Journal profile · Nutrition & Dietetics
British Journal Of Nutrition
ISSN 0007-1145 · eISSN 1475-2662 · Cambridge University Press · ENGLAND · Semimonthly · Founded 1947
British Journal Of Nutrition: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.17; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 55.62%; 336 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
British Journal Of Nutrition is published by Cambridge University Press and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Nutritional Studies and Diet, Diet and metabolism studies and Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, together about 27.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
British Journal of Nutrition is an international peer-reviewed journal that publishes original papers and review articles across the full spectrum of nutritional science. The focus of all manuscripts submitted to the journal should be to increase knowledge in nutritional science relevant to human or animal nutrition. The BJN welcomes manuscripts that report studies in nutritional epidemiology, nutritional requirements, metabolic studies, body composition, energetics, appetite and obesity. Manuscripts that address interactions of nutrition with endocrinology, genetics, immunology, microbiology, molecular and cell biology, neuroscience and physiology and that report outcomes relevant to health, behaviour and well-being are also within scope for the BJN.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Nutrition & Dietetics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nutritional Studies and DietMedicine11%
- Diet and metabolism studiesMedicine8.9%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine7.4%
- Fatty Acid Research and HealthNursing5.7%
- Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
- Academic Publishing and Open AccessDecision Sciences5%
- Muscle metabolism and nutritionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview 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
- 3.17LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 56Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.99LetPub ·
- h-index
- 166LetPub ·
- h-index
- 284OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11,782OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.41OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 47.23%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 264LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 17,253 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 252 | 231 | 46 |
| 2025 | 336 | 309 | 565 |
| 2024 | 328 | 321 | 1,592 |
| 2023 | 307 | 305 | 2,401 |
| 2022 | 407 | 279 | 4,742 |
| 2021 | 507 | 265 | 7,579 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 55.62%LetPub ·
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 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semimonthly
- Founded
- 1947
- ISSN
- 0007-1145
- Electronic ISSN
- 1475-2662
- Society / sponsor
- Nutrition Society
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about British Journal Of Nutrition
What CAS zone is British Journal Of Nutrition in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, British Journal Of Nutrition is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Nutrition & Dietetics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of British Journal Of Nutrition?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.17; CiteScore 6.8, h-index 284.
How long does peer review take at British Journal Of Nutrition?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 55.62%”. 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.
Which databases index British Journal Of Nutrition?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, British Journal Of Nutrition is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is British Journal Of Nutrition open access, and what is the APC?
British Journal Of Nutrition is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .