Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
European Eating Disorders Review
ISSN 1072-4133 · eISSN 1099-0968 · Wiley-Blackwell
European Eating Disorders Review: CAS Zone 2 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.13; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,330; median 172 days to acceptance (95 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 30% (journal website); 128 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Eating Disorders Review is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 2 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Eating Disorders and Behaviors, Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders and Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues, together about 60.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
European Eating Disorders Review publishes authoritative and accessible articles, from all over the world, which review or report original research that has implications for the treatment and care of people with eating disorders, and articles which report innovations and experience in the clinical management of eating disorders. The journal focuses on implications for best practice in diagnosis and treatment, (rather than on research methodology). The journal also provides a forum for discussion of the causes and prevention of eating disorders, and related health policy. The aims of the journal are to offer a channel of communication between researchers, practitioners, administrators and policymakers who need to report and understand developments in the field of eating disorders. The journal Reports on useful research and experience related to the treatment and prevention of eating disorders in primary care and hospital settings, with special attention to therapy oriented translational research, high quality reviews, clinical trials and pilot innovative therapy approaches. Provides information about 'good practice' and systematic reviews. Offers a forum for new thinking about the nature, incidence, diagnosis and clinical management of eating disorders (namely anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, ED not otherwise specified, binge eating disorders, and other abnormal eating or feeding behaviors associated with obesity). Provides information about events, training, policy and publications relating to eating disorders. Type of manuscripts Original Reports, including empirical Research Reports and Theoretical Systematic Reviews; Brief-Reports (Preliminary findings of treatment trials and programmes; standardization and validation of psychometric measures, Development of new instruments and measures, original empirical research that can be succinctly summarised and does not require extensive elaboration); Commentaries (short, evidence-based opinion articles); Themed collections of peer-reviewed papers in special sections or Issues; Researchers, practitioners and trainees in clinical and health psychology, psychiatry, nursing, medicine (including General Practice), endocrinology, nutrition, psychotherapy and counselling are invited to contribute and to read the journal regularly, by personal subscription or in their institution library. Readership Professionals in Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry, Endocrinology, Nutrition, Translational researchers and Health Care,
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United Kingdom 13, United States 7, Germany 7, Italy 6, Spain 4 (62 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Eating Disorders and BehaviorsPsychology40.5%
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum DisordersPsychology11.3%
- Child Nutrition and Feeding IssuesMedicine8.3%
- Body Image and Dysmorphia StudiesPsychology7.2%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine5.5%
- Obesity and Health PracticesHealth Professions4.7%
- Impact of Technology on AdolescentsSocial Sciences4.2%
- Bariatric Surgery and OutcomesMedicine3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedEmbasePsycINFOCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- 3.13LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- h-index
- 110OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,369OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.74OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 63.95%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 114LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 116Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 401,472Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,701 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 99 | 78 | 40 |
| 2025 | 128 | 96 | 301 |
| 2024 | 115 | 93 | 596 |
| 2023 | 100 | 82 | 927 |
| 2022 | 92 | 55 | 1,533 |
| 2021 | 69 | 48 | 1,848 |
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 Crossref · to
172 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 108 days – 222 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 185 days
- Sample
- 95 articles with submission and acceptance dates (249 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 30%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 21 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 155 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 4,330 / EUR 3,610 / GBP 2,890 | — | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Highlights
- Required
Article types accepted9, with length limits
- brief reportresearch articles (5000 words or less) brief reports (2,500 words or less) and commentaries (2,000 words or less). The journamain text ≤ 2,500 words
- brief reportsBrief reports should concisely present the essential findings of the author's work and be comprised of the following sections: Abstract, Introduction and Aims, …Length not stated
- commentarybrief reports (2,500 words or less) and commentaries (2,000 words or less). The journal also publishes invited conceptual revmain text ≤ 2,000 words
- commentary articlesCommentary articles are short, evidence-based opinion articles from one or more people (who may agree or disagree) on a published work, current understanding/st…Length not stated
- editorialThe acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to journal readership. Manuscripts are double-anonym…Length not stated
- research articleResearch articles reporting new research of relevance as set out in the aims and scope should not normally exceed 5000 words (excluding abstract, references, ta…main text ≤ 5,000 words
- research articlesResearch articles reporting new research of relevance as set out in the aims and scope should not normally exceed 5000 words (excluding abstract, references, ta…Length not stated
- review articlesReview articles: Systematic and meta-analytic review papers are welcomed if they critically review the available literature in a topic than will enhance clinica…Length not stated
- systematic reviewAuthors may submit original theoretical systematic reviews, methodological, or empirical research articles (5000 words or less) brief reports (2,500 words or le…main text ≤ 5,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Peer review, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Additional Authorship Options:
In the case of joint or shared first authorship, a footnote should be added to the author listing, e.g. ‘X and Y should be considered joint first author’ or ‘X and Y should be considered joint senior author.’
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
The journal requires that all authors disclose any potential sources of conflict of interest. Any interest or relationship, financial or otherwise that might be perceived as influencing an author's objectivity is considered a potential source of conflict of interest. These must be disclosed when directly relevant or directly related to the work that the authors describe in their manuscript. Potent…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility
Data sharing expected. Model summary
This journal expects data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
COPE member. Model summary
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Note this journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Read Wiley'sTop 10 Publishing Ethics Tips for Authors here. Wiley’s Publication Ethics Guidelines can be found here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review NISO Working Group on Peer Review Terminology
Double-anonymous peer review. Model summary
EEDR has adopted the ANSI/NISO Standard Terminology for Peer Review. Standardising the terminology across journals and publishers used to describe peer review practices helps make the peer review process for articles and journals more transparent, and it will enable the community to better assess and compare peer review practices between different journals.Decision Appeals
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Preprints accepted; authors may post submitted version to preprint server at any time. Model summary
European Eating Disorders Review will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. Authors may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. Authors are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The journal requires that clinical trials are prospectively registered in a publicly accessible database and clinical trial registration numbers should be included in all papers that report their results. Authors are asked to include the name of the trial register and the clinical trial registration number at the end of the abstract. If the trial is not registered, or was registered retrospectivel…
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1072-4133
- Electronic ISSN
- 1099-0968
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Eating Disorders Review
What CAS zone is European Eating Disorders Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Eating Disorders Review is in Zone 2 of Psychology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Psychiatry / Psychology, Clinical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of European Eating Disorders Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.13; CiteScore 6.5, h-index 110.
How long does peer review take at European Eating Disorders Review?
Based on the dates recorded on 95 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 172 days (interquartile range 108–222 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 30% (2025). 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of European Eating Disorders Review?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Highlights: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of European Eating Disorders Review based?
Of the 62 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (13), United States (7) and Germany (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index European Eating Disorders Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Eating Disorders Review is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is European Eating Disorders Review open access, and what is the APC?
European Eating Disorders Review is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,330.
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: .