Journal profile · GERONTOLOGY
Generations
ISSN 0738-7806 · American Society on Aging
Generations: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.32; subscription journal; 37 articles a year; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Generations is published by American Society on Aging 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 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention and Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies, together about 20% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): GERONTOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting6.7%
- Balance, Gait, and Falls PreventionHealth Professions6.7%
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and TherapiesMedicine6.7%
- Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences6.7%
- Multi-Agent Systems and NegotiationComputer Science6.7%
- Creativity in Education and NeurosciencePsychology6.7%
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersMedicine6.7%
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and ManagementMedicine6.7%
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 | Gerontology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Gerontology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geriatrics & Gerontology | Zone 4 |
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
- 0.32LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 37LetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Society on Aging
- ISSN
- 0738-7806
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Generations
What CAS zone is Generations in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Generations is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Gerontology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Generations?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.32; CiteScore 0.7, h-index 5.
Which databases index Generations?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Generations is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Generations open access, and what is the APC?
Generations is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .