About the Journal

The Hungarian Gerontology is a scientific journal of University of Debrecen Faculty of Health. The first issue of the Hungarian Gerontology was published in January 2009.

The annual journal, from 2020 with issue appearing December is published in. 

From the beginning, the main aim of the Hungarian Gerontology is, highlighting of the interdisciplinary view of the gerontology, providing a platform for the national and international scientific and professional results of the gerontology.

The journal welcomes scientific, original research finding, peer-reviewed papers and professional, public articles as well, which deal with the actual situation, innovations and novelties of the field of gerontology. Journal admits presenting of results of professional research, analysis and opinions.

The Hungarian Gerontology has two main heads/columns:

1) Original papers

2) Professional public articles

The Editorial Board of the Hungarian Gerontology is committed by gerontology gets into the national public opinion. A high priority of the journal to deal with the social and technological innovation of the field of gerontology.

The Hungarian Gerontology provides publishing possibilities to Hungarian and international researchers and professionals of the field of medical and health sciences and experts of related disciplines, professions.

Aim of the journal is that researchers and professionals work out and develop of the national professional discussion in the field of gerontology contributing to the improvement of this field, to detect the social and economic problems and finding solutions.

The Hungarian Gerontology is an open-access journal which means that all content is freely available. Users are allowed to read and download articles. Every article has DOI and ISSN identifier numbers.

The journal publishes Special issues (with abstracts) connecting to the annual international Gerontology Conference organizing by the University of Debrecen Faculty of Health Department of Gerontology.