Research on Aging
Aging and Gerontology (Behavioral Science) (General) | Familes and Aging | Gerontology
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For over four 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
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Submit your manuscript today at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/roa.
Research on Aging is an interdisciplinary journal designed to reflect the expanding role of research in the field of social gerontology. Research on Aging exists to provide for publication of research in the broad range of disciplines concerned with aging. Scholars from the disciplines of sociology, gerontology, history, psychology, anthropology, public health, economics, political science, criminology, social work, nursing, demography, epidemiology, and geography are encouraged to contribute articles to the journal. Emphasis will be on materials of broad scope and cross-disciplinary interest. Assessment of the current state of knowledge is as important as provision of an outlet for new knowledge, so critical and review articles are welcomed. Systematic attention to particular topics will also be featured.
| Jeffrey Stokes | University of Massachusetts, USA |
| Kyungmin Kim, PhD | Department of Child Development and Family Studies, Seoul National University, Korea |
| Haejin Jang | Department of Gerontology, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA |
| Emily Agree | Population Center and Sociology, Johns Hopkins University, USA |
| Matthew Alcusky | Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA |
| Shannon Ang | School of Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore |
| Jaqueline Avila, PhD | Department of Gerontology, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA |
| Liat Ayalon | Bar-Ilan University, Israel |
| Luoman Bao | Department of Sociology, California State University, Los Angeles, USA |
| Alex Bierman | University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Courtney Boen | Brown University, USA |
| Kathrin Boerner | Department of Health Services Research, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Germany |
| Martina Brandt | Technische Universität Dortmund, Germany |
| Mark Brennan-Ing | Brookdale Center of Healthy Aging, Hunter College, USA |
| Kevin Cahill | Sloan Center on Aging and Work, Boston College, USA |
| Phillip Cantu | University of Texas Medical Branch, USA |
| Deborah Carr | Boston University, USA |
| Kent Jason Cheng | University of Massachusetts Boston, USA |
| Sheung-Tak Cheng | The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China |
| Eunyoung Choi | University of Southern California, USA |
| William Chopik | Michigan State University, USA |
| Zhen Cong | School of Social Work, University of Texas-Arlington, USA |
| Rachel Donnelly | Vanderbilt University, USA |
| Elizabeth Dugan | Department of Gerontology, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA |
| Ashley Ermer | Montclair State University, USA |
| Francesca Falzarano | University of Southern California, USA |
| Heather Farmer | Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Delaware, USA |
| Quishi Feng | National University of Singapore, Singapore |
| Katherine Fiori | Adelphi University, USA |
| Sarah Forrester | Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA |
| Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen | University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA |
| Heather Fuller | Human Development and Family Science, North Dakota State University, USA |
| Catherine Garcia | Department of Human Development and Family Science, Syracuse University, USA |
| Marc Garcia | Department of Sociology, University of Syracuse, USA |
| Megan Gilligan | Human Development and Family Studies, Iowa State University, USA |
| Man Guo | School of Social Work, University of Iowa, USA |
| William E. Haley | School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida, USA |
| Sae Hwang Han | University of Texas at Austin, Austin, USA |
| Kene Henkens | Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute & University of Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Nikki Hill | College of Nursing, Pennsylvania State University, USA |
| Terrence Hill | Department of Sociology, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA |
| Gizem Hülür | University of Bamberg, Germany |
| Meng Huo | Human Development and Family Studies, University of California-Davis, USA |
| William Jesdale | Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA |
| Lisa Jessee | Universität zu Köln, Germany |
| Dexia Kong | Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Jooyoung Kong | University of Wisconsin - Madison, USA |
