)…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
CrossMark policy to locate current version of content. Model summary
Our rigorous, transparent peer review process combines expert review and constructive dialogue to strengthen your manuscript.
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
- Frontiers Media S.A.
- Country or region
- Switzerland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2673-6217
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Frontiers in Aging
What CAS zone is Frontiers in Aging in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Frontiers in Aging is in Zone 4 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 Frontiers in Aging?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 4.9; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 5.9, h-index 43.
How long does peer review take at Frontiers in Aging?
Based on the dates recorded on 116 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 64 days (interquartile range 45–105 days); 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Frontiers in Aging based?
Of the 16 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (7), Germany (2) and Spain (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Frontiers in Aging?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Frontiers in Aging is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PMC and PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Frontiers in Aging open access, and what is the APC?
Frontiers in Aging is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .