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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #2,383CAS 2区Hybrid

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Abbreviation (ISO):AM J GERIAT PSYCHIAT
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.515•SCImago Rank: #2,383•Identifier (ISSN):1064-7481(Print)/1545-7214(Online)•Articles / Year: 117•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,692 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
5.1
↑ +1.3

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
108

108 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate4.5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
117articles/year
19.03% Gold OA•93.81% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.1)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.1)
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20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.8)
🔵 Computed
20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.4)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.2)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.996)
🔵 Computed
20212.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.105)
🔵 Computed
20202.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.393)
🔵 Computed
20192.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.488)
🔵 Computed
20182.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.48)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry is the authoritative source of information for the rapidly developing field of geriatric psychiatry. The Journal contains peer-reviewed articles on the diagnosis and classification of psychiatric disorders of later life, epidemiological and biological correlates of mental health of older adults, and psychopharmacology and other somatic treatments. The Journal is published twelve times a year.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology91.4%Medicine86.4%Psychiatry72.3%Internal medicine59.1%Biology56.1%Pathology50.8%Neuroscience41.7%Disease34.8%Economics34.7%Clinical psychology33.9%Cognition33.2%Computer science26.6%Macroeconomics25.7%Keynesian economics25.5%Depression (economics)25.5%Endocrinology24.6%Dementia23.8%Gerontology23%Psychotherapist22.7%Mathematics20.4%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #2,383Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1993-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.515

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
155

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.60

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,692 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,454
3-Year Documents578
Citable Documents291

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate52.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Geriatrics and GerontologyQ1
Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Elsevier Inc.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
1993
Editorial Address
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 530 WALNUT ST, PHILADELPHIA, USA, PA, 19106-3621
Indexing & Databases
SCIESSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY
JCRSCIE
16/72Q1
GERONTOLOGY
JCRSSCI
3/49Q1
PSYCHIATRY
JCRSCIE, SSCI
38/293Q1
GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY
JCISCIE
13/73Q1
GERONTOLOGY
JCISSCI
3/49Q1
PSYCHIATRY
JCISCIE, SSCI
39/293Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—42252
20253.8442323
20244.4443998
20237.24631,793
20227.9963561,378
20214.1054283,162
20203.3934748,869
20193.4884665,636
20183.484254,457
2017—4446,839
2016—4067,591
2015—3364,101
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

WoS Q1
25710201820192020202120222023202420253.80
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:3.8

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 4.5%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01