| Nik Lampe | University of South Florida, USA |
| Kenzie Latham-Mintus | Department of Sociology, IUPUI, USA |
| Chioun Lee | Department of Sociology, University of California, Riverside, USA |
| Hyo Jung Lee | Department of Child and Family Studies, Yonsei University, South Korea |
| Amanda Leggett | Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, USA |
| Lydia Li | School of Social Work, University of Michigan, USA |
| Mengting Li | Department of Social Security, Renmin University, China |
| Yang Li | Swiss Centre of Expertise in Life Course Research, University of Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Vivian Lou | Sau Po Centre on Ageing, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| Nan Lu | Department of Social Work, Renmin University of China, China |
| Martina Luchetti | Florida State University, USA |
| Y. S. (Terry) Lum | Social Work and Social Administration, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| Christine Mair | Department of Sociology, University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA |
| Christina Matz-Costa | School of Social Work, Boston College, USA |
| Sadaf Milani | University of Texas Medical Branch, USA |
| Edward A. Miller | Department of Gerontology, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA |
| Joan K. Monin | Yale School of Public Health, Yale University, USA |
| Elizabeth Muñoz | University of Texas at Austin, USA |
| Pamela Nadash | Department of Gerontology, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA |
| Anna Nicinska | Uniwersytet Warszawski, Poland |
| Candidus Nwakasi | University of Connecticut, USA |
| Nan Sook Park | School of Social Work, University of South Florida, USA |
| Sung S. Park | Gerontology Department, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA |
| Sarah E. Patterson | Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, USA |
| Anyah Prasad | Department of Medicine, Health, and Society, Vanderbilt University, USA |
| Christine Proulx | Human Development and Family Science, University of Missouri, USA |
| Frank Puga | University of Alabama Birmingham, USA |
| Lien Quach | University of Massachusetts Boston, USA |
| Nekehia Tamara Quashie | University of Rhode Island, USA |
| Amy Rauer | University of Tennessee, USA |
| Markus Schafer | Department of Sociology, University of Toronto, Canada |
| Alina Schmitz | Technische Universität Dortmund, Germany |
| Dikla Segel-Karpas | University of Haifa, Israel |
| Benjamin Shaw | Community Health Services, School of Public Health, University of Illinois Chicago, USA |
| Nina Silverstein | Department of Gerontology, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA |
| Qian Song | University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA |
| Fengyan Tang | School of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh, USA |
| Clemens Tesch-Roemer | German Centre on Gerontology, Germany |
| Amy Thierry | Xavier University of Louisiana, USA |
| Laura Upenieks | Baylor University, USA |
| Linda Waite | University of Chicago, USA |
| Stephen Wandera | Makerere University, Uganda |
| Haowei Wang | Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA), Tufts University, USA |
| David Warner | The University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA |
| Emily Wiemers | Public Administration and International Affairs, Syracuse University, USA |
| Janet Wilmoth | Department of Sociology, Syracuse University, USA |
| Timothy D. Windsor | Flinders University, Australia |
| Gülçin Con Wright | TED University, Turkey |
| Bei Wu | New York University, USA |
| Shu Xu | Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, USA |
| Yiyang Yuan | Department of Quantitative and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, USA |
| Wei Zhang | Department of Sociology, University of Hawaii, USA |
| Zhenmei Zhang | Department of Sociology, Michigan State University, USA |
| Zachary Zimmer | Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Canada |
| Edgar F. Borgatta - Founder | Anthropology, University of Washington, USA |
| Jeffrey A. Burr, PhD | Department of Gerontology, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA |
| Rhonda J. V. Montgomery | University of Kansas, Lawrence, USA |
| Angela M. O'Rand | Duke University, Durham, NC, USA |
| Debra Parker Oliver, PhD, MSW | University of Missouri, USA |
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Manuscript Requirements-Author Guidelines
CORRESPONDENCE: Jeffrey A. Burr, PhD, Editor-in-Chief, Department of Gerontology, 100 Morrissey Blvd., University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA 02125-3393. Email: ROA@umb.edu.
