Ageing Horizons, a peer-reviewed journal from the University of Oxford’s Institute of Population Ageing, led by Professor Sarah Harper CBE, the chair of the HelpAge board of Trustees, has been relaunched with a renewed focus on the policy implications of global population ageing.
As life expectancy increases in many parts of the world and birth rates remain low or continue to decline, policymakers, researchers and international organisations are seeking clearer evidence to understand how changing age structures are reshaping societies. Ageing Horizons will explore these demographic shifts, raising complex questions across areas including health, social protection, family life, labour markets and community cohesion.
The journal emphasises the distinction between policy making for older people and policy making for ageing societies, arguing that effective responses must be grounded in empirical research that reflects the realities of social life.
Ageing Horizons publishes research from a wide range of global contexts, with the aim of informing policy debates and highlighting unanswered questions and unresolved challenges. Its scope includes analysis at individual, family, community and societal levels, as well as examination of how population ageing intersects with other global trends such as urbanisation and climate change.
The topics covered in the first edition of the relaunched journal include the current situation of older adults in rural Bangladesh, and evidence on the effects of population ageing in OECD countries.
All submissions are subject to peer review.