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European Journal of Nutrition

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany · Est. 1998

ISSN1436-6215

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.34

H-Indexi

147

SNIPi

1.181

Total Worksi

4,458

Total Citationsi

162,056

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.09

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

European Journal of Nutrition is an international journal publishing original papers, reviews, and short communications in the nutritional sciences. Manuscripts provide current information on the impact of nutrients and non-nutrients on various health and environmental aspects. Showcases a major focus on epidemiology, including intervention studies with healthy subjects and patients. Highlights the biofunctionality of food and food components.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1998

FrequencyEight No. A Year, 2005-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,458

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1436-6215

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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

278

10k

2019

275

2020

309

8.3k

2021

317

5.9k

2022

221

3.2k

2023

269

2024

283

818

2025

231

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Nutrition and DieteticsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Nutrition & Dietetics

Scopus Categories

Nutrition and DieteticsMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nutritional Studies and DietFatty Acid Research and HealthAntioxidant Activity and Oxidative StressGut microbiota and healthDiet and metabolism studiesObesity, Physical Activity, DietConsumer Attitudes and Food LabelingFolate and B Vitamins ResearchFood composition and propertiesPhytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities

Frequently asked questions about European Journal of Nutrition

Is European Journal of Nutrition a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for European Journal of Nutrition: 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 European Journal of Nutrition?

European Journal of Nutrition 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 3.09.

Is European Journal of Nutrition indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

European Journal of Nutrition is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.