| The Journals of Gerontology | |
|---|---|
| Former name(s) | The Journal of Gerontology |
| Abbreviated title (ISO) | J. Gerontol. |
| Discipline | Geriatrics, gerontology |
| Language | English |
| Edited by |
Thomas M. Hess (Psychological Sciences) Kenneth F. Ferraro (Social Sciences) |
| Publication details | |
| Publisher | The Gerontological Society of America (United States) |
| Publication history | 1946-present |
| Frequency | Bimonthly |
| Impact factor (2009) |
Series A: 3.083, Series B: 2.094 |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | Series A 1079-5006 (print) 1758-535X (web) Series B 1079-5014 (print) 1758-5368 (web) |
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The Journals of Gerontology were the first scientific journals on aging published in the United States. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences and the Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences are separate peer-reviewed scientific journals, each with its own editor, published by The Gerontological Society of America now under the name The Journals of Gerontology Series B.
Contents |
The journals were founded under the title Journal of Gerontology in 1946. In 1961, material dealing with society matters was split into a new magazine, The Gerontologist. In 1988 Journal of Gerontology was renamed Journals of Gerontology to reflect the fact that it represented a composite of four journals with four separate editors, and in 1995 it was split into two separate entities: the Journals of Gerontology: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences and the Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences.
Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences publishes articles relating to the psychology of aging. Topics include attitudes, cognition, perception, sensation, emotion, personality, health psychology, neuropsychology, and physiological psychology.
The Editor-in-Chief is Thomas M. Hess.
Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences publishes material relating to aging from the field of social sciences. Topics include: public health, epidemiology, social work, demography, anthropology, social history, political science, and economics.
The Editor-in-Chief is Kenneth F. Ferraro.