Journal profile
Kairos Gerontologia
ISSN 1516-2567 · eISSN 2176-901X · Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo · Brazil
Kairos Gerontologia: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 36 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Kairos Gerontologia is published by Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues, Aging, Health, and Disability and Aging and Gerontology Research, together about 49.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 3, Argentina 2, Canada 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Aging, Elder Care, and Social IssuesHealth Professions21.1%
- Aging, Health, and DisabilityMedicine17.1%
- Aging and Gerontology ResearchPsychology11%
- Health, Nursing, Elderly CareHealth Professions7.9%
- Geriatric Care and Nursing HomesHealth Professions5.5%
- Nursing care and researchHealth Professions3.2%
- Balance, Gait, and Falls PreventionHealth Professions3.2%
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingSocial Sciences3.2%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 526 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 26 | 52 |
| 2025 | 36 | 36 | 93 |
| 2024 | 34 | 34 | 110 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | 172 |
| 2022 | 62 | 62 | 162 |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 | 119 |
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)
- about 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 accepted7
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Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Peer review
- Authorship
APA style compliance is mandatory for submission. Model summary
O respeito às normas APA para publicação é condição obrigatória para o recebimento do trabalho.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Author identification must be removed for blind peer review. Model summary
A identificação de autoria deste trabalho foi removida do arquivo e da opção Propriedades no Word, garantindo desta forma o critério de sigilo da revista, caso submetido para avaliação por pares (ex.: artigos), conforme instruções disponíveis em Asegurando a Avaliação por Pares Cega.
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
- Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- Spanish, Portuguese, English
- ISSN
- 1516-2567
- Electronic ISSN
- 2176-901X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Kairos Gerontologia
How long does peer review take at Kairos Gerontologia?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 weeks. 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 Kairos Gerontologia based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (3), Argentina (2) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Kairos Gerontologia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Kairos Gerontologia is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Kairos Gerontologia open access, and what is the APC?
Kairos Gerontologia is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .