Journal profile · Nursing-Gerontology
Journal of Korean Gerontological Nursing
ISSN 2384-1877 · eISSN 2383-8086 · Korean Gerontological Nursing Society
Journal of Korean Gerontological Nursing: fully open access; median 205 days to acceptance (80 articles, last 24 months); 41 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Korean Gerontological Nursing is published by Korean Gerontological Nursing Society. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, Aging, Health, and Disability and Health and Well-being Studies, together about 38.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Nursing-Gerontology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geriatric Care and Nursing HomesHealth Professions16%
- Aging, Health, and DisabilityMedicine14.2%
- Health and Well-being StudiesPsychology8.5%
- Nursing care and researchHealth Professions8.4%
- Aging, Elder Care, and Social IssuesHealth Professions7.1%
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchMedicine7%
- Healthcare Education and Workforce IssuesNursing4.3%
- Health and Wellbeing ResearchHealth Professions4.1%
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 | 34/40 | 16th |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 60OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.71OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 967 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 31 | 174 |
| 2025 | 41 | 41 | 288 |
| 2024 | 44 | 44 | 234 |
| 2023 | 40 | 40 | 203 |
| 2022 | 42 | 42 | 171 |
| 2021 | 55 | 55 | 181 |
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 Crossref · to
205 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 127 days – 253 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (80 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 231 days
- Sample
- 80 articles with submission and acceptance dates (83 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".
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- Korean Gerontological Nursing Society
- ISSN
- 2384-1877
- Electronic ISSN
- 2383-8086
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Korean Gerontological Nursing
How long does peer review take at Journal of Korean Gerontological Nursing?
Based on the dates recorded on 80 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 205 days (interquartile range 127–253 days). 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 Journal of Korean Gerontological Nursing?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Korean Gerontological Nursing is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Korean Gerontological Nursing open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Korean Gerontological Nursing is a fully open-access 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: .