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International Journal of Gerontology is Scopus-indexed (Q4, CiteScore 0.9), WoS SCIE, DOAJ. Published by Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Care Medicine (TSGECM).
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ISSN 1873-958XVerify ISSN ↗1873-9598Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Care Medicine (TSGECM)
Cost to publish: Checking DOAJ for article charges…
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geriatrics and Gerontology | 105 / 123 | 15th | Q4 |
Not listed in: ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2007–present, best quartile Q4, CiteScore 0.9.
International Journal of Gerontology is Q4 in Geriatrics and Gerontology (rank 105 of 123), by CiteScore 2025.
International Journal of Gerontology is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 0.9, which places it in quartile Q4 at the 15th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.165, quartile Q4, with an H-index of 30.
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$700 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
International Journal of Gerontology is published by Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Care Medicine (TSGECM). Its print ISSN is 1873-958X and its online ISSN is 1873-9598.
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
International Journal of Gerontology has an h-index of 37 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.9, quartile Q4. On 2-year citations it ranks #120 of 123 Scopus journals in Geriatrics and Gerontology.
International Journal of Gerontology published 21 papers in 2021; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 102. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Scopus status: Active. 1 retracted paper is recorded (1.2 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
Index data is curated from public sources (Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, FT50, UT Dallas, DOAJ). CiteScore and quartiles reflect the latest available Scopus release. Always verify a journal's current status on its official source before submitting.
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