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South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2001

ISSN2221-1268

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total68

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

185

days submission → published

measured · last 15 articles · accept 151d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.347

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.572

Total Worksi

888

Total Citationsi

7,616

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.56

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2001

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications888

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

OA Since2015

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~29 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2221-1268

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

LOCKSS, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

296

2019

119

2020

141

2021

2022

2023

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Nutrition and DieteticsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Nutrition & Dietetics

Scopus Categories

Nutrition and DieteticsMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child Nutrition and Water AccessObesity, Physical Activity, DietChild Nutrition and Feeding IssuesNutrition and Health in AgingFood Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsClinical Nutrition and GastroenterologyNutritional Studies and DietDiet and metabolism studiesConsumer Attitudes and Food LabelingBreastfeeding Practices and Influences

Frequently asked questions about South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Is South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 68/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition?

South African 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 0.56.

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

South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition?