It was established in 1987 by Jaber F. Gubrium (University of Missouri),[1] and is published by Elsevier.

The editor-in-chief is Renée Lynn Beard (College of the Holy Cross).

[2] The Journal of Aging Studies features scholarly articles offering theoretically engaged interpretations that challenge existing theory and empirical work.

Articles need not deal with the field of aging as a whole, but with any defensibly relevant topic pertinent to the aging experience and related to the broad concerns and subject matter of the social and behavioral sciences and the humanities.

The journal emphasizes innovation and critique - new directions in general - regardless of theoretical or methodological orientation or academic discipline (https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-aging-studies).