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Journal of Women & Aging
ISSN 0895-2841 · eISSN 1540-7322 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Women & Aging: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.87; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 260 days to acceptance (60 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 9% (journal website); 25 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Women & Aging is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving, Health disparities and outcomes and Aging and Gerontology Research, together about 37% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Women & Aging is an international, multidisciplinary, and peer-reviewed journal publishing high-quality, original research. The Journal is intended for researchers, educators, and practitioners. It provides a comprehensive guide to women’s experiences as they age and includes research on gender and the life course. We welcome articles from multiple disciplines, including the social and behavioral sciences. Submissions span many fields, including but not limited to anthropology, communication studies, gender and women’s studies, gerontology, health sciences, psychology, public health, social work, and sociology. Manuscripts focus on women’s aging experiences and are guided by a variety of conceptual frameworks, including life course theory. Topics have included: diversity and aging intersectionality health behaviors and health outcomes quality of life caregiving social determinants of health community needs assessments and interventions social implications of retirement communication and aging health promotion Although these are topics that were the focus of prior articles, submissions do not need to be limited to these areas of study. We welcome research that is quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods in nature, as well as papers that make a substantive contribution to theory.* Submissions using primary and/or secondary data collection and review papers are welcome. Full-length research articles, brief reports, and review papers are welcome. The Journal of Women & Aging Editors and Editorial Board Members request that submitting authors use language that is not ageist and request that terms such as elderly, seniors, and senior citizen be avoided. Elder should only be used if in reference to elders of Indigenous nations. Please use terms such as older adult, older person, older community members.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingSocial Sciences15.2%
- Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences12%
- Aging and Gerontology ResearchPsychology9.7%
- Retirement, Disability, and EmploymentSocial Sciences7.4%
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences5.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.1%
- Employment and Welfare StudiesHealth Professions4%
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthPsychology3.4%
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 | Gerontology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Womens Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Gerontology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Womens Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geriatrics & Gerontology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Womens Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedPsycINFOPublisher website
Other: Thomson Reuters (ISI)
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
- 1.87LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.65Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.99LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.99Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 573OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.54OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 9.21%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 92,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,347 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 13 | 4 |
| 2025 | 25 | 4 | 23 |
| 2024 | 31 | 9 | 110 |
| 2023 | 22 | 11 | 147 |
| 2022 | 30 | 10 | 219 |
| 2021 | 60 | 16 | 584 |
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
260 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 204 days – 320 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (60 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 279 days
- Sample
- 60 articles with submission and acceptance dates (63 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 9%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 118 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 31 daysPublisher website ·
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted3
- brief reportsFull-length research articles, brief reports, and review papers are welcome.Length not stated
- full-length research articlesFull-length research articles, brief reports, and review papers are welcome.Length not stated
- review papersFull-length research articles, brief reports, and review papers are welcome.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Open access
- Authorship
Authors are requested to use language that is not ageist, avoiding terms such as elderly, seniors, and senior citizen; use terms such as older adult, older person, older community members. Model summary
The Journal of Women & Aging Editors and Editorial Board Members request that submitting authors use language that is not ageist and request that terms such as elderly, seniors, and senior citizen be avoided. Elder should only be used if in reference to elders of Indigenous nations. Please use terms such as older adult, older person, older community members.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Journal of Women & Aging is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability an…
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0895-2841
- Electronic ISSN
- 1540-7322
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 38, Issue 5 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Women & Aging
What CAS zone is Journal of Women & Aging in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Women & Aging is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Gerontology / Womens Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Women & Aging?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.87; CiteScore 4, h-index 55.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Women & Aging?
Based on the dates recorded on 60 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 260 days (interquartile range 204–320 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 9%. 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 JCR quartile is Journal of Women & Aging in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index Journal of Women & Aging?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Women & Aging is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed and PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Women & Aging open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Women & Aging is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .