Appetite

Academic Press · United States

ISSN0195-6663eISSN1095-8304

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.057

H-Indexi

244

SNIPi

1.322

Total Worksi

12,641

Total Citationsi

419,574

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.07

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Behavioral Sciences; Nutrition & Dietetics; Nutrition and Dietetics; Psychology (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications12,641

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Academic Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0195-6663 / 1095-8304

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

405

15k

2019

438

14k

2020

643

15k

2021

464

6.8k

2022

451

4.3k

2023

558

3.7k

2024

506

1.2k

2025

262

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Nutrition and DieteticsQ1

Psychology (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Behavioral SciencesNutrition & Dietetics

Scopus Categories

Psychology (miscellaneous)Nutrition and Dietetics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Eating Disorders and BehaviorsObesity, Physical Activity, DietBehavioral Health and InterventionsConsumer Attitudes and Food LabelingBiochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques

Frequently asked questions about Appetite

Is Appetite a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Appetite: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Appetite?

Appetite is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 3.07.

Is Appetite indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Appetite is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Appetite?