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Korean Journal of Community Nutrition

Korean Society of Community Nutrition · South Korea · Est. 2023

ISSN2951-3146
SJR Q3Scopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.256
H-Indexi
5
Total Worksi
108
Total Citationsi
113
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.97
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
1
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

KJCN aims to publish original research articles covering all aspects of community nutrition. Topics of interest include nutrition throughout the life cycle, nutrition assessment, nutrition education, nutritional epidemiology, dietary behavior, food culture, clinical nutrition, international nutrition, food service and management, food culture, and other topics related to the improvement of human nutritional status. Its regional focus is mainly Korea but it welcomes submissions from researchers all over the world.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea
Primary LanguageEnglish, Korean
1st Year Published2023
Frequencybimonthly
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications108
OA Since2021
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
OA LicenseCC BY-NC
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/11 · 82%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Korean Society of Community Nutrition
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2951-3146
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English, Korean

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
42
209
2019
54
187
2020
50
198
2021
33
134
2022
33
63
2023
41
83
2024
42
44
2025
22
2
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

Scopus Categories

Nutrition and DieteticsMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nutrition, Health and Food BehaviorNutritional Studies and DietObesity, Physical Activity, DietNutrition and Health in AgingHealth and Wellbeing ResearchConsumer Attitudes and Food LabelingDiverse Topics in Contemporary ResearchSodium Intake and HealthDiverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education StudiesEducational Systems and Policies

Frequently asked questions about Korean Journal of Community Nutrition

Is Korean Journal of Community Nutrition a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Korean Journal of Community Nutrition: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Korean Journal of Community Nutrition?

Korean Journal of Community Nutrition is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.256.

Is Korean Journal of Community Nutrition indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Korean Journal of Community Nutrition is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Korean Journal of Community Nutrition?

KJCN aims to publish original research articles covering all aspects of community nutrition. Topics of interest include nutrition throughout the life cycle, nutrition assessment, nutrition education, nutritional epidemiology, dietary behavior, food culture, clinical nutrition, international nutrition, food service and management, food culture, and other topics related to the improvement of human nutritional status. Its regional focus is mainly Korea but it welcomes submissions from researchers all over the world.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref