Advances in Life Course Research

Aims & Scope

Advances in Life Course Research publishes articles dealing with various aspects of the human life course.

Seeing life course research as an essentially interdisciplinary field of study, it invites and welcomes contributions from anthropology, biosocial science, demography, epidemiology and statistics, gerontology, economics, management and organisation science, policy studies, psychology, research methodology and sociology.

Original empirical analyses, theoretical contributions, methodological studies and reviews accessible to a broad set of readers are welcome.

Articles might focus on specific events as well as on whole segments of the life course, including determinants and consequences, social relationships and policy implications, without restrictions over time and space.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.4
2024	1.90

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4162

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	310

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.095

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Towards a new pattern of transition to adulthood?

  Citation: 363

  Authors: Francesco C., Aart C.

• De-Standardization of the Life Course: What it Might Mean? And if it Means Anything, Whether it Actually Took Place?

  Citation: 287

  Authors: Hannah, Karl Ulrich

• The life course cube: A tool for studying lives

  Citation: 259

  Authors: Laura, Johannes, Richard A.

• Understanding the effects of Covid-19 through a life course lens

  Citation: 243

  Authors: Richard A., Laura, Juho, Toni C., Pearl A., Jutta, Diana, Karl Ulrich, Phyllis, Jeylan T., Clara H., Timothy M., Tanja, Gunhild O., Martin, René, Ingrid, Elizabeth

• Beyond the Cross-Lagged Panel Model: Next-generation statistical tools for analyzing interdependencies across the life course

  Citation: 220

  Authors: Marcus, Steffen

• An overview of mixture modelling for latent evolutions in longitudinal data: Modelling approaches, fit statistics and software

  Citation: 181

  Authors: Gavin, Valéria, Math J.J.M., Gerard J.P.

• The de-standardization of the life course: Are men and women equal?

  Citation: 178

  Authors: Eric D., Gilbert

• Healthy behavior trajectories between adolescence and young adulthood

  Citation: 158

  Authors: Adrianne

• Goal pursuit and goal adjustment: Self-regulation and intentional self-development in changing developmental contexts

  Citation: 146

  Authors: Jochen

• Personal goals and well-being during critical life transitions: The four C's—Channelling, choice, co-agency and compensation

  Citation: 135

  Authors: Katariina

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