Calls for Papers
Opportunities to publish scientific research on topics in the field of aging.
Open calls for academic papers
Last updated: June 10, 2025
An updated list of academic and scientific journals actively seeking submissions on aging research topics.
BMC Geriatrics
submission deadline: June 24, 2025
Special issue: Sarcopenia in older adults
To improve our understanding of the impact of sarcopenia in older adults, BMC Geriatrics is launching a collection with the aim of collating original research and insights into various aspects of sarcopenia.
BMC Geriatrics
submission deadline: June 24, 2025
Special issue: Sarcopenia in older adults
To improve our understanding of the impact of sarcopenia in older adults, BMC Geriatrics is launching a collection with the aim of collating original research and insights into various aspects of sarcopenia.
nature: scientific reports
submission deadline: July 15, 2025
Special issue: Anti-aging effects of physical activity
This Collection welcomes original research on the association between physical activity and healthy aging, from epidemiology and intervention studies to cell biology.
BMC Public Health
submission deadline: July 24, 2025
Special issue: Promoting health equity among aging adults
This Collection seeks to gather research that addresses the multifaceted nature of health disparities among aging adults, explores effective health promotion strategies, and the impact of social and environmental factors on the health outcomes of older populations.
Clinical Interventions in Aging
submission deadline: July 31, 2025
Special issue: Understanding physical functioning in older adults – new approaches and novel interventions
This Collection will accept original research, review articles, short reports, expert opinion, and clinical trial reports that cover a range of topics on physical function in older adults. Articles can discuss individual level and systems-level factors that increase risk for physical dysfunction or mobility disability, explore the geroscience hypothesis as it relates to mobility decline, and identify biochemical pathways and novel targets to prevent sarcopenia. The connection of mobility with other systems, such as sensory or cognitive, in older adults is of interest. In addition, both clinical trials and small pilots that test new interventions are welcome.
Gerontology
submission deadline: July 31, 2025
Special issue: Falls and Balance
Falls are a leading cause of injury and loss of independence in older adults, posing a significant challenge to public health. Maintaining balance and preventing falls is a multifaceted issue, influenced by factors ranging from musculoskeletal function and sensory feedback to environmental hazards and cognitive decline. This Call for Papers welcomes contributions that address the complex interplay of these factors, advancing our understanding and management of fall risk and balance disorders.
BMC Geriatrics
submission deadline: august 7, 2025
Special issue: End-of-life care and palliative medicine in older adults
This Collection aims to highlight the latest research, innovations, and practices in this field, fostering a deeper understanding of how to provide holistic, patient-centered care during the final stages of life. We welcome submissions that explore a wide range of topics related to end-of-life care and palliative medicine.
International Journal of General Medicine
submission deadline: august 15, 2025
Special issue: Understanding the biological mechanisms of aging diseases through integrating multiomics data
This article collection welcomes original research papers that address the integration of multiomics data to uncover the biological mechanisms of age-related diseases. Subtopics may include, but are not limited to, 1) multiomics data integration, 2) identification of biomarkers, pathways, networks and therapeutic targets, and 3) novel computational tools for multiomics analyses. We encourage submissions that apply machine learning, artificial intelligence, and advanced statistical techniques to analyze large-scale multiomics datasets. This collection aims to bring together researchers from diverse fields to contribute toward a deeper understanding of aging and disease through cutting-edge multiomics research.
The Journals of Gerontology: Series B
submission deadline: August 15, 2025
Special issue: Decision Neuroscience and Aging
Decision making is influenced by many factors, including neurobiological, cognitive, and psychosocial determinants. Therefore, an interdisciplinary approach incorporating multiple methods is needed to understand how these factors influence (and/or are influenced by) brain aging. Since 2010, the Scientific Research Network on Decision Neuroscience and Aging (SRNDNA) has helped to facilitate an interdisciplinary approach to decision neuroscience research across adulthood. SRNDNA, which is funded by the National Institute on Aging, provides grants, workshops, conferences, fellowships, and other opportunities to facilitate growth in and dissemination of decision neuroscience research relevant to aging and ADRD. To this end, we, as members of the SRNDNA network, are calling for submissions for this special issue in the Psychological Sciences section of The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences on Decision Neuroscience and Aging. Here we hope to showcase exciting advances on decision making in the aging brain.
BMC Geriatrics
submission deadline: August 26, 2025
Special issue: Rehabilitation and functional improvements
This Collection calls upon interdisciplinary collaboration and encourages submissions on the multi-faceted nature of geriatric rehabilitation and functional improvements.
BMC Geriatrics
submission deadline: August 26, 2025
Special issue: Rehabilitation and functional improvements
This Collection calls upon interdisciplinary collaboration and encourages submissions on the multi-faceted nature of geriatric rehabilitation and functional improvements.
