Journal profile · Nursing-Gerontology
Gerokomos
ISSN 1134-928X · SPA S.L · Spain
Gerokomos: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Gerokomos is published by SPA S.L. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management, Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes and Wound Healing and Treatments, together about 36.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Gerokomos publica trabajos originales, artículos de revisión o recopilación, artículos de opinión, así como los que presenten algún caso de aplicación de plan de cuidados relevante, construidos sobre un método científico, referentes a todos los aspectos de la enfermería geronto-geriátrica o sobre el cuidado de las heridas crónicas que contribuyan al avance de su conocimiento.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Nursing-Gerontology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention and ManagementHealth Professions12.7%
- Geriatric Care and Nursing HomesHealth Professions12.6%
- Wound Healing and TreatmentsMedicine11.7%
- Aging, Health, and DisabilityMedicine8.7%
- Aging, Elder Care, and Social IssuesHealth Professions6.5%
- Nursing Diagnosis and DocumentationNursing5.9%
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and ManagementMedicine5.3%
- Nursing care and researchHealth Professions4.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerontology | Q4 | 37/40 | 8th |
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
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 431 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 118 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 131 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 176 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 142 |
| 2021 | 40 | 40 | 127 |
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
- Unspecified 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-SA | |
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright
La revista Gerokomos se encuentra adherida a Creative Commons bajo la licencia Reconocimiento - No Comercial - Compartir Igual (by-nc-sa), la cual no permite un uso comercial de la obra original ni de las posibles obras derivadas, la distribución de las cuales se debe hacer con una licencia igual a la que regula la obra original, respetando la autoría y referencia de la revista, las cuales deben s…
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
- SPA S.L
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1134-928X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Gerokomos
How long does peer review take at Gerokomos?
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.
Which databases index Gerokomos?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Gerokomos is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Gerokomos open access, and what is the APC?
Gerokomos 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, DOAJ, 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: .