Disciplinary perspectives on later-life migration in the core journals of social gerontology.
OBJECTIVE
The authors examine the bibliographic structure of recent research on later-life migration, highlighting the contributions of particular journals and disciplines.


METHODS
The authors identify the primary journals publishing research in this area, including a set of four core journals within the field of social gerontology. They evaluate the disciplinary affiliations of authors publishing in the core journals and the extent to which those journals cite relevant research published elsewhere.


RESULTS
Geographical and economic perspectives on later-life migration are underrepresented within the core journals of social gerontology. In particular, major articles published outside the core journals are seldom cited within those journals.


CONCLUSIONS
Although the core journals of social gerontology account for over a third of the recent literature on later-life migration, they present only a partial (chiefly sociological) perspective on the subject.
Walters
William H
WH
Owen D. Young Library, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY 1317, USA. whwalters@stlawu.edu
Wilder
Esther I
EI
D000368:Aged; D002170:Canada; D004641:Emigration and Immigration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012961:Sociology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States