Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society is a peer-reviewed geriatrics journal published by Wiley on behalf of the American Geriatrics Society, established in 1953, with a 2025 impact factor of 4.6（Journal of the American Geriatrics Society）是由（Wiley）代表美国老年医学会（AGS）出版的同行评审老年医学期刊，1953 年创刊，2025 年影响因子为 4.6。

Scope

• The journal covers clinical aging research across the full spectrum of geriatrics and gerontology该刊覆盖老年医学与老年学全谱系的临床老龄研究。
• It addresses geriatrics education, clinical practice and public policy that support person-centred care涉及支持以人为本照护的老年医学教育、临床实践与公共政策。
• It serves a diverse, interprofessional community of healthcare professionals服务于多元、跨专业的医疗专业群体。
• Articles span clinical investigations, models of geriatric care, quality improvement and program dissemination文章涵盖临床研究、老年照护模式、质量改进与项目推广。
• The journal has introduced new sections, including one on artificial intelligence and technology该刊开设了新栏目，包括人工智能与技术专栏。

History

• Its first edition appeared in January 1953 as volume 1, issue 1, making it one of the oldest journals dedicated to gerontology and geriatrics首期于 1953 年 1 月出版，为第 1 卷第 1 期，是该领域历史最悠久的期刊之一。
• It is published by Wiley on behalf of the American Geriatrics Society, which was itself founded in 1942该刊由（Wiley）代表美国老年医学会出版，而该学会本身成立于 1942 年。
• Paul Beeson became editor in 1978 and reshaped the journal away from anecdotal reportingPaul Beeson 于 1978 年出任主编，推动该刊摆脱零散个案报道的取向。
• It had a 2025 impact factor of 4.6, and carries the print ISSN 0002-8614 and the online ISSN 1532-5415该刊 2025 年影响因子为 4.6，纸质刊号为 0002-8614，在线刊号为 1532-5415。

Editors

• The editors-in-chief are Debra Saliba and Alexander K. Smith, who took up the role in July 2026现任主编为 Debra Saliba 与 Alexander K. Smith，于 2026 年 7 月履新。
• They succeeded Joseph G. Ouslander, who led the journal from 2021二人接替自 2021 年起任主编的 Joseph G. Ouslander。
• Debra Applegate served as editor-in-chief and is now editor emeritusDebra Applegate 曾任主编，现为荣休主编。
• Manuscripts undergo peer review and span clinical, educational and policy research in geriatric care稿件经同行评审，涵盖老年照护领域的临床、教育与政策研究。