The Renewed ‘Advances in Gerontology’ 2025: Results, Prospects, Changing Strategy

Abstract

Editor-in-Chief of ‘Advances in Gerontology,’ who took over the journal in 2023, analyzes the path the journal has taken over the past 1.5 years and reflects on the prospects for its further development. It is emphasized that the initial idea, according to which the edition was to focus exclusively on articles on fundamental (molecular, biochemical, cellular, etc.) mechanisms of aging and longevity, apparently turned out to be untenable. It had to admit the importance of publishing articles in the journal that touch upon other areas of gerontological research, in particular—psychology, sociology, demography, and medicine. It is now becoming quite clear that such work is no less important for understanding the essence of aging, as well as for prolonging healthy life, than so-called fundamental research. And perhaps even more important. In this regard, the corresponding specialists were introduced to the Editorial Board. Gerontological works devoted to the problem of falls in the elderly are specially considered, their undoubted importance for the whole society is emphasized. It is noted that over the past time, the journal’s scientometric indicators have increased significantly, and the geography of the authors of the published articles has greatly expanded—including due to the increase in the number of research areas covered. It is emphasized that recently published works on the psychology and sociology of aging have become among the most viewed and downloaded articles of the edition. The author of this Editorial hopes that the growing interest in the journal will attract new researchers involved in both theoretical and experimental, as well as clinical or social gerontology.