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Manuscript Auditing →01Impact factor
Impact factor of Ageing and Society (2026)
The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers Ageing and Society published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, applied to the open citation data of OpenAlex. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so it also has an official Journal Impact Factor published by Clarivate, which can differ because it counts citations from Web of Science journals only.
Rank in its subject categories
- Gerontologyrank 17 of 49 journals
Ranks here compare journals of the same Web of Science category in our data by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR rank.
Quartile of Ageing and Society
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Ageing and Society is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Citations and papers per year
Article processing charge listed at about US$3,550.
02Fee waivers
APC waivers and discounts for Ageing and Society
Ageing and Society follows the waiver policy of its publisher, Cambridge University Press: automatic 100% waiver for Research4Life Group A and 50% for Group B through the Cambridge Open Equity Initiative. Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver.
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Who funds research published in Ageing and Society
Funders named most often
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03Indexing
Indexing of Ageing and Society
- ISSN
- 0144-686X
- eISSN
- 1469-1779
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press all its journals →
- Subjects
- Gerontology
From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor and quartile on this page are calculated from OpenAlex open data (see how the impact factor works).
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04How to submit
How to submit to Ageing and Society
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05Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for Ageing and Society
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06Same subject
Gerontology journals with a similar impact factor*
The journals next to Ageing and Society when the 48 journals of Gerontology in our data are ranked by impact factor*:
| Rank | Journal | Impact factor* | Indexing | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Research on Ageing and Social Policy | 2.39 | ESCI | Fully open access |
| 14 | Dementia | 2.09 | SSCI | Subscription |
| 15 | Journal of Aging Studies | 2.08 | SSCI | Subscription |
| 16 | International Psychogeriatrics | 1.93 | SCIE, SSCI | Fully open access |
| 18 | Journal of Aging & Social Policy | 1.90 | SSCI | Subscription |
| 19 | Journal of Aging and Health | 1.89 | SSCI | Subscription |
| 20 | Journal of Applied Gerontology | 1.83 | SSCI | Subscription |
| 21 | Psychology and Aging | 1.81 | SSCI | Subscription |
*Impact factor calculated from OpenAlex open data (2-year citedness), not the official Clarivate value.
07Journal Finder
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No AI or language model is used. Your words are matched against the titles of 156,724 real published journal papers, by our mentors and by other researchers (shown without names); journals are ranked by how many closely matching papers they published. Indexing comes from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists, matched by journal name; the impact factor is calculated from OpenAlex open data, not the official Clarivate value, and no quartile is shown until the official JCR or SJR quartile can be; review time comes from the dates publishers deposit in Crossref (not every publisher deposits them). Always check a journal’s scope and current indexing before submitting.
08Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is the impact factor of Ageing and Society?
Based on OpenAlex citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of Ageing and Society is 1.93: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 1.93 times on average in a year. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so Clarivate also publishes an official Journal Impact Factor, which can differ.
What is the h-index of Ageing and Society?
The h-index of Ageing and Society is 135 (OpenAlex, October 2026): 135 of its papers have each been cited at least 135 times. Its i10-index is 1,845.
What is the APC of Ageing and Society?
OpenAlex lists an article processing charge (APC) of about US$3,550 for Ageing and Society (data from October 2026). APCs change and can differ by article type, country or discounts, so confirm the current charge on the journal’s website before submitting.
What is the quartile of Ageing and Society?
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Ageing and Society is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Is Ageing and Society indexed in Scopus?
Yes. Ageing and Society appears in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Ageing and Society an SCIE journal?
Ageing and Society is listed in SSCI of the Web of Science Core Collection, but not in SCIE, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Ageing and Society in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
Yes. Ageing and Society is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.
Does Ageing and Society offer an APC waiver?
Ageing and Society follows the policy of Cambridge University Press: automatic 100% waiver for Research4Life Group A and 50% for Group B through the Cambridge Open Equity Initiative. Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver. Rules verified 27 October 2026; confirm on the publisher's page.
Who funds research published in Ageing and Society?
5% of 148 recent research articles in Ageing and Society name a funder in Crossref; the funders named most often are Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Research Council of Finland.
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