BMC Nursing
submission deadline: August 27, 2025
Collection: Care for the aging population
This Collection invites researchers to contribute to the growing body of knowledge on care for the aging population. We welcome submissions that explore various aspects of gerontological nursing, including health promotion strategies, chronic disease management, integrated care, frailty, dementia care, palliative care, and end-of-life care. By sharing innovative practices and research findings, we aim to enhance the quality of care provided to older adults and address the unique challenges they face in today’s healthcare landscape.
BMC Geriatrics
submission deadline: September 19,2025
Special issue: Age-related hearing loss
This Collection aims to gather comprehensive research on the various aspects of age-related hearing loss, from its underlying mechanisms to innovative interventions and support strategies.
BMC Geriatrics
submission deadline: September 19,2025
Special issue: Aging with HIV
This Collection aims to explore the ways in which aging influences the management of HIV, including the psychosocial aspects, comorbidities, and the impact of long-term treatment on overall well-being.
npj | aging
submission deadline: September 19,2025
Special issue: Aging with HIV
This Collection aims to explore the ways in which aging influences the management of HIV, including the psychosocial aspects, comorbidities, and the impact of long-term treatment on overall well-being.
BMC Geriatrics
submission deadline: September 19,2025
Special issue: Aging with HIV
This Collection aims to explore the ways in which aging influences the management of HIV, including the psychosocial aspects, comorbidities, and the impact of long-term treatment on overall well-being.
The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
submission deadline: September 21,2025
Special issue: Mechanobiology of Aging: Forces Shaping Lifespan
Mechanobiology, the study of how mechanical forces and physical factors influence biological processes, offers a powerful framework to study the interactions between cells and their microenvironment in aging. This special issue invites cutting-edge research and review articles at the intersection of mechanobiology and aging. Submissions highlighting interdisciplinary approaches, novel mechanobiological mechanisms, or innovative methodologies are especially encouraged.
The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
submission deadline: September 21,2025
Special issue: Mechanobiology of Aging: Forces Shaping Lifespan
Mechanobiology, the study of how mechanical forces and physical factors influence biological processes, offers a powerful framework to study the interactions between cells and their microenvironment in aging. This special issue invites cutting-edge research and review articles at the intersection of mechanobiology and aging. Submissions highlighting interdisciplinary approaches, novel mechanobiological mechanisms, or innovative methodologies are especially encouraged.
The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
submission deadline: October 1, 2025
Special issue: Osteosarcopenia and Intrinsic Capacity
Intrinsic capacity, defined by the World Health Organization as the composite of all the physical and mental capacities an individual can draw upon, is crucial for healthy aging and maintaining functional independence. Emerging evidence highlights the significant influence of bone and muscle loss, including the combined syndrome of osteosarcopenia, on intrinsic capacity. However, the complex interplay between these conditions and functional decline remains underexplored. The Medical Sciences section of The Journals of Gerontology, Series A invites researchers, clinicians, and scholars to submit original research articles, reviews, and perspectives for a special issue dedicated to exploring the impact of bone and muscle loss, as well as osteosarcopenia, on intrinsic capacity in older adults.
The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
submission deadline: November 1, 2025
Special issue: Biomarkers of Aging
We are interested in a broad range of studies in biomarkers of aging. Types of studies that will be considered include, but are not limited to new biomarker development, validation studies, integrated “omics” studies, observational and longitudinal cohort studies, and intervention studies.
Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience: Epigenetics
submission deadline: November 30, 2025
Special issue: The Aging Brain: Geriatric Neuropsychiatry in Aging, Cognition, and Mental Health
Understanding geriatric neuropsychiatry is critical to addressing the challenges of cognitive decline, late-onset neuropsychiatric disorders, and epilepsy in older adults. These conditions are not only underdiagnosed but often misattributed to primary psychiatric or neurodegenerative diseases, leading to inadequate treatment strategies. Additionally, older adults are more susceptible to medication-induced neuropsychiatric side effects, emphasizing the need for tailored, evidence-based therapeutic approaches. Research in this field remains limited, leaving significant gaps in knowledge regarding the neurobiological underpinnings, biomarker development, and optimal treatment paradigms for aging-related neuropsychiatric conditions. By fostering interdisciplinary research and advancing clinical understanding, this collection aims to bridge these gaps and improve the overall well-being of the elderly population. This Article Collection will explore the multidimensional nature of geriatric neuropsychiatric diseases and conditions, with a particular emphasis on its implications, diagnosis, and treatment
The International Journal of Population Data Science
submission deadline: November 30, 2025
Special issue: Linked data across the life course: Leveraging data for health and wellbeing
The International Journal of Population Data Science (IJPDS) is pleased to invite submissions for a special issue on the theme of “Linked Data Across the Life Course: Leveraging Data for Health and Wellbeing.” This call of papers is aligned with WHO’s framework on operationalizing a life course approach.
The International Journal of Population Data Science
submission deadline: November 30, 2025
Special issue: Linked data across the life course: Leveraging data for health and wellbeing
The International Journal of Population Data Science (IJPDS) is pleased to invite submissions for a special issue on the theme of “Linked Data Across the Life Course: Leveraging Data for Health and Wellbeing.” This call of papers is aligned with WHO’s framework on operationalizing a life course approach.
