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Journal of Nutrition

Elsevier B.V. · United States · Est. 1928

ISSN1541-6100

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

1.208

H-Indexi

371

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.07

Total Worksi

30,176

Total Citationsi

1,420,288

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.31

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Nutrition & Dietetics; Medicine (miscellaneous); Nutrition and Dietetics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1928

FrequencyMonthly, 1934-<2009>

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications30,176

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1541-6100

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

421

12k

2019

505

11k

2020

506

8.1k

2021

366

4.3k

2022

438

4.7k

2023

403

2.2k

2024

475

850

2025

314

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)

Diet and metabolism studiesMuscle metabolism and nutritionNutritional Studies and DietAnimal Nutrition and PhysiologyFatty Acid Research and HealthDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesFolate and B Vitamins ResearchAdipose Tissue and MetabolismTrace Elements in HealthMetabolism and Genetic Disorders

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Nutrition

Is Journal of Nutrition a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Nutrition: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Nutrition?

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 2.31.

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

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

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Nutrition?