Journal profile · Medicine-Psychiatry and Mental Health
The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease
ISSN 2426-0266 · Springer Nature · 4 issues per year
The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 6.7 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 4,060; median 87 days to acceptance (85 articles, last 24 months); 301 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease is published by Springer Nature and is in Zone 3 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 Nutritional Studies and Diet, together about 60.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease (JPAD) is an e-only Gold Open Access journal that publishes reviews, original research articles and short reports to improve the knowledge in the field of Alzheimer's Disease prevention including: neurosciences, biomarkers, imaging, epidemiology, public health, physical cognitive exercise, nutrition, risk and protective factors, drug development, trials design, and health economics outcomes.JPAD publishes also the meeting abstracts from the Clinical Trial on Alzheimer's Disease (CTAD) Conference.The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease is indexed in MEDLINE, SCIE (WoS), Scopus, and ranked in its categories in the first quartile (Q1) in both SCIE (WoS) and Scopus databases.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Psychiatry and Mental Health
Editor-in-chief Paul AisenPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United States 54, France 11, Spain 7, Sweden 3, Mainland China 2 (97 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchMedicine34.3%
- Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsMedicine21.5%
- Nutritional Studies and DietMedicine4.4%
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.1%
- Cancer-related cognitive impairment studiesMedicine3%
- Health, Environment, Cognitive AgingEnvironmental Science2.6%
- Frailty in Older AdultsMedicine2.5%
- Neurological Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsNeuroscience2.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEMEDLINEPublisher website
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)
- 6.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 10.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 63OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 504OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.66OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,324 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 216 | 216 | 200 |
| 2025 | 301 | 301 | 2,284 |
| 2024 | 170 | 170 | 2,092 |
| 2023 | 133 | 133 | 3,109 |
| 2022 | 109 | 109 | 3,709 |
| 2021 | 95 | 95 | 4,308 |
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 PubMed · to
87 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 64 days – 135 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (85 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 106 days
- Sample
- 85 articles with submission and acceptance dates (474 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
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 31 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 64 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 4,060 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 4,060 / EUR 3,800 / GBP 3,250 / JPY 503,560 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 4,060 | — | — |
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 accepted14
- book reviewJPAD - The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease publishes Original Papers, Reviews, Brief Reports, Editorials, Letters to the Editor, and Book Reviews. …Length not stated
- book reviewsJPAD - The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease publishes Original Papers, Reviews, Brief Reports, Editorials, Letters to the Editor, and Book Reviews.Length not stated
- brief reportJPAD - The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease publishes Original Papers, Reviews, Brief Reports, Editorials, Letters to the Editor, and Book Reviews. …Length not stated
- brief reportsJPAD - The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease publishes Original Papers, Reviews, Brief Reports, Editorials, Letters to the Editor, and Book Reviews.Length not stated
- commentaryJPAD - The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease publishes Original Papers, Reviews, Brief Reports, Editorials, Letters to the Editor, and Book Reviews. …Length not stated
- editorialJPAD - The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease publishes Original Papers, Reviews, Brief Reports, Editorials, Letters to the Editor, and Book Reviews. …Length not stated
- editorialsJPAD - The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease publishes Original Papers, Reviews, Brief Reports, Editorials, Letters to the Editor, and Book Reviews.Length not stated
- letters to the editorJPAD - The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease publishes Original Papers, Reviews, Brief Reports, Editorials, Letters to the Editor, and Book Reviews. …Length not stated
- original articleJPAD - The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease publishes Original Papers, Reviews, Brief Reports, Editorials, Letters to the Editor, and Book Reviews. …Length not stated
- original paperJPAD - The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease publishes Original Papers, Reviews, Brief Reports, Editorials, Letters to the Editor, and Book Reviews. …Length not stated
- original papersJPAD - The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease publishes Original Papers, Reviews, Brief Reports, Editorials, Letters to the Editor, and Book Reviews.Length not stated
- reviewJPAD - The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease publishes Original Papers, Reviews, Brief Reports, Editorials, Letters to the Editor, and Book Reviews. …Length not stated
- review articleJPAD - The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease publishes Original Papers, Reviews, Brief Reports, Editorials, Letters to the Editor, and Book Reviews. …Length not stated
- reviewsJPAD - The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease publishes Original Papers, Reviews, Brief Reports, Editorials, Letters to the Editor, and Book Reviews.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
By adhering to the authorship requirements stated above, authors meet the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) criteria [updated version January 2024] on authorship.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License options
Authors will be offered open access user license options which will determine how you, and third parties, can reuse your open access article. We advise that you review these options and any funding body license requirements before selecting a license option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
We refer you to our open access information page to learn about open access options for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Single anonymized review process Model summary
This journal follows a single anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to be reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected for publication will be made by our editors.Re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharing allowed Model summary
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication.
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
- Frequency
- 4 issues per year
- ISSN
- 2426-0266
- Print ISSN
- 2274-5807
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease
What CAS zone is The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Clinical Neurology. 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 The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 6.7; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 10.4, h-index 63.
How long does peer review take at The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease?
Based on the dates recorded on 85 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 87 days (interquartile range 64–135 days). 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 The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease based?
Of the 97 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (54), France (11) and Spain (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SCIE and MEDLINE; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease open access, and what is the APC?
The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 4,060.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .