Journal of Clinical Medicine (JCM, ISSN: 2077-0383) is an international, peer-reviewed, and open access journal on clinical and pre-clinical research. Under the guidance of the Section Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Huiberdina Lena Koek, we have established a new Section: “Geriatric Medicine”.

A message from the Section Editor-in-Chief. Dr. Huiberdina Lena Koek:
It is with pleasure that we introduce a new Section named “Geriatric Medicine”. The target articles are manuscripts with a focus on diagnostics, therapeutics, and prognostication in geriatric patients. This Section will focus on papers presenting innovative results that improve medical care for older people. This Section will publish original and review articles within the field of geriatric medicine. We hope that we will attract manuscripts on geriatric medicine of the best scientific quality.

I would like to thank all contributors for supporting our journal, which is currently thriving and expected to have an ever-increasing impact on the scientific community. I would also like to thank the editors and the Editorial Office for their excellent work in strengthening our journal’s handling of manuscripts, as well as their tireless work to increase our journal’s visibility and impact. Together, we endeavor to increase evidence-based, innovative knowledge of clinical medicine for the scientific and medical community.

Section Information:
Geriatric medicine is a crucial branch of clinical medicine that focuses on the etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of health conditions affecting older adults. As the global population ages, the demand for specialized clinical care for the elderly continues to grow. The “Geriatric Medicine” Section of the Journal of Clinical Medicine will provide a platform for clinical research focused on the medical care and clinical management of elderly patients. This Section will cover both general geriatric care as well as specialized treatments for age-related diseases and chronic conditions commonly seen in older adults.

Subject areas (including but not limited to those below):

• Age-related diseases;
• Chronic disease management in the elderly;
• Clinical geriatric pharmacology;
• Geriatric psychiatry;
• Geriatric neurology;
• Frailty and mobility;
• Rehabilitation and physical therapy in aging populations;
• End-of-life care and palliative medicine in the elderly;
• Nutrition and aging in the elderly;
• Acute care for the elderly;
• Preventive care and screening for older adults;
• Geriatric oncology;
• Surgery in the elderly;
• Cardiology in the elderly;
• Nephrology in the elderly;
• Orthopedics in the elderly;
• Infectious diseases in the elderly;
• Pulmonary diseases in the elderly;
• Endocrinology in the elderly;
• Gastroenterology in the elderly;
• Urogenital diseases in the elderly.

Please find more details at https://www.mdpi.com/journal/jcm/sections/geriatric_medicine.

The “Geriatric Medicine” Section is currently recruiting Guest Editors for Special Issues, which provide a platform for collaborative research on innovative geriatric medicine topics; relevant information can be found at https://www.mdpi.com/special_issues_guidelines. We are actively looking for scholars in this field to join the peer review and editorial procedures as volunteer reviewers. We provide reviewer benefits; for further details, kindly visit https://www.mdpi.com/reviewers#5_Volunteer_Reviewers.

If you are interested in the latest publications in geriatric medicine, please visit https://www.mdpi.com/search?journal=jcm&section=2634.