Age and Ageing: The international clinical geriatrics journal

Age and Ageing is the journal of the BGS, first published in 1972. It publishes peer reviewed original articles and commissioned reviews on geriatric medicine and gerontology. The journal is published in monthly online issues and all content is archived and available on the journal's main website www.academic.oup.com/ageing

It is a leading international clinical geriatric medicine journal and is highly influential with an Impact Factor of 7.4 and is in the top quartile of its category for Geriatrics and Gerontology journals (ranked 9th out of 72). Content published in Age and Ageing is highly used with over 2.5 million article downloads per year. We are a truly international journal with readers, reviewers and authors from across the world and an Editorial Board representing all global regions.

Journal content includes research, commentary and expert review articles on ageing and clinical, epidemiological, and psychological aspects of later life. More information for authors can be found on the journal website.

All of our content is free to read 12 months after publication and about 50% of our new content is Open Access and therefore free to read without a subscription. We also regularly curate themed collections that are free access for a limited time. Most BGS members have a subscription included in their membership and can unlock subscriber-only content using their BGS credentials.

Age and Ageing is a hybrid journal meaning that standard publication is free of charge but authors have the option of paying an Open Access publication charge (APC) to make their paper freely available online immediately upon publication. Most UK institutions will be covered by a Read and Publish deal which will cover the APC. We can offer a 20% discount on the APCs for members of the BGS.

Read Age and Ageing journal now

Age and Ageing journal can be accessed without registration or subscription. The majority of content is free to read, but the full versions of some newer articles are behind a paywall and can be unlocked with BGS membership credentials or via your institution’s subscription. Visit the journal website and start reading today.

Readers have a number of options for exploring Age and Ageing content:

Editor’s View: For a digest of the key themes each month, please read the Editor's View articles for highlights, concise commentary and links to his latest pick of Age and Ageing content
Read the latest issue: The latest issue of the journal is always available to read as an "in progress" issue.
New Issue Alerts: Subscribe to receive the monthly table of contents directly to your email inbox.  Sign up to emails here.
Themed collections: Curated for you by members of the editorial team and guest authors. Two new collections are launched per year on hot topics, and two more collections are published to accompany the programmes of the BGS conferences. Browse the collections library.
Browse by topic: The journal arranges its content into 18 broad subject sections in line with the BGS SIG topics:

Bladder and bowel health	End of life	Oncology
Cardiovascular	Ethics and law	Perioperative care and surgery
Care homes	Falls and bone health	Pharmacology and therapeutics
Community geriatrics	Frailty in urgent care settings	Respiratory
Covid-19	Gastroenterology and clinical nutrition	Sarcopenia and frailty research
Dementia and related disorders	Movement disorder	Telemedicine

Dhole-Eddleston prize-winning research

The Dhole-Eddlestone Memorial Prize is funded by a legacy from Dr Manindra Kumar Dhole, a BGS member who died in 1977. The prize is so named to commemorate the anniversary of his marriage with Dr Elizabeth Eddlestone. One cash prize of £1,000 is made each year and announced on 14 January, the anniversary of the date of their marriage. Applications are not accepted. The prize goes to ‘the most deserving published work of medical research appertaining to the needs of aged people’. In practice, the award is made to the paper published in Age and Ageing each year which most impressed the judging panel.

A&A themed collections

Several times a year the Editorial Board of Age and Ageing select a topical theme, curate a collection of articles and provide an expert commentary. A selection are shown below and the full catalogue of collections available on the Age and Ageing website.

Syncope in older adults

Syncope can have devastating consequences, resulting in fall-related injuries, accidents or even death.

Feb

2024

Evidence Synthesis for Older Adults

Sep

2023

Hearing conditions in older people

May

2023

Atrial Fibrillation, TIA and Stroke

Atrial Fibrillation, TIA and Stroke. A collection by Age and Ageing journal.

A&A Themed Collections

Age and Ageing collections

Access collated articles published in Age and Ageing around subtopics into themed collections relevant to BGS members.

New issue alerts

Receive the latest table of contents for new issues of the journal straight to your inbox each month. You do not need to be a subscriber or BGS member to sign up. Please register here to get Age and Ageing journal updates hot off the press.

Subscriber login for Age and Ageing

The majority of Age and Ageing content can be accessed for free and does not require a login. Some newer content is behind the paywall and can be unlocked with your BGS credentials.

The login details for Age and Ageing are the same as the BGS membership login. It’s a single sign-in that works on both the Age and Ageing and the BGS websites. BGS members can login here and then follow the link to the journal website.

FAQs

We answer some Frequently Asked Questions from authors, readers and reviewers of Age and Ageing journal.

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Latest collection

Uncertainty and advance care planning in older adults living with frailty

People living with frailty face an inherently uncertain future with the unpredictable dying trajectory of frailty being widely recognised. Uncertainty can also result from healthcare systems, from fragmented care due to multiple illnesses, or patchy communication between services. It can leave patients, carers, and health professionals distressed and overwhelmed.