JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES

JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES is published by Oxford University Press 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, Nutrition and Health in Aging and Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention, together about 35.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Physiology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

The Journals of Gerontology® were the first journals on aging published in the United States. The tradition of excellence in these peer-reviewed scientific journals, established in 1946, continues today. The Journals of Gerontology, Series A® is a monthly journal of The Gerontological Society of America that publishes within its covers the Journal of Gerontology: Biological Sciences and the Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences. JOURNAL OF GERONTOLOGY: BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, Gustavo Duque, MD, PhD, FRACP, FGSA, Editor-in-Chief The Journal of Gerontology: Biological Sciences publishes articles on the biological aspects of aging in areas such as translational gerontology, biomarkers of aging, biochemistry, biodemography, cellular and molecular biology, comparative and evolutionary biology, endocrinology, exercise sciences, genetics, immunology, neuroscience, nutrition, pathology, pharmacology, physiology, and the biological mechanisms of late life diseases. Biological insights gleaned in studies from invertebrates, vertebrates, and mammalian species including humans will be considered. The journal is particularly interested in publishing research on translational gerontology including interventions designed to enhance longevity and healthspan. View Biological Sciences Editorial Board JOURNAL OF GERONTOLOGY: MEDICAL SCIENCES, Joyce Siette, PhD, FGSA, Editor-in-Chief The Medical Sciences section of The Journals of Gerontology, Series A publishes high-impact research on the health-related aspects of human aging, with a strong emphasis on novel findings derived from contemporary data sources, typically collected within the past 5 years. If data are more than 10 years old, a rationale is requested in the cover letter. Areas of interest include biomarkers and mechanisms of aging; multisystem and integrative physiology; multimorbidity and complex chronic conditions; age-related disability encompassing cognitive, physical, and psychological function; geriatric syndromes and frailty; health span and healthy aging; environmental and social determinants of aging; global aging; and health outcomes among diverse populations, including the oldest old. The journal prioritizes studies that offer clear conceptual or methodological innovation, well-justified scientific rationales, and meaningful new contributions to the field. Appropriate study designs include observational studies, clinical trials, human-based basic biology or physiology, and health services and policy rese

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Geriatrics & Gerontology

Editor-in-chief Gustavo DuquePublisher website

Editorial board by country: 7 in mainland China (about 6%); most named United States 78, Australia 10, Mainland China 7, Canada 4, Spain 3 (117 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-10-03

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

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Impact

Impact factor

4.52LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher) 2025

4Publisher website · 2026-10-03

5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025

5.1Publisher website · 2026-10-03

CiteScore 2026-06

8.2LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher) 2025

1.29Publisher website · 2026-10-03

SJR 2026-06

1.38LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

1.27LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

168LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

277OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

5,479OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

3.46OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

4.3%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

27.3%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

269LetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

Other sources

Average review time (community reports)

3–8 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13

Average acceptance (community reports)

Fairly easyLetPub · 2026-09-13

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Publisher

Oxford University Press

Country or region

UNITED STATES

Language

English

Frequency

Monthly

Founded

1995

ISSN

1079-5006

Electronic ISSN

1758-535X

Society / sponsor

Gerontological Society of America

Latest issue on the website

Volume 81, Issue 10 (October 2026)

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗Publisher website
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