期刊名称：RESEARCH ON AGING ISSN： 0164-0275 出版频率： Monthly 出版社： SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC, 2455 TELLER RD, THOUSAND OAKS, USA, CA, 91320   出版社网址： http://www.sagepub.com/ 期刊网址： http://roa.sagepub.com/ 影响因子： 1.209(2015年) 1.088(2014年) 1.111(2013年) 1.298 (2012年) 1.233(2011年) 主题范畴： GERONTOLOGY 期刊简介(About the journal)    投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)    编辑部信息(Editorial Board)    About the journal Description: Receive Critical Research You Can Use Today   For over three decades, scholars, researchers and professionals like yourself have turned to Research on Aging for the latest analyses on the critical issues facing today's elderly population. This outstanding journal serves as an international forum on the aged and the ageing process, providing you with the knowledge you need to help improve practices and policies concerning the elderly. Assess the Current State of Knowledge   Research on Aging brings you articles that are both broad in scope and detailed in coverage. Each peer-reviewed article encourages development of new knowledge and analysis, and the current state of the field is frequently examined through a range of critical and review articles. Among other features you'll find are: Debates on Current Issues Special Issues Practical Research Findings Future Directions in the Field Explore the Issue Important to You   With Research on Aging, you'll explore the issues, questions and controversies facing today's elderly such as: Alzheimer’s disease and caregiver support Age discrimination Migration patterns of the elderly The aging labor force Aging and social stress Age and inequality The demography of aging Retirement satisfaction Gender, race, and ethnicity Social support Thomson Reuters 2007 Journal Citation Reports?/B> 2007 Ranking: 12/22 in Gerontology 2007 Impact Factor: 0.937 Instructions to Authors Manuscript Submission Guidelines: MANUSCRIPTS should be submitted electronically as PDF documents to Rebecca Tippett at roa@soc.duke.edu. 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Cutler University of Vermont Cheryl Elman Sociology, University of Akron Deborah Gold Medical Sociology, Duke University Judith Gonyea Social Work, Boston University Lisa Gwyther Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina William Haley Aging Studies, University of South Florida Melissa A. Hardy Gerontology, The Pennsylvania State University Mark C. Hayward Population Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University John Henretta University of Florida, Gainesville Christopher Hertzog Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology Margaret Hellie Huyck Institute of Psychology, Illinois Institute of Technology Yoshinori Kamo Sociology, Louisiana State University Kyle C. Kercher Sociology, Case Western Reserve University Karl Kosloski Gerontology, University of Nebraska-Omaha Neal Krause University of Michigan Nancy G. Kutner Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University Dr. Gary R. Lee Sociology, Bowling Green State University Dr. Charles F. Longino Jr. Sociology, Wake Forest University Dr. Kyriakos S. Markides University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Linda S. Mitteness School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco Richard K. Morycz Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Charlotte Muller International Longevity Center, NY Elizabeth J. Mutran Communications, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill William Rakowski Community Health, Brown University Sara Rix Director of Academic Affairs, AARP, Washington, DC Richard A. Settersten, Jr. Sociology, Case Western Reserve University Glenna Spitze Sociology, SUNY-Albany Sharon Tennstedt New England Research Institute Peter Uhlenberg Communications, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Thomas T.H. Wan Public Affairs, University of Central Florida John B. Williamson Sociology, Boston College Rosalie F. Young Community Medicine, Wayne State University-Detroit Former Editors: Edgar F. Borgatta - Founder Anthropology, University of Washington Rhonda J. V. Montgomery University of Kansas, Lawrence