The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
submission deadline: December 1, 2025
Special issue: Animal Models of Frailty
The development of techniques to measure frailty in animal models has greatly accelerated research into the biology of frailty. Reverse translation of frailty assessments from humans to mice, rats, dogs, and other mammals has allowed for the study of frailty in preclinical models. This has prompted investigations into fundamental mechanisms involved in the development of frailty, including inflammation, metabolism, and other aging hallmarks. In addition, many investigators are now exploring novel approaches to prevent, delay, mitigate, or even reverse frailty. This special issue will review major developments that have been advanced with the use of animal models of frailty.
nature
submission deadline: December 1, 2025
Collection: Healthy Aging
We are interested in submissions based on studying preclinical models, as well as population-wide and clinical studies. Studies that advance our understanding of mechanisms behind healthy aging are also welcomed. Clinical research of interest will include epidemiological studies, observational studies, longitudinal cohort studies, systematic reviews and clinical trials. Please check the scope of the journal you plan to submit to, as submissions need to be within scope for the journal to which they are submitted. Regarding different article types, Communications Biology and Communications Medicine will consider original Articles, Reviews and Perspectives. Nature Communications and Scientific Reports will consider original Articles only.
Drug, Healthcare and Patient Safety
submission deadline: December 31, 2025
Special issue: Medication safety in geriatric populations
With the increasing older adults globally, there is a greater need to understand medication safety issues as older adults are often excluded in randomized trials. In addition, the complexity of chronic care for older adults often leads to polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication use, which can result in drug-induced diseases, adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, cognitive impairment, falls, hospitalization, and mortality. This Article Collection aims to address these challenges by bringing together the latest research and clinical insights to improve medication safety in geriatric populations.
BMC Medicine
submission deadline: January 29, 2026
Special issue: Healthy aging and longevity: the role of preventive medicine and risk factors
Calling for submissions on healthy aging and longevity, emphasizing the interplay between physical, cognitive, and social functioning that enables an average lifespan under ideal conditions. As populations age globally, the research focus has shifted from increasing lifespan to enhancing “healthspan”—the period of life spent in good health. This Collection seeks to explore innovative approaches and cutting-edge research in areas such as healthy aging, preventative medicine, and the role of risk factors in promoting longevity.
The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
submission deadline: February 1, 2026
Special issue: How HIV Affects the Hallmarks of Aging: From Bench to Bedside
Given the multifaceted intersectionality of aging with HIV, the opportunity to study and clarify these relationships and to learn from similar life experiences is fundamental. This special issue invites cutting-edge research and review articles at the intersection of aging with HIV.
npj | aging
submission deadline: March 9, 2026
Article collection: Healthy eating and dietary intervention to promote longevity and prevent age-related diseases
This special collection seeks to highlight cutting-edge research that elucidates how dietary strategies can be optimized to delay aging and its associated pathologies, bridging mechanistic insights from preclinical models to translational applications in humans. The editors particularly encourage submissions employing innovative methodologies—such as multi-omics integration, AI-driven dietary pattern analysis, or wearable technology for monitoring dietary adherence. By synthesizing evidence across species and study designs, this collection will advance our understanding of diet as a cornerstone of healthy aging.
CyTA – Journal of Food
submission deadline: March 31, 2026
Article Collection: Antioxidant Properties of Natural Products for Healthy Aging
This Article Collection will cover new interdisciplinary approaches and novel research in the field of nutrition and aging for healthy longevity via natural products. This includes the identification and characterization of bioactive molecules and the mechanisms for the decrease in the gradual deterioration of physiological integrity that characterizes aging. The emphasis will be on natural compounds with antioxidant and other properties with impact on aging. Also included are the extraction processes, the compound stability when incorporated into foods, and their bioavailability when consumed. Exploration of new metabolites with such bioactivity is of interest not only in food production but also in the cosmeceutical and supplement industries. Natural compounds obtained using green technologies from sustainable sources and available in commercial quantities are preferred.
Clinical Interventions in Aging
submission deadline: April 1, 2026
Article Collection: Hormone Replacement Therapy in Aging – Benefits, Risks, and Clinical Considerations for Older Adults
For eligible patients, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has revolutionized aging-related healthcare, offering significant benefits in restoring hormonal balance, alleviating menopause and andropause symptoms, reducing osteoporosis and cardiovascular risks, and ultimately enhancing health span and quality of life for older adults. Given the importance of HRT in aging medicine, Clinical Interventions in Aging invites submissions of original research articles, reviews, and perspectives exploring the mechanisms of action, clinical efficacy, safety, and real-world application of these transformative therapies. This collection is focusing on breakthrough therapies, drugs, or technologies that have significantly altered the standard of care, leading to game-changing improvements in patient outcomes.
The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
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Special issue: Translational geroscience
Recurring section dedicated to translational geroscience.
The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
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Special issue: Translational geroscience
Recurring section dedicated to translational geroscience.
