Journal profile · GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY-PSYCHIATRY
Psychogeriatrics
ISSN 1346-3500 · eISSN 1479-8301 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · JAPAN
Psychogeriatrics: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.13; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,750; median 89 days to acceptance (91 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 155 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Psychogeriatrics is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd 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 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments and Health disparities and outcomes, together about 41.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Psychogeriatrics is an international journal sponsored by the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society and publishes peer-reviewed original papers dealing with all aspects of psychogeriatrics and related fields The Journal encourages articles with gerontopsychiatric, neurobiological, genetic, diagnostic, social-psychiatric, health-political, psychological or psychotherapeutic content. Themes can be illuminated through basic science, clinical (human and animal) studies, case studies, epidemiological or humanistic research
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY-PSYCHIATRY
Editor-in-chief Shinobu KawakatsuPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchMedicine28%
- Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsMedicine8.4%
- Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences4.8%
- Geriatric Care and Nursing HomesHealth Professions4.8%
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine4.5%
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersMedicine4.3%
- Aging and Gerontology ResearchPsychology3.8%
- Frailty in Older AdultsMedicine3.4%
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 | Geriatrics & Gerontology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geriatrics & Gerontology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geriatrics & Gerontology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedEmbasePsycINFOPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- 2.13LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 62OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 593OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.95OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 26.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 115LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 142Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 300,793Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,125 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 99 | 58 | 18 |
| 2025 | 155 | 80 | 211 |
| 2024 | 168 | 105 | 592 |
| 2023 | 149 | 79 | 892 |
| 2022 | 132 | 28 | 936 |
| 2021 | 158 | 44 | 1,315 |
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
89 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 46 days – 134 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (91 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 106 days
- Sample
- 91 articles with submission and acceptance dates (275 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 19%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 19%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 105 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,750 / EUR 3,170 / GBP 2,500 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- case reportt: 300 words or fewer, unstructured (3) Case Report Word limit: approximately 1500 words Abstract: not required References: up to 5 Figures/tables:main text ≤ 1,500 words
- letter(1) Original ArticleWord limit: approximately 4000 wordsAbstract: 300 words or fewer, structured (2) Review ArticleWord limit: approximately 6500 wordsAbstract:…Length not stated
- letter to the editorLetter to the EditorLength not stated
- noteNoteLength not stated
- original articleUSCRIPT CATEGORIES AND REQUIREMENTS (1) Original Article Word limit: approximately 4000 words Abstract: 300 words or fewer, structured (2) Review Articlemain text ≤ 4,000 words
- review(1) Original ArticleWord limit: approximately 4000 wordsAbstract: 300 words or fewer, structured (2) Review ArticleWord limit: approximately 6500 wordsAbstract:…Length not stated
- review articleact: 300 words or fewer, structured (2) Review Article Word limit: approximately 6500 words Abstract: 300 words or fewer, unstructured (3) Case Reportmain text ≤ 6,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Disclosing the use of artificial intelligence (AI)
If you or your co-authors have used Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs) to develop any portion of a manuscript, their use must be described transparently and in detail in the Methods section. Find more details in Wiley’s AI guidelines for researchers and Wiley’s AI policy in full in the Best Practices Guidelines on…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship and acknowledgements
The journal adheres to the definition of authorship established by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). The ICMJE recommends that authorship be based on the following four criteria: (i) substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work or to the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; (ii) drafting the work or reviewing it criticall…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of interest
All authors should declare any financial support or relationship that may pose conflict of interest as “Disclosure Statement” between Acknowledgements and References sections, using the following format. Please visit here to check the details of the updated disclosure guideline.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility
Data sharing encouraged Model summary
The journal encourages authors to share the data and other artefacts supporting the results in the paper by archiving it in an appropriate public repository. Authors should include a data accessibility statement, including a link to the repository they have used, in order that this statement can be published alongside their paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics 4. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
COPE member Model summary
Psychogeriatrics is committed to integrity in scientific research and recognizes the importance of maintaining the highest ethical standards. In cases of suspected scientific misconduct (fabrication or falsification of data, duplicate submission, duplicate publication, or plagiarism, etc.), the journal will conduct a preliminary investigation. If scientific misconduct is found, the journal will co…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright & Licensing
You may choose to publish under the terms of the journal’s standard copyright agreement, or Open Access under the terms of a Creative Commons License. Standard re-use and licensing rights vary by journal. Note that certain funders mandate a particular type of CC license be used. This journal uses the CC-BY/CC-BY-NC/CC-BY-NC-ND Creative Commons License.Self-Archiving Definitions and Policies: Note …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Free format submission Model summary
Psychogeriatrics now offers Free Format submission for a simplified and streamlined submission process.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint policy
Preprints considered for review Model summary
This journal will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. Authors may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. Authors are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1346-3500
- Electronic ISSN
- 1479-8301
- Society / sponsor
- Japanese Psychogeriatric Society
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 26, Issue 5 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Psychogeriatrics
What CAS zone is Psychogeriatrics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Psychogeriatrics is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geriatrics & Gerontology / Psychiatry. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Psychogeriatrics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.13; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 62.
How long does peer review take at Psychogeriatrics?
Based on the dates recorded on 91 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 89 days (interquartile range 46–134 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 19% (2025). 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 are the manuscript requirements of Psychogeriatrics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Psychogeriatrics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Psychogeriatrics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase and PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Psychogeriatrics open access, and what is the APC?
Psychogeriatrics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,750.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .