Journal profile · Nutrition & Dietetics
Ecology of Food and Nutrition
ISSN 0367-0244 · eISSN 1543-5237 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1971
Ecology of Food and Nutrition: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.56; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 121 days (first decision after review, publisher); community-reported acceptance: easy; 23 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ecology of Food and Nutrition is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. 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 Child Nutrition and Water Access, Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, together about 42% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Ecology of Food and Nutrition is an international journal of food and nutrition in the broadest sense. The journal publishes peer-reviewed articles on all aspects of food and nutrition -- ecological, biological, and cultural. Ecology of Food and Nutrition strives to become a forum for disseminating scholarly information on the holistic and cross-cultural dimensions of the study of food and nutrition. It emphasizes foods and food systems in terms of their utilization to satisfy human nutritional needs and health and promotes and contests social and cultural identity. The content scope is thus broad -- articles may focus on the relationship between food and nutrition, food taboos and preferences, ecology and the political economy of food, changes in food habits, food technology and marketing, food and identity, food security and sustainability, and the biology of human nutrition. Additionally, articles that apply theories and methods to address contemporary food and nutrition problems are encouraged. Questions of the relationship between food/nutrition and culture are as germane to the journal as analyses of the interactions among nutrition and environment, infection, and human health. The journal publishes traditional research articles; review articles, which provide systematic reviews of published literature; data notes, which concisely describe sound research data with the aim to enhance visibility and transparency and support the reuse of valuable research data stored in repositories; and methods articles that describe advancements or developments of current methodological approaches and research procedures. Peer Review Policy: All research articles in the Ecology of Food and Nutrition have undergone rigorous peer review based on initial editor screening and reviewing by at least two anonymous referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Nutrition & Dietetics
Editor-in-chief Sunil KhannaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 4, United Kingdom 2, Spain 1, Mexico 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing19.2%
- Food Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsHealth Professions11.5%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine11.2%
- Nutritional Studies and DietMedicine6.7%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.3%
- Culinary Culture and TourismAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.6%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science4.3%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINECINAHLCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: AGRICOLA, OCLC, Abstracts in Anthropology, Anthropological Index Online, CAB, CSA ASFA 1: Biological Sciences and Living Resources, CSA ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts, Current Medical Literature, EBSCOhost Online Research Databases, Elsevier Engineering Information: Geobase, Food Science, and Technology Abstracts (FSTA), ISI - ISI Alerting Services, ISI BIOSIS Previews, SciSearch, SIIC Database, Ulrichs Periodicals Directory
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.56LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.45Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 30LetPub ·
- h-index
- 71OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 868OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.25%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 79,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,234 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 23 | 11 | 27 |
| 2024 | 36 | 8 | 127 |
| 2023 | 21 | 7 | 72 |
| 2022 | 24 | 5 | 124 |
| 2021 | 53 | 10 | 620 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
121 daysfirst decision after review · community reports over 12 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 5%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 121 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted4
- data notesdata notes, which concisely describe sound research data with the aim to enhance visibility and transparency and support the reuse of valuable research data sto…Length not stated
- methods articlesmethods articles that describe advancements or developments of current methodological approaches and research proceduresLength not stated
- research articlesThe journal publishes traditional research articlesLength not stated
- review articlesreview articles, which provide systematic reviews of published literatureLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Ecology of Food and Nutrition is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverabili…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy: initial editor screening and reviewing by at least two anonymous referees Model summary
All research articles in the Ecology of Food and Nutrition have undergone rigorous peer review based on initial editor screening and reviewing by at least two anonymous referees.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1971
- ISSN
- 0367-0244
- Electronic ISSN
- 1543-5237
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 65, Issue 5 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ecology of Food and Nutrition
What CAS zone is Ecology of Food and Nutrition in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Ecology of Food and Nutrition 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 Ecology of Food and Nutrition?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.56; CiteScore 2.6, h-index 71.
How long does peer review take at Ecology of Food and Nutrition?
The publisher reports about 121 days (first decision after review); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 5%. 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 Ecology of Food and Nutrition based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (4), United Kingdom (2) and Spain (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Ecology of Food and Nutrition?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ecology of Food and Nutrition is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, CINAHL and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Ecology of Food and Nutrition open access, and what is the APC?
Ecology of Food and Nutrition is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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: .