Call for papers - Aging and renal health: managing kidney disease in older adults

Guest Editors

Chia-Ter Chao, MD, PhD, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taiwan
Luca Soraci, MD, INRCA IRCCS, Italy

Submission Status: Open | Submission Deadline: 12 December 2025

BMC Geriatrics is calling for submissions to our Collection on Aging and renal health: managing kidney disease in older adults.

The intersection of aging and renal health presents unique challenges, particularly as the global population of older adults continues to rise. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is prevalent among this demographic, often exacerbated by age-related physiological changes, comorbidities, and polypharmacy. This Collection aims to explore the diverse aspects of kidney disease management in older adults, including the complexities of diagnosing and treating chronic kidney disease, diabetic nephropathy, and the implications of renal function decline.

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Meet the Guest Editors

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Chia-Ter Chao, MD, PhD, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taiwan

The major research interests of Dr Chia-Ter Chao include several fields. Clinically, Dr Chao focuses on frailty and sarcopenia in patients with chronic kidney disease and end-stage kidney disease, the epidemiologic importance, clinical outcomes and diagnostic studies; experimentally, he focuses on vascular biology and degenerative vasculopathy, as to related signaling and translational applications. He also devotes himself to the field of medical education through research and serving as a clinical teacher for medical students.

Luca Soraci, MD, INRCA IRCCS, Italy

Dr Luca Soraci works as a consultant in geriatric medicine and a research assistant at the Italian National Institute for Health and Sciences on Aging (IRCCS INRCA) in Cosenza, Italy. His research focuses on pharmacoepidemiology, diagnosis and management of chronic kidney diseases, multimorbidity, frailty, and sarcopenia. Dr Soraci is a member of the European Geriatric Medicine Society and the Italian Society of Gerontology and Geriatrics.

About the Collection

BMC Geriatrics is calling for submissions to our Collection on Aging and renal health: managing kidney disease in older adults.

The intersection of aging and renal health presents unique challenges, particularly as the global population of older adults continues to rise. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is prevalent among this demographic, often exacerbated by age-related physiological changes, comorbidities, and polypharmacy. Despite these complexities, there remains a need for consensus on best practices for diagnosing, treating, and managing CKD, diabetic nephropathy, and age-related renal function decline.

This Collection aims to explore the diverse aspects of kidney disease management in older adults, including the complexities of diagnosing and treating chronic kidney disease, diabetic nephropathy, and the implications of renal function decline on overall health status and prognosis.

Advances in personalized medicine, nutritional management, and interdisciplinary care approaches have shown promise in improving outcomes for older adults with kidney disease. Additionally, recent research highlights the importance of early detection and intervention, as well as the role of kidney transplantation in enhancing the quality of life for older patients.

For this Collection, the topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

Epidemiology of kidney disease in older adults
Physiological changes in renal structure and function with aging
Comorbidities and renal health
CKD and diabetic nephropathy in geriatric populations
Dialysis in older adults
Kidney transplant considerations for older patients
Pharmacologic considerations in renal aging and renal disease in older adults
Nutritional and lifestyle interventions delaying disease progression

With ongoing studies, we aim to identify best practices and innovative strategies for managing kidney disease in aging populations.

All manuscripts submitted to this journal, including those submitted to collections and special issues, are assessed in line with our editorial policies and the journal’s peer review process. Reviewers and editors are required to declare competing interests and can be excluded from the peer review process if a competing interest exists.

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Submission Guidelines

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This Collection welcomes submission of original Research Articles. Should you wish to submit a different article type, please read our submission guidelines to confirm that type is accepted by the journal. Articles for this Collection should be submitted via our submission system, Snapp. During the submission process you will be asked whether you are submitting to a Collection, please select "Aging and renal health: managing kidney disease in older adults" from the dropdown menu.

All manuscripts submitted to this journal, including those submitted to collections and special issues, are assessed in line with our editorial policies and the journal’s peer review process. Reviewers and editors are required to declare competing interests and can be excluded from the peer review process if a competing interest exists.