About this journal
Aims and scope
The Journal of Gerontological Social Work aims to be the leading voice in thought development, research, educational training, and professional practice in the field of gerontological social work. We publish articles across a wide range of domains and settings of gerontological social work including, but not limited to, theoretical analysis, original research using qualitative, quantitative or mixed methods, clinical interventions, knowledge translation, systematic reviews, scoping reviews, and policy analysis. We seek manuscripts that advance the field of gerontological social work in the United States and internationally. The Journal of Gerontological Social Work accepts manuscripts on a broad range of issues such as social and economic justice, health and wellness, productivity and engagement, informal and formal care, supports and services, safety and abuse, social networks, marginalized and minority populations, neighborhoods and housing, and other topics related to aging and social work. We use a double anonymized peer-review process to evaluate all manuscripts. Our articles provide timely and relevant information for researchers, educators, and practice professionals.
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Journal metrics
Usage
- 168K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 1.5 (2023) Impact Factor
- Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
- 2.3 (2023) 5 year IF
- 4.0 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 0.745 (2023) SNIP
- 0.581 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 49 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 90 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
- 8 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
- 19% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication. However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
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Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Robin Bonifas, PhD, Department of Social Work, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, USA
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Megumi Inoue, PhD, Department of Social Work, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA
MANAGING EDITOR
Jordan Lewis, PhD, MSW, Department of Family Medicine & Biobehavioral Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth, MN, USA
MEDIA EDITOR
Vivian Miller, PhD, LSW, Assistant Professor, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, USA
EDITORIAL BOARD
Fatimah Zailly Ahmad Ramli - School of Applied Psychology, Social Work and Policy, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia
Takashi Amano - Department of Social Work, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ, USA
Keith Anderson - School of Social Work, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, USA
Li-Mei Chen - Department of International Liberal Arts, Yokohama City University, Japan
Yu-Chih Chen - Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Sunha Choi - Seoul National University of Science, Seoul, Korea
Holly Dabelko-Schoeny - College of Social Work, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
Joan Davitt - School of Social Work, University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA
Vanessa Fabre - Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Noelle Fields - School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA
Denise Gammonley - School of Social Work, College of Health and Public Affairs, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Ernest Gonzales - School of Social Work, New York University, New York, New York, USA
Emily Greenfield - School of Social Work, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
Cal Halvorsen - School of Social Work, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA
Leslie Hasche - School of Social Work, University of Denver, Denver, CO, USA
TsuAnn Kuo - Department of Medical Sociology and Social Work, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan
Annika Taghizadeh Larsson - Department of Social and Welfare Studies, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
Yeongjung Lee - Chung-Ang University, South Korea
Sang E. Rachel Lee - School of Social Work, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, USA
Skye N. Leedahl - University of Rhode Island, South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA
Amanda Lehning - School of Social Work, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
Terri Lewinson - School of Social Work, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Lydia Li - School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
Vivian Lou - School of Social Work, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong
Nancy Morrow-Howell - Department of Social Work, Washington University, St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
Nuelle Novik - Faculty of Social Work, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Nicole Ruggiano - School of Social Work, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
Fei Sun - Michigan State University, Michigan, USA
Harry Owens Taylor - The Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Yi Wang - University of Iowa School of Social Work, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Tiffany Washington - School of Social Work, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
Former Editors
Michelle Putnam, PhD - School of Social Work, Simmons College, Boston, MA
Rose Dobrof - Hunter College, City University of New York, NY
Amanda Barusch - University of Utah, UT
AGE-SW gratefully acknowledges the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College of the City University of New York for its historical support of the Journal of Gerontological Social Work from 1979-2009.
Abstracting and indexing
Abstracted and/or indexed in: Abstracts in Social Gerontology; Academic Search Alumni Edition; Academic Search Premier; AgeLine; ASSIA: Applied Social Science Index and Abstracts; CINAHL: Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature; Current Contents/ Social and Behavioral Sciences; Index Copernicus/Google Scholar; Journal Citation Reports/ Social Sciences Edition; Medline; PsychInfo; Scopus; Social Services Abstracts; Social Sciences Citation Index; SOCIndex; and TOC Premier.
Open access
Journal of Gerontological Social Work is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
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- Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
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