Journal profile · Nutrition & Dietetics
Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition
ISSN 0912-0009 · eISSN 1880-5086 · The Society for Free Radical Research Japan · JAPAN · Bimonthly · Founded 1986
Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.97; fully open access; median 68 days to acceptance (95 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 69 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition is published by The Society for Free Radical Research Japan 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 Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress, Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies and Diet and metabolism studies, together about 23.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Physiology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition (JCBN) is an international, interdisciplinary publication encompassing chemical, biochemical, physiological, pathological, toxicological and medical approaches to research on lipid peroxidation, free radicals, oxidative stress and nutrition. The Journal welcomes original contributions dealing with all aspects of clinical biochemistry and clinical nutrition including both in vitro and in vivo studies.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Nutrition & Dietetics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative StressMedicine9.2%
- Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studiesMedicine7.3%
- Diet and metabolism studiesMedicine6.9%
- Fatty Acid Research and HealthNursing5.8%
- Vitamin C and Antioxidants ResearchNursing5.6%
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine5.1%
- Adipose Tissue and MetabolismMedicine4.8%
- Biochemical effects in animalsMedicine4.7%
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
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
- 1.97LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50LetPub ·
- h-index
- 90OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,071OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.81OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 95.14%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 75LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,318 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 38 | 1 |
| 2025 | 69 | 69 | 79 |
| 2024 | 63 | 63 | 227 |
| 2023 | 87 | 87 | 590 |
| 2022 | 62 | 62 | 514 |
| 2021 | 78 | 78 | 728 |
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
68 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 44 days – 95 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 99 days
- Sample
- 95 articles with submission and acceptance dates (140 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)
- 6–12 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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 websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright
Open-access articles display a Creative Commons (CC) license and can be reused under the terms of the license. Model summary
Open-access articles display a Creative Commons (CC) license and can be reused under the terms of the license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Promotion of open access
Open access policy: free access to articles and specified conditions of reuse including modification or redistribution. Model summary
J-STAGE promotes open access, which (1) provides free access to articles and (2) specifies the conditions of reuse including modification or redistribution. Over 90% of articles on J-STAGE are free to read. Open-access articles display a Creative Commons (CC) license and can be reused under the terms of the license. CC license on an article page CC license on an article PDF For more information ab…
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
- The Society for Free Radical Research Japan
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1986
- ISSN
- 0912-0009
- Electronic ISSN
- 1880-5086
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition
What CAS zone is Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Clinical Biochemistry 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 Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.97; CiteScore 3.4, h-index 90.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition?
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 68 days (interquartile range 44–95 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 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 Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .