Deadline: 30 November 2021

The first UN Global Report on Ageism (18th March 2021) has unveiled ageism as an old yet highly prevalent phenomenon, which extends worldwide and has a dramatic impact: "Ageism is associated with earlier death (by 7.5 years), poorer physical and mental health, and slower recovery from disability in older age." The Decade of Healthy Ageing 2021–2030 does not just clash with the COVID-19 pandemic, insofar as it suddenly exhausted health and socioeconomic systems, but urgently needs to confront this old problem of age-based stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination. In response to the Global Campaign to Combat Ageism's call for "A World for All Ages", this Special Issue aims to provide selected contributions from quantitative and qualitative research or reviews, as well as promote new initiatives tackling ageism from different disciplines and perspectives.

Objectives

The call for contributions for this special issue aims to include (but are not limited to) the following potential topics: stereotypes (how we think), prejudice (how we feel), and discrimination (how we act) towards others or oneself based on age; Its impact: culture's aging stereotypes; self-directed ageism; intersection and exacerbation of other disadvantages; Where it is seen: institutions; relationships; self-limiting behaviors; policies and practices; Strategies to combat it: (1) policies and laws; (2) educational activities; (3) intergenerational interventions; (4) other.

Scope

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. For full instructions on how to submit, please visit https://www.mdpi.com/journal/geriatrics/special_issues/Ageism. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline (30 November 2021). All papers will be peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.