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About the Journal

The Journals of Gerontology were the first journals on aging published in the United States. The tradition of excellence in these peer-reviewed scientific journals, established in 1946, continues today. The Journals of Gerontology Series B publishes within its covers the Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences and the Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences.

JOURNAL OF GERONTOLOGY: PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES, Rosemary Blieszner, PhD, Editor

Publishes articles on applied, clinical and counseling, developmental, experimental, and social psychology of aging. Appropriate topics include, but are not limited to, attitudes, cognition, educational gerontology, emotion, health psychology, industrial gerontology, interpersonal relations, neuropsychology, perception, personality, physiological psychology, psychometric tests, and sensation. Manuscripts reporting work that relates behavioral aging to neighboring disciplines are also appropriate. The Journal publishes four types of articles: 1) articles reporting original research; 2) brief reports; 3) invited reviews and position papers; and 4) theoretical or methodological contributions.

JOURNAL OF GERONTOLOGY: SOCIAL SCIENCES, Kenneth F. Ferraro, PhD

Publishes articles dealing with aging issues from the fields of anthropology, demography, economics, epidemiology, geography, political science, public health, social history, social work, and sociology. The Journal publishes five types of contributions: 1) articles reporting original research; 2) brief reports; 3) letters to the editor; 4) reviews; and 5) theoretical and methodological articles.

IMPACT FACTOR AND RANKING

Year	Impact Factor	Si: Geriatrics & Gerontology	Ssi: Gerontology	Si: Psychology	Ssi: Psychology, Multidisciplinary
2008	2.016	20 out of 36	8 out of 25	33 out of 61	20 out of 101

This information is taken from the Journal Citation Reports, published annually as part of the Science Citation Index by ISI.

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The journal is covered by the following services:

Abstracts in Social Gerontology: current literature on ageing
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