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Journal of Eating Disorders

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1932

ISSN2050-2974eISSN2050-2974

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

142

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 127d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.544

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.244

Total Worksi

1,893

Total Citationsi

31,843

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.10

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Nutrition & Dietetics; Psychiatry; Psychology, Clinical; Behavioral Neuroscience; Nutrition and Dietetics; Psychiatry and Mental Health.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1932

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,893

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~16 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSSNational Digital Preservation Program, China; Library of Congress

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2050-2974 / 2050-2974

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS, National Digital Preservation Program, China; Library of Congress

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

1.5k

2019

3.3k

2020

166

3.9k

2021

201

4.3k

2022

233

4.1k

2023

216

1.6k

2024

333

842

2025

172

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.

Behavioral NeuroscienceQ1

Nutrition and DieteticsQ1

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Nutrition & DieteticsPsychiatryPsychology, Clinical

Scopus Categories

Nutrition and DieteticsPsychiatry and Mental HealthBehavioral Neuroscience

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Eating Disorders and BehaviorsBody Image and Dysmorphia StudiesChild Nutrition and Feeding IssuesObsessive-Compulsive Spectrum DisordersObesity and Health PracticesObesity, Physical Activity, DietBariatric Surgery and OutcomesImpact of Technology on AdolescentsDigital Mental Health InterventionsCOVID-19 and Mental Health

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Eating Disorders

Is Journal of Eating Disorders a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Journal of Eating Disorders?

Journal of Eating Disorders 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 3.10.

Is Journal of Eating Disorders indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Eating Disorders is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Eating Disorders?