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New for 2015: Work, Aging and Retirement
Editor: by Mo Wang

Work, Aging and Retirement provides a peer-reviewed forum for evidence-based, translational research on worker aging and retirement, with the goal of enhancing understanding of these phenomena.  Manuscripts may be submitted via the journal's online submission portal at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/workar

Work, Aging and Retirement reflects a broad community of professionals in the fields of psychology, sociology, economics, gerontology, business and management, and industrial labor relations. It aims to publish high-quality research that is of interest to public policy makers, organizational decision makers, human resource professionals, and older worker advocates for the policy implications of these papers. Work, Aging and Retirement encourages an international perspective, publishing research and findings from various countries, regions, and entities that are governed by different socio-economic policies.

Work, Aging and Retirement primarily considers empirical and theoretical investigations that enhance understanding of phenomena related to worker aging and retirement. These phenomena can be (1) at one or multiple levels-individuals, groups, organizations, regions or countries, and societies or cultures; (2) in work settings such as business, education, training, health, service, government, or military institutions; or (3) in the public or private sector, for-profit or nonprofit.

A non-exhaustive sampling of specific topic areas appropriate for the journal includes:

• Age discrimination at workplace;
• Age-related diversity issues at workplace;
• Aging and creativity, innovation, and adaptation;
• Aging and expertise and knowledge management;
• Aging and positive and negative work behaviors;
• Aging and the use of technology and work systems;
• Aging and training, learning, and skill acquisition;
• Aging and work stress, health, and well-being;
• Aging and work–family interface;
• Attitudes toward retirement;
• Early retirement;
• Employment after retirement;
• Gender roles in retirement;
• Health and financial well-being in retirement;
• Leisure activities in retirement;
• Mid and late career issues;
• Older workers' abilities, personality, and other characteristics;
• Older workers' job attitudes, affect, and emotions;
• Older workers' work motivation;
• Performance measurement and management for older workers;
• Retirement adjustment;
• Retirement and family life;
• Retirement decision making;
• Retirement planning;
• Retirement-related human resource practices;
• Social security, pension systems, and retirement savings;
• Testing and personnel selection for older workers;
• The demography of aging and retirement;
• Work design for older workers;
• Workforce planning.

Work, Aging and Retirement publishes three types of articles.

Empirical Articles: The journal publishes empirical articles that report (1) theoretically driven and rigorously conducted empirical investigations that extend conceptual understanding of worker aging and retirement-related phenomena (original investigations or meta-analyses), (2) descriptive research on phenomena where we lack basic knowledge which will provide a foundation for building new knowledge and theory (such studies should provide novel data on important and unknown phenomena), (3) rigorously conducted qualitative research on phenomena that are difficult to capture with quantitative methods, or (4) replications of previously published empirical studies to offer confirmative or rebuttal evidence. For authors who intend a replication study, please contact the Editor first to gauge interest.

Methodological Articles: The journal publishes methodological articles devoted to the development and dissemination of innovative methods for collecting, analyzing, understanding, and interpreting data related to worker aging and retirement.

Review Articles: The journal welcomes and commissions review articles that either (1) synthesize literature and create new theories of worker aging and retirement-related phenomena that will stimulate novel research, or (2) offer an extensive literature review on a specific topic to summarize the state of knowledge and critically assess the gaps and important issues in past research, thereby directing future research.