Working with Older People Cover Image for Volume 30, Issue 3
Current Issue
Volume 30,
Issue 3,
28 July 2026

About the Journal

Working with Older People has a unique practical focus and gives examples of how research or services are making health, well-being and social inclusion a reality for older people.

Submission information

Accepted manuscript types and word counts

  • Research Paper — up to 5500 words
  • Case Study — up to 4500 words
  • Practitioner Paper — up to 4500 words
  • Editorial — up to 3000 words

Please see the article types and word counts section on the about this journal page for more information. The word count includes all text, figures and tables. When estimating your total, please allow 280 words for each figure or table. Read more about the article types for this journal.

Reference style

Use the Harvard reference style. Read more about the reference types for this journal.

Keywords

Please include up to 6 short, relevant keywords that describe the main topics of your paper. When you submit to the journal, you’ll be able to choose keywords that describe the main topics of your paper from a list of recommended keywords, or you can add your own.

Peer review type

Double anonymous peer review OR editor review (author to request at submission).

Open access options

This is a hybrid journal. Hybrid journals are subscription journals but offer all authors the option to publish their work open access. If you choose to publish open access you will be required to pay an article processing charge (APC). Alternatively you can opt for the green open access route and self-archive your article (at no cost to the author). Read more about our open access options.

Accepted languages

This journal only accepts manuscripts written in UK or US English.

Accepted submission files

Article files should be provided in Microsoft Word format.

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