International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Aims & Scope

The rapidly increasing world population of aged people has led to a growing need to focus attention on the problems of mental disorder in late life.

The aim of the Journal is to communicate the results of original research in the causes, treatment and care of all forms of mental disorder which affect the elderly.

The Journal is of interest to psychiatrists, psychologists, social scientists, nurses and others engaged in therapeutic professions, together with general neurobiological researchers.

The Journal provides an international perspective on the important issue of geriatric psychiatry, and contributions are published from countries throughout the world.

Topics covered include epidemiology of mental disorders in old age, clinical aetiological research, post-mortem pathological and neurochemical studies, treatment trials and evaluation of geriatric psychiatry services.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.8
2024	3.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.221

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	157

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	3449

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2151

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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 Medicine, 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.

• The Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination Revised (ACE‐R): a brief cognitive test battery for dementia screening

  Citation: 1572

  Authors: Eneida, Kate, Joanna, Robert, John R.

• The Mini-Cog: a cognitive ?vital signs? measure for dementia screening in multi-lingual elderly

  Citation: 1301

  Authors: Soo, James, Michael, Peter, Ahmed

• Clock-drawing: is it the ideal cognitive screening test?

  Citation: 933

  Authors: Kenneth I

• Short versions of the geriatric depression scale: a study of their validity for the diagnosis of a major depressive episode according to ICD-10 and DSM-IV

  Citation: 914

  Authors: Osvaldo P., Shirley A.

• Depression and the risk for cardiovascular diseases: systematic review and meta analysis

  Citation: 741

  Authors: Koen, Hein, Harm, Haan, Coen, Aartjan

• A re‐examination of Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) cutoff scores

  Citation: 713

  Authors: Nicole, Larry, Kelly J.

• Cross-validation of a short form of the CES-D in Chinese elderly

  Citation: 697

  Authors: Kam Weng

• Are memory complaints predictive for dementia? A review of clinical and population-based studies

  Citation: 634

  Authors: Cees, Mirjam I, Ben

• DemTect: a new, sensitive cognitive screening test to support the diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment and early dementia

  Citation: 595

  Authors: E., J., P., R., A. P., M., R.

• Point and 5‐year period prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia: the Cache County Study

  Citation: 589

  Authors: Martin, Huibo, Peter, Constantine G., Kathleen A., Maria C., John C.S., David C., JoAnn T.

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