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Obesity Medicine

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2016

ISSN2451-8476

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total18

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.43

H-Index

CiteScore

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SNIP

0.501

Total Works

673

Total Citations

6,847

2yr Mean Citedness

1.97

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Obesity Medicine is an interdisciplinary journal that addresses mechanisms of disease, epidemiology, and co-morbidities related to obesity. The journal focuses on human health and the impact of human diseases across the spectrum of research.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2016

Annual Volume~ 65 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications673

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2451-8476

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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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?

N/A

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2023

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2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

SurgeryQ2

Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismQ3

Internal MedicineQ3

Nutrition and DieteticsQ3

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ3

EndocrinologyQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

SurgeryNutrition and DieteticsEndocrinologyEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthInternal Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Obesity, Physical Activity, DietDiet and metabolism studiesAdipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic DiseasesAdipose Tissue and MetabolismBariatric Surgery and OutcomesDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsDiabetes Treatment and ManagementRegulation of Appetite and ObesityPharmacology and Obesity TreatmentNutritional Studies and Diet