For MDPI, 2026 brings great opportunity for celebration and reflection. Not only does it mark 30 years of MDPI’s commitment to advancing open science, but it also coincides with many monumental anniversaries for some of MDPI’s leading journals.

In celebration of its 10^th anniversary, this edition of our Journal Spotlight will explore the key growth milestones and thriving scholarly community of Geriatrics (ISSN 2308-3417).

Geriatrics is an international, peer-reviewed, Open Access journal dedicated to scientific research on geriatric medicine.

Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Ralf Lobmann

Current Impact Factor: 2.4

Current CiteScore: 3.4

Statistics as of August 2026

A Geriatrics timeline

• 2016 – The inaugural issue of Geriatrics was released
• 2018 – Geriatrics became indexed in ESCI (Web of Science)
• 2019 – Geriatrics was indexed in Scopus (Elsevier) and PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
• 2023 – Geriatrics received its first Impact Factor (2.3)
• 2026 – 10th Anniversary of Geriatrics

Editor-in-Chief

Since launching in 2016, Geriatrics has published more than 1,100 papers and has served more than 5,000 authors. Over this period, one individual has continuously guided the journal’s vision and editorial process: Prof. Dr. Ralf Lobmann.

Prof. Dr. Ralf Lobmann, with over 30 years of experience, is a highly accomplished specialist in geriatric medicine, endocrinology, and diabetology.

Dr. Lobmann currently heads the Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology, and Geriatrics at the Stuttgart Hospital, Germany. His extensive career includes roles as a Senior Physician and Assistant Consultant in renowned medical institutions, with this he brings a wealth of knowledge and practical experience to his role as the journal’s Editor-in-Chief.

Aims and Scope

Aging populations are becoming an increasingly important consideration for healthcare systems across the world, and geriatric medicine remains a major scientific and economic challenge.

In the journal’s first editorial piece, Prof. Dr. Lobmann outlines the importance of addressing the challenges facing geriatric medicine:

 “Clinical geriatrics and the associated scientific activities required in the field constitute one of the major scientific challenges in medicine in the future […] It is thus a fact that health care systems must tackle the special challenges of an aging society and treating elderly patients on a global level for medical and, in particular, economic reasons.”

Leveraging the enhanced accessibility of Open Access publishing, the journal invites original articles, critical reviews, research notes and short communications on topics including, but not limited to:

• Geriatric biology
• Geriatric health services research
• Geriatric medicine research
• Geriatric neurology, stroke, cognition and oncology
• Geriatric surgery
• Geriatric physical functioning, physical health and activity

You can find the journal’s full aims and scope here.

Journal metrics

Most cited, viewed, and downloaded

The Geriatrics publication boasting the highest number of citations, as of August 2026, is a review entitled “The Gender Difference in Depression: Are Elderly Women at Greater Risk for Depression Than Elderly Men?”. This literature review explores whether the established gender difference in unipolar depression, where women are more at risk than men, continues into old age.

Holding the highest total paper downloads, the article “Aging Redefined: Cognitive and Physical Improvement with Positive Age Beliefs” explores the assumption that later life is a time of inevitable and universal cognitive and physical decline, concluding with the need to instil ‘positive age beliefs’ to redefine aging and to allow for the possibility of health improvement.

Impact Factor

In the recent Journal Citation Reports announcement, Geriatrics received an updated Impact Factor of 2.4 – an improvement from previous years.

CiteScore

The journal’s CiteScore, another useful metric for understanding impact at a journal level, sits at 3.4. It positions Geriatrics in Q2 of two subject categories: “Health (Social Science)” and “Gerontology”.

Altmetrics

Journal level metrics such as Impact Factor and CiteScore are useful for comparing journals but they say little about the impact of an individual article.

Altmetrics capture the broader societal resonance of research by measuring how research is shared beyond scholarly citations.

As of August 2026, the journal has received a total of 3,070 mentions across social media platforms, 1,006 mentions across prominent news outlets and blogs, and 62 times across policy documents and patents.

Indexing

Inclusion across scholarly databases and archives signals that a journal produces quality research which is widely read and built upon.

Geriatrics is indexed in:

• Scopus (Elsevier)
• ESCI (Web of Science)
• PubMed, PMC (National Library of Medicine)
• DOAJ
• Dimensions
• J-Gate
• Gale
• OpenAIRE

If you would like to see all the databases and archives where the journal is indexed, you can find them here.

The Geriatrics community

Beyond publishing, MDPI journals are committed to fostering meaningful connections with the scholarly communities they serve.

In the case of Geriatrics, this includes providing opportunities for knowledge exchange and networking through conferences and providing recognition to scholars through awards.

Journal Awards

The journal participates in MDPI’s journal-level awards program. Through this, they celebrate the contributions of their authors and reviewers, while also providing opportunities for early career researchers to share their work at academic conferences.

Applications for its Travel Award close on 30 November 2026.

The winners of its most recent Best Paper Award and Outstanding Reviewer Award will be shared in 2027.

Visit Geriatrics awards page to learn more.

Conferences

The journal will host the 1st International Online Conference on Geriatrics (IOCGR2026), chaired by Professor Dr. Ralf Lobmann, from 22 to 23 October 2026.

It’s first online conference, the event will facilitate connections between scholars across the world, removing geographical barriers which may prevent researchers attending in-person conferences.

Key topics to be discussed include neurology and psychiatry in the elderly, internal medicine, diabetic foot and would healing, and more.

Learn more about the journal’s upcoming events here.

Testimonials

“ It has been very gratifying to witness the growth of Geriatrics over the years and to have the opportunity to review or edit articles that are increasingly better and more relevant […] In an ageing world, a journal like Geriatrics is needed to help professionals in geriatrics and gerontology keep up to date, collaborate with each other, and, most importantly, care for old patients.” – Prof. Dr. David Facal, Editorial Board Member

“From the seamless submission process to the timely communication and efficient handling of my manuscript, the entire experience was smooth and professional. The editorial team was highly responsive and offered valuable feedback.” – Raymundo Buenrostro-Mariscal, Author in Geriatrics

Submitting a manuscript

Manuscripts for Geriatrics should be submitted online at susy.mdpi.com.

Prior to submitting, we recommend that authors explore the useful resources on our instructions for authors webpage.

To submit your manuscript, register and login to the submission website. Once you have registered, click here to go to the submission form. The submitting author, who is generally the corresponding author, is responsible for the manuscript during the submission and peer review process.

All co-authors can see the manuscript details in the submission system if they register and login using the e-mail address provided during manuscript submission.

If you’d like to find out more about Geriatrics and its publication process, please visit the journal website.

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