What we need to know, where we need to go
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EDITORIAL
What we need to know, where we need to go Lines of research in aging and in EURAPA Heinz Mechling
Published online: 23 February 2013 # European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity (EGREPA) 2013
EURAPA—State of the art: In 2010, the boards of EGREPA, EURAPA (as the Official Journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity), and Springer Publishers agreed not only to publish review papers but also accept original research papers. Opening with volume 8, number 1, 2011, EURAPA announced also to accept new manuscript categories [6]. Since its early beginning, the scope of EURAPA has been defined by two lines of research: biomedical and behavioral sciences. Thus, research papers have not been limited to specific scientific disciplines. The different and still highly diversifying areas of research in aging are welcomed in EURAPA. With the inclusion of original papers, this idea was accepted by versatile scientific disciplines. This openness for many perspectives in aging research and the change in publication policy has led to an increase in papers submitted. The range of contributions has spread from different approaches in basic to a variety of perspectives in applied sciences. In order to concentrate and strengthen the broad range of perspectives, the Editors-in-Chief have additionally initiated special issues which seem to be of great importance and allow fostering topics underrepresented in the papers submitted to or already published in EURAPA. Special issues focusing on new topics will be continued and also be supported in the future. The editorial board welcomes proposals for new topics and applications for guest editorships for future issues. Special issues: We invite colleagues active in basic science to deal not only with the aging brain—cognitive, perceptual, and energetic stimulations [5, 7]—but also with extended new topics as epigenetics and environmental influences on aging, embodiment and aging, and neurophysiological (neuroimaging), physiological, and biomechanical H. Mechling (*) Institute of Movement and Sport Gerontology, German Sport University Cologne, 50933 Cologne, Germany e-mail: [email protected]
(especially assessment and long-term monitoring of physical activity) research methods. Colleagues from behavioral and applied sciences are invited for topics and act as guest editors dealing with test and measurement, and diagnostic instruments: development of new as well as evaluation, improvement, and adaptation of existing tests. This applies also to questionnaires related to subjective well-being, quality of life, and physical activity data if we regard their use in specific groups such as demented people, physically handicapped, and fallendangered people. A fall-related diagnostic paper has just been put online. The humanities are urgently expected to contribute. They should offer their knowledge on methods “how to reach different generations and target groups” based on psychological, pedagogical, “geragogical,” and social knowledge.
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