SUBMISSION: Manuscripts must be submitted for review via Research on Aging’s SAGE Track website at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/roa. The entire review process is anonymous. The Editor-in-Chief makes the final decision on each manuscript after taking reviewers’ evaluations into consideration.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Manuscripts should be prepared in accordance with the most recent APA Reference Style, using a word-processor (save as .doc, .docx, or .rtf). Do not send PDF files. Times New Roman (12 pt) is the preferred text font. All manuscripts should be double-spaced with at least 1” margins on all sides. Please number all pages beginning with the abstract, including the reference pages, tables and figures. In order that manuscripts may be sent anonymously, authors are requested to place no form of identification either upon the body of the manuscript, upon the required abstract or in the file names. Submission of a manuscript implies commitment to publish in Research on Aging. Authors submitting a manuscript to the journal should not simultaneously submit the same manuscript to another journal, nor should manuscripts have been published elsewhere in substantially similar form or with substantially similar content. Content should be uploaded and placed in the following order.
Title Page: The title page should be a separate document and include:
- All authors’ names, affiliations, e-mail addresses, and highest professional degrees, and the corresponding author’s address and telephone number.
- Any acknowledgements should appear at the bottom of the title page. Funding acknowledgements should include the full name of the funding agency followed by the grant number.
- A brief (50 word maximum) biographical statement for all authors at the bottom of the title page.
Original Research
First submissions of manuscripts should not contain more than 6,000 words of text (not including abstract, references and exhibits). Shorter length manuscripts are appreciated. Also, these manuscripts should not contain more than 10 pages of references, tables and figures combined. The following organization applies to all research article submissions:
Abstract: Authors should include an abstract of no more than 150 words in paragraph form without citations as the first page of the manuscript. This abstract should be factual and present the objective of the study, methods, main findings, and the principal conclusions. The abstract should be followed by 4 to 6 key words for indexing.
Introduction: Rationale for the study and statement of purpose.
Literature Review: Literature review with sub-headings, as necessary, and conceptual framework (where appropriate).
Research Design: Specify design features including sampling strategy, data collection, measurement, and analytic strategy. Additionally, please note the approval of human subjects research by all Institutional Review Boards, where appropriate. If reporting qualitative methodology, please review the COREQ guidelines for reporting qualitative research: http://www.equator-network.org/resource-centre/library-of-health-research-reporting/reporting-guidelines/qualitative-research/
Results: Describe the sample attributes and present the results for each research question or hypotheses. When statistical tests are preformed, provide test statistics and p values.
Discussion: Interpret the findings in the context of other research, conceptual frameworks, theory, and study design. Address the study limitations.
Conclusion: State the bottom line and what the results mean for policy, practice with seniors, or future research.
Tables and Figures: Tables and figures generally convey information not presented in the text. Word processing programs should be used to produce tables without vertical lines, following the most recent edition of the APA Style Manual. Tables should be placed at the end of the article, following the references. Each figure should be submitted as a separate file. Preferred placement of tables and figures should be noted in the text. Example:
[Insert Table 1 about here]
Systematic Literature Reviews and Meta-Analysis
Traditional literature reviews are not appropriate; however, systematic evidence-based reviews are encouraged as well as rigorous meta-analyses. These manuscripts should follow the above guidelines and report using guidelines of PRISMA: http://www.equator-network.org/resource-centre/library-of-health-research-reporting/reporting-guidelines/systematic-reviews-and-meta-analysis/
If you or your funder wish your article to be freely available online to nonsubscribers immediately upon publication (gold open access), you can opt for it to be included in SAGE Choice, subject to payment of a publication fee. The manuscript submission and peer review procedure is unchanged. On acceptance of your article, you will be asked to let SAGE know directly if you are choosing SAGE Choice. To check journal eligibility and the publication fee, please visit SAGE Choice. For more information on open access options and compliance at SAGE, including self author archiving deposits (green open access) visit SAGE Publishing Policies on our Journal Author Gateway.
ETHICS: Authors who submit manuscripts to Research on Aging are expected to observe high professional standards with respect to publication ethics. Falsification of data, plagiarism (including of authors' own work, without proper citation), and misappropriation of the work of others or of information regarding financial support are examples of unethical practices. Problems of unethical conduct will be discussed with the corresponding author. If the issue cannot be resolved, then the author's institution and funding agencies will be contacted for investigation and adjudication. SAGE Journals, publisher of Research on Aging is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) (http://publicationethics.org/).
