About this journal
Aims and scope
The Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect is the peer-reviewed quarterly journal that explores the advances in research, policy and practice, and clinical and ethical issues surrounding the abuse and neglect of older people. This unique forum provides state-of-the-art research and practice that is both international and multidisciplinary in scope. The journal’s broad, comprehensive approach is only one of its strengths—it presents training issues, research findings, case studies, practice and policy issues, book and media reviews, commentary, and historical background on a wide range of topics. Readers get tools and techniques needed for better detecting and responding to actual or potential elder abuse and neglect.
The editorial board and contributors in the Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect consist of leading experts from various professional fields around the globe. Articles from these well-known and respected contributors provide high-quality, well-rounded coverage of vital issues from various professional perspectives. Recurring features provide extensive, vital information on clinical practice, policy, education and training, literature and book reviews, international issues, and information on specific disciplines important in the field.
The Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect provides information on:
- preventive strategies for elders
- incidence and prevalence studies
- mandatory reporting of abuse, neglect, and violence
- standards for gerontological nursing practice
- family caregiving of older adults
- dependent adult children as perpetrators of neglect and abuse
- the intergenerational cycle of violence in child and elder abuse
- victim assistance programs and evaluations
- therapeutic recreation
- spousal abuse
- elder self-neglect
- and more
The Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect provides crucial information for professionals in social work, nursing, medicine, law, gerontology, adult protective services, criminal justice, sociology, psychology, domestic violence, counseling, ethics, public policy, aging network, research, practitioner, educator, student, and policymakers.
Peer Review Policy: All articles have undergone anonymous double anonymized review by one to three referees.
Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Journal metrics
Usage
- 60K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 1.6 (2023) Impact Factor
- 1.8 (2023) 5 year IF
- 3.3 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 0.846 (2023) SNIP
- 0.463 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 7 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 9 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
- 25% 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.
For more details, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
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
Karen Stein, PhD
University of Delaware
Newark, DE (USA)
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Sharon Merriman-Nai, M.C.
University of Delaware
Newark, DE (USA)
EDITORIAL BOARD
Ronald Acierno, Medical University, South Carolina (USA)
Georgia Anetzberger, Case Western Reserve University (USA)
Tova Band-Winterstein, University of Haifa (Israel)
Scott Beach, University of Pittsburgh (USA)
Marie Beaulieu, University of Sherbrooke (CANADA)
David Borton, University of Delaware (USA)
Patricia Brownell, Fordham University, Emerita (USA)
David Burnes, University of Toronto (CANADA)
Jason Burnett, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston (USA)
Brad Cannell, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health (USA)
Elion Caspi, University of Minnesota School of Nursing (USA)
Lia Daichman, International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (Argentina)
Jeanette Daly, University of Iowa (USA)
Whitney DeCamp, Western Michigan University (USA)
Marti DeLiema, University of Minnesota (USA)
XinQi Dong, Rush University Medical Center (USA)
Janice Du Mont, Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital/University of Toronto (CANADA)
Carmel Dyer, University of Texas Medical School (USA)
Joy Ernst, Wayne State University (USA)
Terry Fulmer, John A. Hartford Foundation (USA)
Sheri Gibson, University of Colorado (USA)
Malgorzata Halicka, University of Bialystok (POLAND)
Melanie Hwalek, SPEC Associates (USA)
Jerry Hyman, Jerry A. Hyman Elderlaw (USA)
Shelly Jackson, University of Virginia (USA)
Lori Jervis, University of Oklahoma (USA)
Peter Lichtenberg, Wayne State University (USA)
Ariela Lowenstein, Haifa University (ISRAEL)
Jill Manthorpe, King’s College (UNITED KINGDOM)
Art Mason, Elder Abuse Prevention Program @ Lifespan (USA)
Lynn McDonald, University of Toronto, Emeritus (CANADA)
Andrea Molinelli, University of Genova (ITALY)
Lisa Nerenberg, City College of San Fransciso (USA)
Brian Payne, Georgia State University (USA)
Bridget Penhale, University of East Anglia (UNITED KINGDOM)
Karl Pillemer, Cornell University (USA)
Elizabeth Podnieks, Ryerson University, Emeritus (CANADA)
Mary Joy Quinn, San Francisco Superior Court (USA)
Elizabeth Santos, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry (USA)
Lawrence Schiamberg, Michigan State University (USA)
Jason Schillerstrom, University of Texas (USA)
Christine Sheppard, Sunnybrook Research Institute (CANADA)
Susan Somers, The Somers Law Firm (USA)
Sheryl Strasser, Georgia State University (USA)
Pamela Teaster, Virginia Tech (USA)
Jeanne Teresi, Hebrew Home at Riverdale (USA)
Ismail Tufan, Akdeniz University (TURKEY)
Stacey Wood, Scripps College (USA)
Mark Yaffe, McGill University (CANADA)
Abstracting and indexing
Abstracted and/or indexed in: AgeLine, CAB International Abstracts, Family Index Database, GeroLit, Health & Psychological Instruments, Medline, National Criminal Justice Reference Services Abstracting, PILOTS Database, PsychInfo, Scopus, Social Care Institute for Excellence, Social Service Abstracts, and Sociological Abstracts
Open access
Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect 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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- Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
- Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
- 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
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
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News, offers and calls for papers
News and offers
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- Special subscription rate of US$84 for members of ASA, ISTSS, NCOA & former NCPEA members. Contact [email protected] to subscribe.
Society information
Members of the following groups can receive an individual subscription to Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect at a special society member rate. Please see the pricing or subscribe page for details.
- National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA)
- American Society on Aging (ASA)
- International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS)
- National Council on Aging (NCOA)
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