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Based on his experience in working as a member of Editorial Boards of some scientific journals and Elsevier/Scopus Expert Content Selection and Advisory Committee (Russian Federation), as well as Associate Editor-in-Chief of Moscow University Biological Sciences Bulletin, the author analyzes current situation with publications in the field of experimental and theoretical gerontology. Special attention is paid to scientometric indices and ranking of the papers, relevant journals, and authors. Some predatory journals in the field are considered too. Various approaches to improving scientometric indices of authors involved in gerontological research are proposed.