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Volume 58 Issue 1 February 2018

Impact Factor

3.505

5 year Impact Factor

3.924

Editor in Chief
Rachel Pruchno, PhD

About the journal

The Gerontologist® is a bimonthly journal that provides a multidisciplinary perspective on human aging through the publication of research and analysis in gerontology, including social policy, program development, and service delivery.

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Call for Papers: Series B

Submit your research to upcoming special issues of The Journal of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences.

Cognitive Interventions in Late Life – Abstracts due July 1, 2018
State of the Science on Mild Cognitive Impairment – Submissions due October 1, 2018

Call for Papers: Innovation in Aging

Submit your research to a new, open access journal of The Gerontological Society of America, Innovation in Aging.

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Impact Factors Announced

The latest impact factor metrics from the Journal Citation Reports show that GSA’s journals have reached new highs — and further solidified their position at the top of the list of their peers.

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Latest articles

Feasibility and Effectiveness of Nutritional Telemonitoring for Home Care Clients: A Pilot Study

Reappraising the Efficacy and Acceptability of Multicomponent Interventions for Caregiver Depression in Dementia: The Utility of Network Meta-Analysis

Older Adults’ Perceptions of Age-friendliness in Hong Kong

From Intervention to Co-constitution: New Directions in Theorizing about Aging and Technology

Midlife Family Economic Hardship and Later Life Cardiometabolic Health: The Protective Role of Marital Integration

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Assessment of Older People: Self-Maintaining and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living

Relatives of the Impaired Elderly: Correlates of Feelings of Burden

Progress in Development of the Index of ADL

Caregiving and the Stress Process: An Overview of Concepts and Their Measures

Successful Aging

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Virtual Collections

A Virtual Collection is a carefully curated, online only section of an issue of The Gerontologist focusing on a topic or theme.

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International Spotlight

These articles will not only enhance our understanding about global aging but also spark international collaborations that ultimately will lead to more sophisticated research and better public policies and practices supporting older people.

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Supplements

An externally funded issue published in addition to the regularly scheduled issues of The Gerontologist.

Alzheimer’s Association® Dementia Care Practice Recommendations
Volume 58 S1, February 2018
Disrupt Aging: A Call to Action for Gerontologists
Volume 57 S2, August 2017

Special Issues

Thematic issues that are published as a regularly scheduled issue of The Gerontologist.

(2018) Aging in Context
(2017) Aging — It's Personal
(2016) Veterans Aging
(2015) White House Conference on Aging
(2015) Successful Aging

Editor's Choice

Enjoy a selection of articles chosen by the editor to represent the breadth and depth of the research within The Gerontologist.

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Review Articles & Measurement Online Only Articles

Papers using sophisticated scale development procedures and/or review articles are published online only.

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New in 2018: Discounted Open Access Fees

The Gerontological Society of America is now offering members reduced article processing charges for all open access papers.

IAGG 2017 World Congress Highlights

Innovation in Aging is featuring the following content from IAGG 2017:

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