Journal profile · Nutrition & Dietetics
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
ISSN 0002-9165 · eISSN 1938-3207 · American Society for Nutrition · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1954
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 6.99; hybrid open access; APC about USD 5,200; median 150 days to acceptance (103 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 22.5%; 417 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition is published by American Society for Nutrition and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Nutritional Studies and Diet, Diet and metabolism studies and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, together about 27.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Physiology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
A highly rated peer-reviewed, primary research journal in nutrition and dietetics, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition publishes the latest research on topics in nutrition, such as obesity, vitamins and minerals, nutrition and disease, and energy metabolism which are relevant to human and clinical nutrition.The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition is an official monthly publication of the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) and focuses on well-controlled clinical studies that describe scientific mechanisms, efficacy, and safety of dietary interventions in the context of disease prevention or a health benefit. Public health and epidemiologic studies relevant to human nutrition, and innovative investigations of nutritional questions that employ epigenetic, genomic, proteomic, and metabolomic approaches are also encouraged.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Nutrition & Dietetics
Editor-in-chief Christopher DugganPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United States 46, Canada 6, Australia 5, Mainland China 2, United Kingdom 2 (76 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nutritional Studies and DietMedicine11.1%
- Diet and metabolism studiesMedicine10.3%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine6.2%
- Fatty Acid Research and HealthNursing6%
- Nutrition and Health in AgingMedicine5.5%
- Folate and B Vitamins ResearchMedicine5%
- Muscle metabolism and nutritionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.9%
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 6.99LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 7.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 12.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 12.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.91LetPub ·
- h-index
- 307LetPub ·
- h-index
- 500OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 18,739OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.42OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 43.73%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 305LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 29,121 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 288 | 155 | 146 |
| 2025 | 417 | 305 | 1,917 |
| 2024 | 389 | 386 | 3,868 |
| 2023 | 377 | 376 | 6,082 |
| 2022 | 391 | 391 | 8,789 |
| 2021 | 470 | 469 | 13,066 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
150 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 111 days – 221 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 5 days (103 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 159 days
- Sample
- 103 articles with submission and acceptance dates (766 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 22.5%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 13%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 59 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 137 daysPublisher website ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 5,200 / EUR 4,860 / GBP 4,160 / JPY 644,960 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 5,310 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access
Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 5,310 (excluding taxes). The amount you pay may be reduced during submission if applicable.Review this journal’s open access policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Society for Nutrition
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1954
- ISSN
- 0002-9165
- Electronic ISSN
- 1938-3207
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
What CAS zone is American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Nutrition & Dietetics; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of American Journal of Clinical Nutrition?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.99; CiteScore 12.4, h-index 500.
How long does peer review take at American Journal of Clinical Nutrition?
Based on the dates recorded on 103 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 150 days (interquartile range 111–221 days); authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 22.5%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 13%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of American Journal of Clinical Nutrition based?
Of the 76 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (46), Canada (6) and Australia (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index American Journal of Clinical Nutrition?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is American Journal of Clinical Nutrition open access, and what is the APC?
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 5,200.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .