Journal profile · Food Science & Technology
Food and Nutrition Bulletin
ISSN 0379-5721 · eISSN 1564-8265 · SAGE Publications Inc. · JAPAN · Quarterly · Founded 1978
Food and Nutrition Bulletin: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.29; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,150; review 18–36 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 25 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Food and Nutrition Bulletin is published by SAGE Publications Inc. 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 Iron Metabolism and Disorders, together about 47.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Food Science & Technology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing28.3%
- Food Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsHealth Professions11.3%
- Iron Metabolism and DisordersMedicine7.7%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine6%
- Poverty, Education, and Child WelfareSocial Sciences3.9%
- Breastfeeding Practices and InfluencesMedicine3.9%
- Nutritional Studies and DietMedicine3.8%
- Child Nutrition and Feeding IssuesMedicine3.3%
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 | Food Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 3 |
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 | Food Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 4 |
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
- 2.29LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.92LetPub ·
- h-index
- 62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 113OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,530OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 15.73%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,383 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 5 | 6 |
| 2025 | 25 | 16 | 48 |
| 2024 | 37 | 18 | 195 |
| 2023 | 44 | 26 | 269 |
| 2022 | 31 | 9 | 288 |
| 2021 | 59 | 23 | 897 |
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)
- 18–36 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
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 4,150 / GBP 3,043 | — | — |
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
- SAGE Publications Inc.
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1978
- ISSN
- 0379-5721
- Electronic ISSN
- 1564-8265
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Food and Nutrition Bulletin
What CAS zone is Food and Nutrition Bulletin in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Food and Nutrition Bulletin is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Food Science & Technology / 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 Food and Nutrition Bulletin?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.29; CiteScore 4.3, h-index 113.
How long does peer review take at Food and Nutrition Bulletin?
Authors report an average review time of 18–36 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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 Food and Nutrition Bulletin?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Food and Nutrition Bulletin is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Food and Nutrition Bulletin open access, and what is the APC?
Food and Nutrition Bulletin is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,150.
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: .