Journal profile · Medicine-Rehabilitation
Geriatric Care
ISSN 2465-1109 · eISSN 2465-1397 · PAGEPress Publications · Italy
Geriatric Care: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 22 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Geriatric Care is published by PAGEPress Publications. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Frailty in Older Adults, Nutrition and Health in Aging and Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes, together about 35.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Focus, Scope and Objectives Geriatric Care is the official journal of SIGOT (Società Italiana di Geriatria Ospedale e Territorio). It is an Open Access journal that seeks to publish high-quality, peer-reviewed manuscripts dealing with Geriatric Care in different settings including hospitals, residential services, nursing homes and home-care services for the elderly. The aim of the journal is to stimulate debate and dissemination of knowledge in the geriatric field in order to ameliorate the efficacy, effectiveness and efficiency of interventions to improve the health outcomes of elderly people. Geriatric Care publishes contributions of epidemiology, pathophysiology and clinical assessment, management and treatments of the diseases of older people, as well as health education and environmental health, hospital-residential-homecare management of the elderly including ethics, social and communication sciences, e-health and health technology assessment. Contributions on innovative topics of biological and genetics research, gender and disparity issues, as well as high-technology supports, i.e. domotics and robotics for the elderly, are welcome. Geriatric Care publishes Original Articles, Review Articles, Brief Reports, Case Reports, Statement Reports and Editorials. Peer review process Introduction Peer review is applied to all research articles and the majority of other article types published in Geriatric Care. This entails at least two independent, expert peer reviewers. Letters to the Editor may be subject to peer review at the Editor's discretion. Policy All submissions to Geriatric Care are first checked for completeness (criteria for desk reject are available in the Guide for Authors) before being sent to an Editor, who decides whether they are suitable for peer review. If an Editor is on the author list or has a competing interest in a particular manuscript, another member of the Editorial Board will be assigned to oversee peer review. When making a decision, Editors will consider the peer-reviewed reports, but they will not be bound by the opinions or recommendations contained in them. A single peer reviewer's or the Editor's concern may result in the manuscript being rejected. Peer review reports are sent to authors along with the editorial decision on their manuscript. At Geriatric Care papers undergo a single-blind review process - meaning that the reviewers’ identity is not shared with the authors. Selection Peer reviewer selection is critical to
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Rehabilitation
Editor-in-chief Vito CurialePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Italy 20, Germany 3, United States 1, United Kingdom 1, Spain 1 (31 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Frailty in Older AdultsMedicine16.8%
- Nutrition and Health in AgingMedicine9.4%
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesMedicine9.1%
- Geriatric Care and Nursing HomesHealth Professions7.9%
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchMedicine7.7%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine5.9%
- Aging, Health, and DisabilityMedicine4.2%
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersMedicine3.7%
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)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rheumatology | Q4 | 72/77 | 7th |
| Rehabilitation | Q4 | 164/172 | 4th |
| Geriatrics and Gerontology | Q4 | 119/123 | 3rd |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, OpenAlexPublisher website
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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.05LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.2OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 275 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 77 | 77 | 38 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 53 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 47 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 59 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 81 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 73 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
Article types accepted8
- book reviewsGeriatric Care publishes the following article types: Original Articles Reviews Brief Reports Case Reports Letters to the Editor (invited) Short Communications …Length not stated
- brief reportsGeriatric Care publishes the following article types: Original Articles Reviews Brief ReportsLength not stated
- case reportsGeriatric Care publishes the following article types: Original Articles Reviews Brief Reports Case ReportsLength not stated
- good clinical practices overviewGeriatric Care publishes the following article types: Original Articles Reviews Brief Reports Case Reports Letters to the Editor (invited) Short Communications …Length not stated
- letters to the editor (invited)Geriatric Care publishes the following article types: Original Articles Reviews Brief Reports Case Reports Letters to the Editor (invited)Length not stated
- original articlesGeriatric Care publishes the following article types: Original ArticlesLength not stated
- reviewsGeriatric Care publishes the following article types: Original Articles ReviewsLength not stated
- short communicationsGeriatric Care publishes the following article types: Original Articles Reviews Brief Reports Case Reports Letters to the Editor (invited) Short CommunicationsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted technologies
AI tools cannot be listed as authors; authors must disclose use of AI-assisted technologies in the Disclosure section. Model summary
This policy establishes transparency standards for authors, readers, reviewers, and editors regarding the use of Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process. It does not govern the use of AI tools for data analysis or the generation of research insights. PAGEPress will monitor developments in this field and revise this policy as needed in response to the rapid evolution of AI…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship and Contributorship
Authorship according to ICMJE criteria. Model summary
All persons designated as authors should qualify for authorship according to the ICMJE criteria. Each author should have participated sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility for the content. Authorship credit should only be based on substantial contributions to: i) conception and design, or analysis and interpretation of data, and to ii) drafting the article or revising it criticall…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Misconduct
Plagiarism and data manipulation screening; suspected misconduct leads to quick rejection and reporting to the US Office of Research Integrity. Model summary
False or misleading information, such as identity theft and suggesting fake peer-reviewers, will result in the manuscript being rejected, further investigation in accordance with the Publisher’s misconduct policy (https://www.pagepress.org/site/plagiarism_misconduct), and notification to the authors' institutions/employers. The Publisher follows the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidance …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer-review policy
Single-blind peer review. Model summary
All submissions to Geriatric Care are first checked for completeness (criteria for desk reject are available in the Guide for Authors) before being sent to an Editor, who decides whether they are suitable for peer review. If an Editor is on the author list or has a competing interest in a particular manuscript, another member of the Editorial Board will be assigned to oversee peer review. When mak…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines
Clinical trial registration in a public trials registry required before enrollment of the first patient. Model summary
Our journals require, as a condition of consideration for publication, registration in a public trials registry. The journal considers a trial for publication only if it has been registered before the enrollment of the first patient.
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
- PAGEPress Publications
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2465-1109
- Electronic ISSN
- 2465-1397
- Society / sponsor
- SIGOT
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Geriatric Care
How long does peer review take at Geriatric Care?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 Geriatric Care?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: 3–5; Reference style: Vancouver; Suggested reviewers: 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 Geriatric Care based?
Of the 31 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (20), Germany (3) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Geriatric Care?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Geriatric Care is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Geriatric Care open access, and what is the APC?
Geriatric Care is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .