About Journal

About the Journal

Aging Psychology is a scientific peer-reviewed journal, published jointly by Razi University in collaboration with the Iranian Scientific Association for Aging Studies. It is an open-access, peer-reviewed quarterly journal devoted to the field of aging psychology, including psychological, social, cultural, physiological, and cognitive issues.

It publishes peer-reviewed articles on aging psychology. It also publishes systematic reviews and meta-analyses, critical reviews of significant issues in aging psychology. The journal accepts original articles, review articles, short communications reporting clinical and basic research studies, case studies, clinical trials, etc. of significant scientific and ethical standards.

The journal publishes a wide range of original research reports, including experimental, observational, mechanistic, epidemiological, and psychometric studies; treatment development studies; randomized controlled trials including both prevention and treatment studies; and dissemination and implementation research.

All papers are subject to a double-blind reviewing process. The submitted papers will be published after a special review as well as the approval of the editorial board. The honorable professors and researchers are highly appreciated if they visit this website, register, submit, and set up their papers based on the Instructions to Authors. Therefore, visiting in person or calling the journal office are not recommended, so all connections with authors and reviewers are done through the website.

 

Peer Review Policy

The practice of peer review is to ensure that only good science is published. It is an objective process at the heart of good scholarly publishing and is carried out by all reputable scientific journals. Our referees play a vital role in maintaining the high standards Aging Psychology and all manuscripts are peer-reviewed following the procedure outlined below. 


Initial manuscript evaluation: The Editor first evaluates all manuscripts. It is rare, but it is possible for an exceptional manuscript to be accepted at this stage. Manuscripts rejected at this stage are insufficiently original, have serious scientific flaws, have poor grammar or English language, or are outside the aims and scope of the journal. Those that meet the minimum criteria are normally passed on to at least 2 experts for review. 

Type of Peer Review: Aging Psychology employs double-blind reviewing, where both the referee and author remain anonymous throughout the process. 

How the referee is selected? Whenever possible, referees are matched to the paper according to their expertise and our database is constantly being updated. 

Referee reports: Referees are asked to evaluate whether the manuscript: - Is original - Is methodologically sound - Follows appropriate ethical guidelines - Has results which are clearly presented and support the conclusions - Correctly references previous relevant work.

Language correction is not part of the peer-review process, but referees may, if so wish, suggest corrections to the manuscript. 

How long does the review process take? The time required for the review process is dependent on the response of the referees. Should the referee’s reports contradict one another or a report is unnecessarily delayed, a further expert opinion will be sought. In rare cases for which it is extremely difficult to find a second referee to review the manuscript, or when the one referee’s report has thoroughly convinced the Editor, decisions at this stage to accept, reject or ask the author for a revision are made on the basis of only one referee’s report. The Editor’s decision will be sent to the author with recommendations made by the referees, which usually includes verbatim comments by the referees. Revised manuscripts might be returned to the initial referees who may then request another revision of a manuscript. 

Final report: A final decision to accept or reject the manuscript will be sent to the author along with any recommendations made by the referees, and may include verbatim comments by the referees. 

Editor’s Decision is final Referees advise the editor, who is responsible for the final decision to accept or reject the article.

Becoming a referee for Aging Psychology: If you are not currently a referee for Aging Psychology but would like to be considered as a referee, please contact the editor. The benefits of refereeing for Aging Psychology include the opportunity to read see and evaluate the latest work in your research area at an early stage, and to contribute to the overall integrity of scientific research and its published documentation. You may also be able to cite your work for Aging Psychology as part of your professional development requirements for various Professional Societies and Organisations.

 Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

 Copyright Notice

 Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

  1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
  2. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal.
  1. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.

Author reprints
Published authors in any journal of aging psychology can order reprints of their article for distribution to their peers and colleagues. Author reprints are offered in quantities ranging up to 50 copies.  E-Print in journal sit is E-Print is  free for authors.

 Article Processing Charges

 The Journal of psychology doesn't have charges for submission and Review articles. After the acceptance of the papers, the authors will receive two hundred and fifty thousand Rials for the cost of publication.

   

 

Bibliographic Information

 

Aging Psychology

Title

 ISSN Print: 2423-7647

ISSN

 ISSN Online: 2476-6836

 Persian (with English abstract)

Language

 2015

Start Year

 Quarterly

Frequency

 Khodamorad Momeni, Professor 

Editor-in-Chief

 Iran

Place of Publication

 Razi University

Publisher

 Active

Status

 https://jap.razi.ac.ir/

URL

 Open Access (OA)

Type of Access

CC- BY

Type of License

 Sinaweb - Samim Noor

Plagiarism Detection Software

 Print-electronic

Type of Publication

 20%

Acceptance Rate

 10 Day

The initial review period received articles

 5 month

The average number of weeks between submission and accept

 Double-blind

Types of Reviews

 American Psychological Association (APA)

Writing style and reference style