We welcome you to Innovation in Aging, the Gerontological Society of America’s (GSA) newest scientific journal. Innovation in Aging joins GSA’s collection of high-impact scientific journals published by Oxford University Press, including the Journals of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, Biological Sciences, Psychological Sciences, and Social Sciences and The Gerontologist. Innovation in Aging will increase opportunities for publishing high-quality novel research on aging and the life course from authors across the globe.
We seek conceptually sound, methodologically rigorous, interdisciplinary research that increases understanding of the complex interplay among biological, social, and environmental influences on aging, including causes, prevention strategies, and effective treatments for age-related disease and disability. Innovation in Aging will also publish research that identifies opportunities to optimize health, well-being, and productivity throughout the life course. Because the process of aging is complex and broadly encompassing, we welcome research from a wide range of disciplines, including the biological, biomedical, and clinical health sciences; arts and humanities; social and behavioral sciences; and applied fields, such as public policy, education, technology, engineering, and architecture. A feature of the journal is an emphasis on translating robust scientific findings into actionable information. The translational significance of each article will be highlighted in a box on the first page of each article where authors briefly describe how study findings inform solutions that may improve individual, organizational, societal, or environmental conditions associated with aging and the life course.
Innovation in Aging will feature full-length original research articles, brief focused research reports, scholarly reviews, provocative findings from scientifically rigorous pilot studies, and invited editorials. Topics of studies may include validation of novel conceptual or theoretical models of aging; evaluation of interventions, approaches, and policies; assessment of innovative research methods; and determination of factors and processes that affect life course outcomes. Interdisciplinary research that transfers concepts, methodologies, and interventions from other fields to studies of aging and the life course also fits within the scope of the journal.
Innovation in Aging provides an opportunity for researchers to rapidly publish and disseminate high-quality research on aging and life course. Our rigorous peer-review process will facilitate initial decisions in approximately 4 weeks of submission. The Open Access feature of Innovation in Aging allows free access to all of its content, increasing the readership of articles by a broad audience of researchers, policy makers, health care professionals, educators, and those who provide daily services to older adults. The editorial staff of Innovation in Aging and Oxford University Press will increase distribution of journal content through press releases and social media. Innovation in Aging articles are published under Creative Commons licenses, which allow for liberal reuse. This includes deposit of the final, published version of the article in repositories, such as institutional archives and PubMed Central.
Innovation in Aging is an online only, fully Open Access journal. Open Access journals have no subscriptions; instead, publication charges offset the cost of the journal. Innovation in Aging has a small budget for waiving publication charges. Funds for waivers are limited because the costs of publishing are not sustainable without income from publication charges. To mark the launch of Innovation in Aging, the GSA and Oxford University Press are providing funds to cover all author publication costs for the first 200 articles published in the journal. Most articles published after this point will incur an Article Processing Charge (APC), which are detailed in the instructions to authors, found here: https://academic.oup.com/innovateage/pages/Author_Guidelines.
The conceptualization and launch of Innovation in Aging reflect the work of GSA administrators, committees, and its editorial staff whose collective effort was motivated by a shared vision to increase opportunities for publishing the highest quality research in gerontology and geroscience. We encourage your contributions to this effort.