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Journal of Obesity

John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1979

ISSN2090-0716

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ 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?

208

days submission → published

measured · last 14 articles · accept 256d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.397

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.279

Total Worksi

866

Total Citationsi

35,278

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.95

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Endocrinology & Metabolism; Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1979

Annual Volume~ 21 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications866

Publisher OrgHindawi Publishing Corporation

OA Since2009

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~21 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2090-0716

✅

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

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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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

1.4k

2019

1.1k

2020

487

2021

553

2022

231

2023

104

2024

2025

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.

Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Endocrinology & Metabolism

Scopus Categories

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Obesity, Physical Activity, DietBariatric Surgery and OutcomesEating Disorders and BehaviorsObesity and Health PracticesDiet and metabolism studiesPhysical Activity and HealthAdipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic DiseasesDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsAdipose Tissue and MetabolismNutrition and Health in Aging

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Obesity

Is Journal of Obesity a predatory journal?

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

Journal of Obesity 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 1.95.

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

Journal of Obesity is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Obesity?