Journal Title：Clinical Gerontologist

Clinical Gerontologist presents original research, reviews, and clinical comments relevant to the needs of behavioral health professionals and all practitioners who work with older adults. Published in cooperation with Psychologists in Long Term Care, the journal is designed for psychologists, physicians, nurses, social workers, counselors (family, pastoral, and vocational), and other health professionals who address behavioral health concerns found in later life, including:

-adjustments to changing roles-

issues related to diversity and aging-

family caregiving-

spirituality-

cognitive and psychosocial assessment-

depression, anxiety, and PTSD-

Alzheimer’s disease and other neurocognitive disorders-

long term care-

behavioral medicine in aging-

rehabilitation and education for older adults.

Each issue provides insightful articles on current topics. Submissions are peer reviewed by content experts and selected for both scholarship and relevance to the practitioner to ensure that the articles are among the best in the field. Authors report original research and conceptual reviews. A unique column in Clinical Gerontologist is “Clinical Comments." This section features brief observations and specific suggestions from practitioners which avoid elaborate research designs or long reference lists. This section is a unique opportunity for you to learn about the valuable clinical work of your peers in a short, concise format.

臨床老年病學家提供與行為健康專業人員和所有與老年人一起工作的從業人員的需求相關的原創研究、評論和臨床意見。該期刊與《長期護理心理學家》合作出版，面向心理學家、醫生、護士、社會工作者、咨詢師（家庭、牧師和職業）和其他健康專業人士，旨在解決晚年行為健康問題，包括：

-適應不斷變化的角色-

與多樣性和老齡化相關的問題-

家庭護理-

精神-

認知和社會心理評估-

抑郁、焦慮和創傷后應激障礙-

阿爾茨海默病和其他神經認知障礙-

長期護理-

老齡化中的行為醫學-

老年人的康復和教育。

每期都提供有關當前主題的深刻文章。投稿由內容專家進行同行評審，并根據學術性和與從業者的相關性進行篩選，以確保文章是該領域最好的文章。作者報告原創研究和概念評論。臨床老年病學雜志的一個獨特專欄是“臨床評論”。本部分包含從業者的簡短觀察和具體建議，避免復雜的研究設計或冗長的參考文獻列表。本部分是一個獨特的機會，讓您以簡短、簡潔的形式了解同行的寶貴臨床工作。

Clinical Gerontologist創刊于1982年，由Routledge出版商出版，收稿方向涵蓋GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY - PSYCHIATRY全領域，此刊是中等級別的SCI期刊，所以過審相對來講不是特別難，但是該刊專業認可度不錯，仍然是一本值得選擇的SCI期刊 。平均審稿速度 12周，或約稿 ，影響因子指數2.6，該期刊近期沒有被列入國際期刊預警名單，廣大學者值得一試。