About Generations Publications  

Insightful, timely and widely respected, ASA’s publications are a premier resource for thousands of professionals in the field of aging. ASA members have access to Generations Journal, ASA’s quarterly journal and Generations Today, a bimonthly digital publication, and Generations Now, which features news about aging and articles from members. Access to all ASA publications is included with membership. If you are not a member of ASA,  click here to join. 

About Generations Journal 

Generations Journal  (ISSN 2694-5126) is ASA’s quarterly journal. Each issue is devoted to bringing together the most useful and current knowledge about a specific topic in the field of aging, with emphasis on practice, research, and policy. 

Peer review consists of the following practice: 

The Generations Journal editorial board invites a guest editor, selected due to prominence in his or her subject area, to organize an issue of the publication around themes identified by the board. Authors are proposed by the guest editor and evaluated by the board on the basis of demonstrated knowledge, achievement, and excellence in their respective fields. All manuscripts are reviewed by the guest editor, editor, and, when appropriate, members of the editorial board. As occurs in any peer-review process, revisions may be required, and articles that do not meet the editorial standards of Generations Journal will not be published. 

The contents of Generations Journal are indexed or abstracted in the following: 

Abstracts in Social Gerontology; AgeLine; CCCs Bibliographic Database; CARL UnCoverIngentaConnect; CINAHL Database (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature); Current Contents/Social and Behavioral Sciences; Elsevier Bibliographic Databases; ERIC; Family & Society Studies Worldwide; Institute for Scientific Information Basic Social Sciences Index; Microsoft Academic Search (MAS); MLA International Bibliography; Research Alerts; SAGE Family Studies Abstracts; SCIE Care Data; Social Sciences Citation Index; Social SciSearch; Social Services Abstracts; Social Work Abstracts; Sociological Abstracts; Web of Science; Wilson Social Sciences Index/ Abstracts.  

About Generations Today 

Generations Today  (ISSN 2694-5207) is a bimonthly digital publication covering current trends and people impacting the field of aging through OpEds, feature articles, profiles, and first-person pieces. The title was formerly published in print as Aging Today. 

About Generations Now 

Generations Now  features short-form, member-driven posts on the timeliest aging-related issues. Check back often for the latest posts. 

Frequently Asked Questions  

How does ASA publicize its publications?

ASA markets the publications via email releases of new editions sent to more than 120,000 people, social media posts that reach about 60,000 people, and with the Journal we also conduct panels and podcasts called “Beyond Generations.”   

How many people will have access to Generations?

Anyone can access up to three articles for free per month. That means that anyone, anywhere, will have access to the publications and the articles in it. This grows our audience substantially to include the 120,000 or more people who receive our emails and follow us on social media, and anyone who will see content as it is shared. You can help this process by sharing your articles through social media and encouraging employers or employees, colleagues, and networks to do the same. Additionally, more than 5,000 ASA members have unlimited access to articles.
 

What if I need a printed copy of an article?

Articles are optimized to print cleanly and easily from any home-office printer.
  

What if I need a PDF of an article?

To save an article as a PDF, right click on the page of the article you’d like to save. Select “print” and then “Save as PDF.”
  

How can I access old publications?

Digital access to back issues of Generations Journal is available via Ingenta Connect.
  

Will articles be indexed for academic purposes?

We are working to ensure that the contents of Generations Journal  will continue to be indexed or abstracted in the following: Abstracts in Social Gerontology; AgeLine; CCCs Bibliographic Database; CARL UnCoverIngentaConnect ; CINAHL Database (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature); Current Contents/Social and Behavioral Sciences; Elsevier Bibliographic Databases; ERIC; Family & Society Studies Worldwide; Institute for Scientific Information Basic Social Sciences Index; Microsoft Academic Search (MAS); MLA International Bibliography; Research Alerts; SAGE Family Studies Abstracts; SCIE Care Data; Social Sciences Citation Index; Social SciSearch; Social Services Abstracts; Social Work Abstracts; Sociological Abstracts; Web of Science; Wilson Social Sciences Index/Abstracts.
   

We have an institutional subscription and are having some problems.  Who should I contact for help?

Please email us at info@asaging.org with your concerns, and we will be happy to assist.