International Journal of Ageing and Later Life - Impact Factor, Indexing, Rank, and APC 2025

Aims & Scope

The International Journal of Ageing and Later Life (IJAL) serves an audience interested in social and cultural aspects of ageing and later life development.

As such, the Journal welcomes contributions that aim at advancing the conceptual and theoretical debates of relevance on ageing and later life research.

Contributions based on empirical work as well as methodologically interested discussions are also welcome, as long as they contribute to the above-mentioned discussions.

Being an international journal, IJAL acknowledges the need to understand the cultural diversity and context dependency of ageing and later life.

The journal accepts country- or cultural-specific studies that do not necessarily include international comparisons as long as such contributions are interesting and understandable for an international audience.

IJAL publishes articles based on original research and includes a book review section, which ensures that readers are kept in touch with new work and current debate.

The books listed inâ€œBooks receivedâ€ are those sent to the Journal by publishers.

Authors of review papers are encouraged to contact the Book Review Editor before submission.

IJAL uses a double blind review process.

Submitted manuscripts are read by the editors to judge if they fit IJAL's Aims and Scope, before they are sent to at least two independent reviewers.

In order to stimulate exchange of ideas on ageing across many parts of the world, IJAL does not charge authors for their submissions and has been available free of charge to anyone with Internet access since 2006.

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13277

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	46

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.423

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	22

Abstracting & Indexing

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

Subjects & Keywords

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

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Social Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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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.