As a result of the significant disruption that is being caused by the COVID-19 pandemic we are very aware that many researchers will have difficulty in meeting the timelines associated with our peer review process during normal times. Please do let us know if you need additional time. Our systems will continue to remind you of the original timelines but we intend to be highly flexible at this time.
Aims and scope
BMC Geriatrics is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of the health and healthcare of older people, including the effects of healthcare systems and policies. The journal also welcomes research focused on the aging process, including cellular, genetic, and physiological processes and cognitive modifications.
Featured Content: June 2021
Research: The rising tide of dementia deaths: triangulation of data from three routine data sources using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink
Dementia is currently the leading certified underlying cause of death in England. We assess how dementia recording on Office for National Statistics death certificates (ONS) corresponded to recording in general practice records (GP) and Hospital Episode Statistics (HES).
Research: Sarcopenia as a predictor of mortality among the critically ill in an intensive care unit: a systematic review and meta-analysis
The evidence of sarcopenia based on CT-scan as an important prognostic factor for critically ill patients has not seen consistent results. To determine the impact of sarcopenia on mortality in critically ill patients, we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to quantify the association between sarcopenia and mortality.
New Collection! Call for Papers: Frailty
Now open for submissions: BMC Geriatrics is calling for papers as part of a new high impact collection themed on "Frailty". For more information read more here.
Read MoreCall for Papers: Cross journal collection on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Aging
BMC Geriatrics is calling for papers as part of a cross journal collection themed on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Aging. Participating journals include Nutrition Journal, Nutrition & Metabolism, European Review of Aging and Physical Activity, and BMC Geriatrics. The submission deadline is 31 Dec 2021.
Announcement
Articles
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The Framingham risk score is associated with incident frailty, or is it?
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Effects of lower limb resistance exercise on muscle strength, physical fitness, and metabolism in pre-frail elderly patients: a randomized controlled trial
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Association of frailty with health service utilisation and health care expenditure in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from Côte d’Ivoire
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Role of handgrip strength in predicting new-onset diabetes: findings from the survey of health, ageing and retirement in Europe
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Pain in elderly people with severe dementia: A systematic review of behavioural pain assessment tools
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Early and late signs that precede dying among older persons in nursing homes: the multidisciplinary team’s perspective
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A best practice fall prevention exercise program to improve balance, strength / power, and psychosocial health in older adults: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
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Is the Timed Up and Go test a useful predictor of risk of falls in community dwelling older adults: a systematic review and meta- analysis
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A standard procedure for creating a frailty index
BMC Geriatrics is Recruiting new Editorial Board Members
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Read MoreGet credit for your data!
Valuable data often go unpublished when they could be helping to progress science. Hence, the BMC Series introduced Data notes, a short article type allowing you to describe your data and publish them to make your data easier to find, cite and share.
You can publish your data in BMC Genomic Data (genomic, transcriptomic and high-throughput genotype data) or in BMC Research Notes (data from across all natural and clinical sciences).
More information about our unique article type can be found on the BMC Genomic Data and BMC Research Notes journal websites.
BMC Series Blog
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Highlights of the BMC Series – June 2021
02 August 2021
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Protecting an investment
16 July 2021
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Taking care of the patient- not just the disease
14 July 2021
Top Altmetric Articles of 2020
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Annual Journal Metrics
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Speed
77 days to first decision for reviewed manuscripts only
67 days to first decision for all manuscripts
199 days from submission to acceptance
18 days from acceptance to publicationCitation Impact
3.921 - 2-year Impact Factor
4.878 - 5-year Impact Factor
1.758 - Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP)
1.414 - SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)Usage
2,435,863 Downloads
3,617 Altmetric mentions