It is the author’s responsibility to disclose any potential conflict of interest regarding the manuscript on their title page. Any conflict or financial disclosure will be published within the manuscript.
Manuscripts submitted that have data collected from human subjects require ethics approval. If the study does not include ethics approval, the paper will not be sent out for review.
Actual or potential conflict of interest including any financial, personal or other relationships with other people or organizations must be declared.
Authorship
Papers should only be submitted for consideration once consent is given by all contributing authors. Those submitting papers should carefully check that all those whose work contributed to the paper are acknowledged as contributing authors.
The list of authors should include all those who can legitimately claim authorship. This is all those who:
(i) made a substantial contribution to the concept and design, acquisition of data or analysis and interpretation of data,
(ii) drafted the article or revised it critically for important intellectual content,
(iii) approved the version to be published.
Please refer to the ICMJE Authorship guidelines at http://www.icmje.org/ethical_1author.html
Acknowledgements
Any acknowledgements should appear first at the end of your article prior to your Declaration of Conflicting Interests (if applicable), any notes and your References.
All contributors who do not meet the criteria for authorship should be listed in an ‘Acknowledgements’ section. Examples of those who might be acknowledged include a person who provided purely technical help, writing assistance, or a department chair who provided only general support. Authors should disclose whether they had any writing assistance and identify the entity that paid for this assistance.
Reviewers
As part of the submission process you will be asked to provide the names of peers who could be called upon to review your manuscript. Recommended reviewers should be experts in their fields and should be able to provide an objective assessment of the manuscript. Please be aware of any conflicts of interest when recommending reviewers. Examples of conflicts of interest include (but are not limited to) the below:
- The reviewer should have no prior knowledge of your submission
- The reviewer should not have recently collaborated with any of the authors
- Reviewer nominees from the same institution as any of the authors are not permitted
Please note that the Editors are not obliged to invite any recommended/opposed reviewers to assess your manuscript.
Contributor’s publishing agreement
Before publication, SAGE requires the author as the rights holder to sign a Journal Contributor’s Publishing Agreement. SAGE’s Journal Contributor’s Publishing Agreement is an exclusive license agreement which means that the author retains copyright in the work but grants SAGE the sole and exclusive right and license to publish for the full legal term of copyright. Exceptions may exist where an assignment of copyright is required or preferred by a proprietor other than SAGE. In this case copyright in the work will be assigned from the author to the society. For more information please visit our Frequently Asked Questions on the SAGE Journal Author Gateway.
ROA and SAGE take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. We seek to protect the rights of our authors and we always investigate claims of plagiarism or misuse of articles published in the journal. Equally, we seek to protect the reputation of the journal against malpractice. Submitted articles may be checked using duplication-checking software. Where an article is found to have plagiarized other work or included third-party copyright material without permission or with insufficient acknowledgement, or where authorship of the article is contested, we reserve the right to take action including, but not limited to: publishing an erratum or corrigendum (correction); retracting the article (removing it from the journal); taking up the matter with the head of department or dean of the author’s institution and/or relevant academic bodies or societies; banning the author from publication in the journal or all SAGE journals, or appropriate legal action.
Open Access
If you or your funder wish your article to be freely available online to nonsubscribers immediately upon publication (gold open access), you can opt for it to be included in SAGE Choice, subject to the payment of a publication fee. The manuscript submission and peer review procedure is unchanged. On acceptance of your article, you will be asked to let SAGE know directly if you are choosing SAGE Choice. To check journal eligibility and the publication fee, please visit SAGE Choice. For more information on open access options and compliance at SAGE, including self/author archiving deposits (green open access) visit SAGE Publishing Policies on our Journal Author Gateway.
Permissions
Authors are responsible for obtaining permission from copyright holders for reproducing any illustrations, tables, figures or lengthy quotations previously published elsewhere. For further information including guidance on fair dealing for criticism and review, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions on the SAGE Journal Author Gateway.