Journal profile · Psychiatry
International Journal of Eating Disorders
ISSN 0276-3478 · eISSN 1098-108X · John Wiley and Sons Inc. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1981
International Journal of Eating Disorders: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.73; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,300; median 89 days to acceptance (114 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 276 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Eating Disorders is published by John Wiley and Sons Inc. and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Eating Disorders and Behaviors, Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies and Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders, together about 57.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Articles featured in the journal describe state-of-the-art scientific research on theory, methodology, etiology, clinical practice, and policy related to eating disorders, as well as contributions that facilitate scholarly critique and discussion of science and practice in the field. Theoretical and empirical work on obesity or healthy eating falls within the journal’s scope inasmuch as it facilitates the advancement of efforts to describe and understand, prevent, or treat eating disorders. IJED welcomes submissions from all regions of the world and representing all levels of inquiry (including basic science, clinical trials, implementation research, and dissemination studies), and across a full range of scientific methods, disciplines, and approaches.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Psychiatry
Editor-in-chief Ruth Striegel WeissmanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United States 69, Australia 12, Germany 11, Canada 8, United Kingdom 6 (121 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Eating Disorders and BehaviorsPsychology40.2%
- Body Image and Dysmorphia StudiesPsychology9%
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum DisordersPsychology8%
- Child Nutrition and Feeding IssuesMedicine7.2%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine6.9%
- Obesity and Health PracticesHealth Professions5.6%
- Bariatric Surgery and OutcomesMedicine5.1%
- Impact of Technology on AdolescentsSocial Sciences3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedEmbasePsycINFOCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, AGRICOLA
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
- 4.73LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.7Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 8.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 8.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.54LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 126LetPub ·
- h-index
- 222OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,381OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.8OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 55.88%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 204LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 249Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,098,443Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,653 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 209 | 160 | 84 |
| 2025 | 276 | 218 | 859 |
| 2024 | 251 | 202 | 1,851 |
| 2023 | 258 | 208 | 3,085 |
| 2022 | 237 | 142 | 4,733 |
| 2021 | 212 | 112 | 6,089 |
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
89 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 65 days – 119 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (114 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 106 days
- Sample
- 114 articles with submission and acceptance dates (527 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 24%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 24%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 93 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 4,300 / EUR 3,580 / GBP 2,860 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Review editorial standards and scroll down for a description of authorship criteria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data sharing expected, not required Model summary
This journal expects but does not require data sharing.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. The corresponding author is responsible for obtaining written permission to reproduce the material "in print and other media" from the copyright owners of the original source, and for supplying Wiley with that permission upon submission. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Ter…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal is a subscription journal that offers an open access option. Authors may choose to make their article open access after acceptance, which will be subject to an Article Publication Charge (APC), unless a waiver applies. Read more about APCs here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review THE PEER REVIEW PROCESS
No submission fees Model summary
Important: the journal operates a single-anonymous peer review policy. Reviewers interact with editors and no review information is published.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Preprints accepted Model summary
Consistent with the Wiley preprint policy, this journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers. You are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article. You may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. However, any such submissions must not have been published in a scientific journal, book, or o…
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
- John Wiley and Sons Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1981
- ISSN
- 0276-3478
- Electronic ISSN
- 1098-108X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 59, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Eating Disorders
What CAS zone is International Journal of Eating Disorders in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Eating Disorders is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Nutrition & Dietetics / Psychiatry / Psychology / Psychology, Clinical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Eating Disorders?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.73; CiteScore 8.3, h-index 222.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Eating Disorders?
Based on the dates recorded on 114 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 89 days (interquartile range 65–119 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 24% (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.
Where are the editorial board members of International Journal of Eating Disorders based?
Of the 121 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (69), Australia (12) and Germany (11). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Eating Disorders?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Eating Disorders is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Eating Disorders open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Eating Disorders is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,300.
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: .