Journal profile · Geriatrics & Gerontology
International Journal of Gerontology
ISSN 1873-9598 · eISSN 1873-958X · Elsevier Taiwan LLC · TAIWAN · Quarterly · Founded 2007
International Journal of Gerontology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.44; fully open access; APC about USD 700; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 49 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Gerontology is published by Elsevier Taiwan LLC 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 Nutrition and Health in Aging, Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention and Health disparities and outcomes, together about 21.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International Journal of Gerontology (IJGE) is the official peer-reviewed and SCIE-indexed journal of the Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Care Medicine. The journal aims to publish original research and review papers on all fields of geriatrics and gerontology, including those dealing with critical care and emergency medicine. The IJGE aims to explore and clarify the medical science and philosophy in all fields of geriatrics and gerontology, including those in emergency and critical care medicine. The IJGE is determined not only to be a professional gerontology journal but also a leading source of information for the developing field of geriatric emergency and critical care medicine. It is a pioneer in Asia. Topics in the IJGE cover the advancement of diagnosis and management in urgent, serious and chronic intractable diseases in later life, preventive medicine, long-term care of disability, ethical issues in the diseased elderly and biochemistry, cell biology, endocrinology, molecular biology, pharmacology, physiology and protein chemistry involving diseases associated with age. We did not limit the territory to only critical or emergency conditions inasmuch as chronic diseases are frequently brought about by inappropriate management of acute problems. The scientific information published here is grounded on clinical cases, statistic evidence of original studies, and accumulation of medical knowledge, humanistic ethics, and fundamental researches. We are also interested in studies bridging the gap between basic and clinical aspects of geriatric diseases. In addition to Review and Original Articles, Brief Communications, Case Reports, Medical Images and Letters to the Editor are welcome. The IJGE is an open access journal and is indexed in the SCIE since its first volume. It is also indexed in Scopus, Embase, ScienceDirect, CAB Abstracts & Global Health and SIIC Data Bases. The Editorial Board requires authors to be in compliance with the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals (URMs), which are compiled by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE); current URMs are available at http://www.icmje.org/. These Instructions to Authors are revised periodically by the Editors as needed. Authors should visit this page for the latest version of these instructions. Any manuscript not prepared according to these instructions will be returned immediately to the author(s) without review.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Geriatrics & Gerontology
Editor-in-chief Hung-I Yeh DivisionPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Taiwan, China 48, United States 3, United Kingdom 2, Japan 2, India 1 (58 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nutrition and Health in AgingMedicine7.9%
- Balance, Gait, and Falls PreventionHealth Professions7.4%
- Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences6.5%
- Frailty in Older AdultsMedicine5.6%
- Health and Wellbeing ResearchHealth Professions5%
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersMedicine4.8%
- Emergency and Acute Care StudiesMedicine4.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.1%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geriatrics & Gerontology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geriatrics & Gerontology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbasePublisher website
Other: ScienceDirect, CAB Abstract & Global Health, SIIC Data Bases
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
- 0.44LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 208OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 40%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 49LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 837 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 36 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 52 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 | USD 700 | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 700 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 700 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 500 / USD 15,000 / USD 700 / USD 20,000 / USD 400 / USD 10,000 / USD 100 / USD 3,000 | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted6
- brief communicationsIn addition to Review and Original articles, Brief communications, Case reports, Medical images and Letters to the editor are also welcome.Length not stated
- case reportsIn addition to Review and Original articles, Brief communications, Case reports, Medical images and Letters to the editor are also welcome.Length not stated
- letters to the editorIn addition to Review and Original articles, Brief communications, Case reports, Medical images and Letters to the editor are also welcome.Length not stated
- medical imagesIn addition to Review and Original articles, Brief communications, Case reports, Medical images and Letters to the editor are also welcome.Length not stated
- originalIn addition to Review and Original articles, Brief communications, Case reports, Medical images and Letters to the editor are also welcome.Length not stated
- reviewIn addition to Review and Original articles, Brief communications, Case reports, Medical images and Letters to the editor are also welcome.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Author Responsibilities in the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools
The following outlines the journal��s policy on the use of AI tools in manuscript preparation. AI tools must not be listed as authors or co-authors. If AI tools are used, authors must provide clear disclosure in the cover letter (max. 200 words), including the tool's name, model, version, date accessed, purpose, scope of use, and any prompts or instructions provided. The use of AI tools is permitt…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest
A conflict of interest occurs when an individual's objectivity is potentially compromised by a desire for financial gain, prominence, professional advancement or a successful outcome. IJGE Editors strive to ensure that what is published in the Journal is as balanced, objective and evidence-based as possible. Since it is difficult to distinguish between an actual conflict of interest and a perceive…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical Approval of Studies and Informed Consent
For human or animal experimental investigations, appropriate institutional review board or ethics committee approval is required, and such approval should be stated in the methods section of the manuscript. For those investigators who do not have formal ethics review committees, the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki should be followed (World Medical Association. Declaration of Hel…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
For non-commercial purposes, lets others distribute and copy the article, and to include in a collective work (such as an anthology), as long as they credit the author(s) and provided they do not alter or modify the article.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
This Journal is a peer reviewed, subsidized open access journal where Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Care Medicine pays for the publishing costs incurred by the Journal. Authors will be charged by the Association a publication fee and will be charged for the excess of pages and the color pages in the print journal if applicable. Please refer to the "Publication Charges and Repr…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Optional quick publication service Model summary
This journal operates a single blind review process. All contributions are typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewer to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor's decision is final.
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
- Elsevier Taiwan LLC
- Country or region
- TAIWAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2007
- ISSN
- 1873-9598
- Electronic ISSN
- 1873-958X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 International Journal of Gerontology
What CAS zone is International Journal of Gerontology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Gerontology 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 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Gerontology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.44; CiteScore 0.9, h-index 37.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Gerontology?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of International Journal of Gerontology based?
Of the 58 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Taiwan, China (48), United States (3) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Gerontology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Gerontology is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Gerontology open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Gerontology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 700.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .