npj Aging

npj Aging is an online-only, open-access journal published by Nature Portfolio in partnership with the Japan Society of Anti-Aging Medicine, tracing its origins to npj Aging and Mechanisms of Disease launched in 2015 and renamed in 2022, covering the biology of aging and age-related diseases, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 13.0（npj Aging）是由（Nature Portfolio）与（Japan Society of Anti-Aging Medicine）合作出版的纯在线开放获取期刊，源起于 2015 年创刊、2022 年更名的（npj Aging and Mechanisms of Disease），涵盖衰老生物学与年龄相关疾病，2025 年影响因子为 13.0。

Scope

• It publishes globally significant research in the field of aging medicine发表衰老医学领域具全球重要性的研究。
• It provides an open forum for discussion为讨论提供开放的论坛。
• It covers the human aging process涵盖人类的衰老过程。
• It covers age-related diseases涵盖年龄相关疾病。
• It covers the epidemiology of aging-related pathophysiology涵盖衰老相关病理生理的流行病学。
• It addresses mechanisms of longevity and interventions in them涉及长寿的机制及其干预。
• It covers topics such as mitochondrial function in aging research涵盖衰老研究中的线粒体功能等主题。

History

• It was launched in 2015 as npj Aging and Mechanisms of Disease该刊于 2015 年以（npj Aging and Mechanisms of Disease）之名创刊。
• It is published in partnership with the Japan Society of Anti-Aging Medicine与（Japan Society of Anti-Aging Medicine）合作出版。
• It was renamed npj Aging in 2022于 2022 年更名为（npj Aging）。
• Its first issue under the current title appeared as volume 8 in 2022以现刊名出版的首期为 2022 年的第 8 卷。
• It is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index被（Emerging Sources Citation Index）收录。
• Its Journal Impact Factor was 6.0 in 2024 and 13.0 in 2025其影响因子 2024 年为 6.0，2025 年为 13.0。

Editors

• Its Editor-in-Chief is Kazuo Tsubota其主编为（Kazuo Tsubota）。
• He is a professor at Keio University School of Medicine他是（Keio University School of Medicine）的教授。
• He is also president of the Japanese Society of Anti-Aging Medicine他也是（Japanese Society of Anti-Aging Medicine）的会长。
• Its editorial board comprises international researchers engaged in aging medicine其编委会由从事衰老医学的国际研究者组成。
• Its founding editorial was written by Kazuo Tsubota其创刊社论由（Kazuo Tsubota）撰写。^[1]
• It is part of the npj series of Nature Portfolio journals该刊是（Nature Portfolio）的（npj）系列期刊之一。