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WoS ESCI Q4Scopus Q3SCImago #18,440CAS 4区Hybrid

Quality in Ageing and Older Adults

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.268•SCImago Rank: #18,440•Identifier (ISSN):1471-7794(Print)/2044-1835(Online)•Articles / Year: 14•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,705 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
0.9
↑ +0.3

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
25

25 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ4
Self-Citation Rate12.5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
14articles/year
8% Gold OA•92.86% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q4(IF: 0.9)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.9)
🔵 Computed
20251.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.6)
🔵 Computed
20241.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.8)
🔵 Computed
20231.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.5)
🔵 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

Quality in Ageing and Older Adults is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q4 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology77.3%Medicine75%Political science56.9%Law53.4%Sociology51.7%Gerontology48.5%Economics43.5%Nursing38.6%Computer science37.3%Philosophy34.8%Anthropology32.8%Biology31.9%Social psychology31.6%Social science30.7%Business30.1%Mathematics29%Older people27.4%Physics26.5%Psychiatry24.7%Qualitative research24.6%Internal medicine24.3%Economic growth23.7%Psychotherapist23.1%Statistics23%Pathology22%Epistemology20.8%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #18,440Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2000-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Nursing
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.268

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
25

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.76

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,705 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations42
3-Year Documents59
Citable Documents48

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate48.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Care PlanningQ3
Community and Home CareQ3
GerontologyQ3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Sociology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区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
Emerald
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
GERONTOLOGY
JCRESCI
44/49Q4
GERONTOLOGY
JCIESCI
45/49Q4

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
20250.641
20240.81614
20231.52581
2022—1737
2021—1772
2020—26211
2019—20162
2018—32422
2017—27237
2016—34313
2015—32196
2014—26240
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Quality in Ageing and Older Adults

WoS Q4
01122023202420250.60
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0.6

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 12.5%

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: 2026-09-30