Journal profile · Geriatrics & Gerontology
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
ISSN 0002-8614 · eISSN 1532-5415 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1953
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.6; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,760; median 99 days to acceptance (126 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 586 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Frailty in Older Adults, Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, together about 36.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Geriatrics & Gerontology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Frailty in Older AdultsMedicine14%
- Geriatric Care and Nursing HomesHealth Professions13.1%
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchMedicine9.5%
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesMedicine7%
- Aging and Gerontology ResearchPsychology5.3%
- Nutrition and Health in AgingMedicine5.1%
- Balance, Gait, and Falls PreventionHealth Professions4.5%
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Geriatrics & Gerontology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Gerontology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Geriatrics & Gerontology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Gerontology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Geriatrics & Gerontology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Geriatrics & Gerontology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 4.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.71LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 208LetPub ·
- h-index
- 347OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11,685OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.61OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 36.22%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 311LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 25,848 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 481 | 324 | 142 |
| 2025 | 586 | 435 | 1,170 |
| 2024 | 634 | 504 | 3,129 |
| 2023 | 547 | 441 | 6,435 |
| 2022 | 591 | 385 | 7,078 |
| 2021 | 701 | 363 | 11,509 |
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
99 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 41 days – 161 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (128 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 125 days
- Sample
- 126 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,172 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".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 3–6 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,760 / EUR 3,950 / GBP 3,140 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1953
- ISSN
- 0002-8614
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-5415
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
What CAS zone is Journal of the American Geriatrics Society in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Geriatrics & Gerontology / Gerontology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of the American Geriatrics Society?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.6; CiteScore 7, h-index 347.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the American Geriatrics Society?
Based on the dates recorded on 126 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 99 days (interquartile range 41–161 days); authors report an average review time of 3–6 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”. 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 the American Geriatrics Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of the American Geriatrics Society open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,760.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .