Journal profile · NUTRITION & DIETETICS
CAHIERS DE NUTRITION ET DE DIETETIQUE
ISSN 0007-9960 · eISSN 2352-4960 · Elsevier
CAHIERS DE NUTRITION ET DE DIETETIQUE: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.3 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,090; review about 60 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 53 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
CAHIERS DE NUTRITION ET DE DIETETIQUE is published by Elsevier and is in Zone 4 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 Nutrition and Health in Aging, together about 28.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Organe de la Société Française de NutritionUn lien indispensable entre les différents partenaires de la nutrition Les Cahiers de nutrition et de diététique sont le lieu de communication reconnu pour les médecins spécialistes de la nutrition, les diététiciens, les professionnels et les chercheurs de l'agro-alimentaire, les enseignants et les étudiants (lycées, facultés, BTS, IUT...). Une revue médicale pluridisciplinaire Les Cahiers de nutrition et de diététique abordent les sujets se rapportant à la biologie générale, à la médecine et à la nutrition, aux aliments, aux comportements alimentaires, à la diététique pratique, ainsi que des thèmes variés : activité physique, apports nutritionnels conseillés, dénutrition, alcool, obésité de l'enfant, aliments à effet santé, plaisir alimentaire, restauration collective, goûters et collations, allergies alimentaires... Une revue de haute qualité scientifique Organe de la Société française de nutrition, les Cahiers de nutrition et de diététique publient des éditoriaux, des articles originaux, des revues de synthèse et des dossiers d'enseignement rédigés par les meilleurs spécialistes du moment.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): NUTRITION & DIETETICS
Editor-in-chief Eric BertinPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named France 24 (24 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nutritional Studies and DietMedicine10.3%
- Diet and metabolism studiesMedicine9.9%
- Nutrition and Health in AgingMedicine8.3%
- Consumer Attitudes and Food LabelingMedicine5.8%
- French Urban and Social StudiesSocial Sciences5.7%
- Health, Medicine and SocietyHealth Professions5.2%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine5%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 62OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 35.96%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,189 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 142 | 111 | 4 |
| 2025 | 53 | 20 | 10 |
| 2024 | 66 | 36 | 46 |
| 2023 | 52 | 20 | 34 |
| 2022 | 64 | 33 | 50 |
| 2021 | 52 | 23 | 92 |
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
Too few articlesOnly 4 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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".
Figures by source
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 40 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 60 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 2,090 / EUR 1,910 / GBP 1,680 / JPY 259,220 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,090 | — | — |
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 2,090 (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
- Elsevier
- ISSN
- 0007-9960
- Electronic ISSN
- 2352-4960
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about CAHIERS DE NUTRITION ET DE DIETETIQUE
What CAS zone is CAHIERS DE NUTRITION ET DE DIETETIQUE in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, CAHIERS DE NUTRITION ET DE DIETETIQUE is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Nutrition & Dietetics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of CAHIERS DE NUTRITION ET DE DIETETIQUE?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.3; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.6, h-index 20.
How long does peer review take at CAHIERS DE NUTRITION ET DE DIETETIQUE?
The publisher reports about 60 days (submission to acceptance). 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 CAHIERS DE NUTRITION ET DE DIETETIQUE based?
Of the 24 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are France (24). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index CAHIERS DE NUTRITION ET DE DIETETIQUE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, CAHIERS DE NUTRITION ET DE DIETETIQUE is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is CAHIERS DE NUTRITION ET DE DIETETIQUE open access, and what is the APC?
CAHIERS DE NUTRITION ET DE DIETETIQUE is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,090.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .