Journal profile · GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY
npj Aging
ISSN 2731-6068 · Springer Nature · United Kingdom · Continuous publication · Founded 2022
npj Aging: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 13 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 3,690; median 144 days to acceptance (123 articles, last 24 months); 126 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
npj Aging is published by Springer Nature 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 Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms, Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence and Frailty in Older Adults, together about 33.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Online-only and open access, npj Aging is an international journal devoted to publishing research in the field of aging and age-associated diseases.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model OrganismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology14.5%
- Telomeres, Telomerase, and SenescenceMedicine10.6%
- Frailty in Older AdultsMedicine8.2%
- Epigenetics and DNA MethylationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.3%
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchMedicine5.3%
- Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsNeuroscience4.9%
- Nutrition and Health in AgingMedicine3.7%
- Health, Environment, Cognitive AgingEnvironmental Science3.3%
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 |
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePubMedCASDOAJPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, CNPIEC, Chinese Academy of Medical Science (CAMS), Japanese Science and Technology Agency (JST), Meta, OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service, Ovid Discovery, SCImago, TD Net Discovery Service, Wanfang, eLibrary.ru
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 (publisher) 2025
- 13Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 12.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.03LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 99OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.75OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.01%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 116LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,677,486Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 438 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 204 | 204 | 100 |
| 2025 | 126 | 126 | 837 |
| 2024 | 63 | 63 | 2,109 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | 722 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 553 |
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
144 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 99 days – 197 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (123 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 163 days
- Sample
- 123 articles with submission and acceptance dates (338 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)
- about 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,690 / EUR 2,890 / GBP 2,590 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 2,790 / USD 3,890 / GBP 3,090 | Yes | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access
npj Aging is a fully open access journal. More on Creative Commons Attribution licenses and the benefits of publishing open access can be found in this section.
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
- Springer Nature
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Continuous publication
- Founded
- 2022
- ISSN
- 2731-6068
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about npj Aging
What CAS zone is npj Aging in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, npj Aging is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Geriatrics & 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 npj Aging?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 13 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 7.9, h-index 31.
How long does peer review take at npj Aging?
Based on the dates recorded on 123 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 144 days (interquartile range 99–197 days); authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
Which databases index npj Aging?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, npj Aging is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PubMed, CAS and DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is npj Aging open access, and what is the APC?
npj Aging is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,690.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .