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American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Elsevier B.V. · United States · Est. 1952

ISSN1938-3207

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

2.324

H-Indexi

495

SNIPi

1.747

Total Worksi

28,928

Total Citationsi

2,071,929

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.14

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1952

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications28,928

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1938-3207

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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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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

399

15k

2019

498

18k

2020

470

13k

2021

391

8.6k

2022

377

5.9k

2023

389

3.7k

2024

417

1.7k

2025

256

101

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 DietDiet and metabolism studiesObesity, Physical Activity, DietFatty Acid Research and HealthNutrition and Health in AgingFolate and B Vitamins ResearchMuscle metabolism and nutritionChild Nutrition and Water AccessAntioxidant Activity and Oxidative StressBody Composition Measurement Techniques

Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Is American Journal of Clinical Nutrition a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for American Journal of Clinical 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 American Journal of Clinical Nutrition?

American Journal of Clinical 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 4.14.

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

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

What is the aims and scope of American Journal of Clinical Nutrition?