JOURNAL OF AGING STUDIES AUTHOR INFORMATION PACK TABLE OF CONTENTS XXX . • Description p.1 • Impact Factor p.1 • Abstracting and Indexing p.1 • Editorial Board p.2 • Guide for Authors p.3 ISSN: 0890-4065 DESCRIPTION . The Journal of Aging Studies features scholarly articles offering theoretically engaged interpretations that challenge existing theory and empirical work. Articles need not deal with the field of aging as a whole, but with any defensibly relevant topic pertinent to the aging experience and related to the broad concerns and subject matter of the social and behavioral sciences and the humanities. The journal emphasizes innovation and critique - new directions in general - regardless of theoretical or methodological orientation or academic discipline. Potential contributors are strongly advised to consult recent issues of the Journal for examples of articles that fit this mission. Further information for authors. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in both higher rates of submissions to JAS and much lower reviewer acceptance rates. In light of this, we ask two things of the community. First, patience with the longer lag time from submission to notification and reviewer comments. Second, if you submit a manuscript for consideration, then we hope you will do your part if asked to review for us in the future. Thank you for your understanding and help in ensuring the peer-review process continues as efficiently and robustly as possible in these trying times. IMPACT FACTOR . 2020: 2.078 © Clarivate Analytics Journal Citation Reports 2021 ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING . Research Alert Social Planning/Policy and Development Abstracts Social Sciences Citation Index Sociological Abstracts PsycINFO AgeLine Current Contents - Arts & Humanities Family Resources Scopus Abstracts in Social Gerontology Current Contents - Social & Behavioral Sciences PubMed/Medline AUTHOR INFORMATION PACK 24 Sep 2021 www.elsevier.com/locate/jaging 1 EDITORIAL BOARD . Editor R.L. Beard, College of the Holy Cross, 01610-2395, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America Editorial Assistant B. Pond, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America Founding Editor Jaber F. Gubrium, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America Editorial Board M. Andrews, University of East London, London, United Kingdom M. Ardelt, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America B. H. Blix, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway M. Breheny, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand K. Carr, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States of America K. De Medeiros, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, United States of America S.L. Dupuis, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada S. van Dyk, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany R. Edmondson, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland D.J. Ekerdt, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America A. Francis, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America E. Gallagher, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America C. Gilleard, University College London, London, United Kingdom S. Golant, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America J. Gonyea, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America A. M. Grenier, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada J. F. Gubrium, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America T. Harnett, Lund University, Lund, Sweden H. Hartung, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany D.K. van den Hoonaard, STU Department of Gerontology, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada L.C. Hyden, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden O. Jolanki, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland H. Jönson, Lund University, Lund, Sweden S. Katz, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada A. Kellehear, University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom U. Kriebernegg, University of Graz, Graz, Austria M. Lagacé, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada A. Leibing, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada R. Maierhofer, University of Graz, Graz, Austria R. Manheimer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America A. McLean, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States of America S. Neysmith, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada F. Norwood, The George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America M. Perkins, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America A. Petriwskyj, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia C. Phoenix, Durham University, Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Durham, United Kingdom R. Ray, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America J. Rodriquez, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America D. Rosenfeld, University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom M. Ryvicker, Center for Home Care Policy & Research, New York, New York, United States of America N. Schoenberg, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America M. Schweda, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany A. Seaman, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America B. Smith, Durham University, Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Durham, United Kingdom A.C. Sparkes, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom A. Swinnen, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands, Endowed Socrates Chair at the University of Humanistic Studies in Utrecht V. Timonen, The University of Dublin Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland S. Torres, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden J. Williamson, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States of America H. Woo, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America AUTHOR INFORMATION PACK 24 Sep 2021 www.elsevier.com/locate/jaging 2 GUIDE FOR AUTHORS . Your Paper Your Way We now differentiate between the requirements for new and revised submissions. You may choose to submit your manuscript as a single Word or PDF file to be used in the refereeing process. Only when your paper is at the revision stage, will you be requested to put your paper in to a 'correct format' for acceptance and provide the items required for the publication of your article. To find out more, please visit the Preparation section below. INTRODUCTION The Journal of Aging Studies features scholarly articles offering theoretically engaged interpretations that challenge existing theory and empirical work. Articles need not deal with the field of aging as a whole, but with any defensibly relevant topic pertinent to the aging experience and related to the broad concerns and subject matter of the social and behavioral sciences and the humanities. The journal emphasizes innovation and critique - new directions in general - regardless of theoretical or methodological orientation or academic discipline. Potential contributors are strongly advised to consult recent issues of the Journal for examples of articles that fit this mission. Contact details for submission Authors are requested to submit their papers electronically by using the Journal of Aging Studies' online submission and review web site (https://www.editorialmanager.com/AGISTU/default.aspx). This site will guide authors stepwise through the submission process. Authors are requested to submit the text, tables, and artwork in electronic form to this address. Authors who are unable to provide an electronic version or have other circumstances that prevent online submission must contact the Editor prior to submission to discuss alternative options; email: [email protected]. The Publisher and Editor regret that they are not able to consider submissions that do not follow these procedures. Submission checklist You can use this list to carry out a final check of your submission before you send it to the journal for review. Please check the relevant section in this Guide for Authors for more details. 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