International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
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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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GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY
GERONTOLOGY
PSYCHIATRY
GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY
GERONTOLOGY
PSYCHIATRY
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ImpaQ AnalysisInternational Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (acronym: gps, abbr: INT J GERIATR PSYCH, ISSN: 0885-6230) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd in England since 1986. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 3.30, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.130 (Q1), an H-index of 162.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Monthly, an annual output of approximately 140 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,425 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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