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The impact of early-life/childhood circumstances or conditions on the health of older adults

Guest Edited by Nan Lu, Peng Nie, and Joyce Siette

Living at home with dementia

Guest Edited by Patrick Kor and Monica Leverton

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Aims and scope

BMC Geriatrics is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of the health and healthcare of older people, including the effects of healthcare systems and policies. The journal also welcomes research focused on the aging process, including cellular, genetic, and physiological processes and cognitive modifications.

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Annual Journal Metrics

  • Citation Impact
    4.070 - 2-year Impact Factor (2021)
    5.267 - 5-year Impact Factor (2021)
    1.693 - SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper)
    1.153 - SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

    Speed
    68 days to first decision for all manuscripts (Median)
    83 days to first decision for reviewed manuscripts only (Median)

    Usage 
    4,894,399 Downloads (2022)
    3,617 Altmetric mentions

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