Journal profile · Nutrition & Dietetics
Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics
ISSN 0952-3871 · eISSN 1365-277X · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1988
Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.31; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,120; median 140 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 193 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing 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 Nutrition and Health in Aging, Nutritional Studies and Diet and Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education, together about 35% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics is an international peer-reviewed journal publishing papers in applied nutrition and dietetics. Papers are welcomed in the following article categories: Long term conditions and chronic disease Clinical practice Nutrition across the lifespan: Nutritional support and assessment Nutrition workforce education and training Obesity and weight management Principles of nutrition and dietetics1 Professional guidelines We welcome original research papers which utilise robust methodologies in: Clinical nutrition trials2 Dietary surveys Economic evaluations Implementation studies which apply research evidence to clinical practice Nutritional epidemiology Nutrigenomics and molecular nutrition research Observational studies Qualitative and mixed-methods research Policy and public health studies Randomised controlled trials Systematic review and meta-analysis3 Tool development and validation4 1 includes studies of specific nutrients and dietary patterns; foods as nutrient sources; sustainability of the socioecological system; nutritional physiology; microbiome studies; psychosocial determinants of nutritional status and; metabolic studies. 2 trials should be registered with a trials database. 3 should make use of recognised quality frameworks (e.g. Cochrane, PRISMA, Joanna Briggs Institute) 4 includes development and validation of nutrition screening tools; nutritional assessment tools. The journal does not publish animal research. Narrative reviews are generally only considered following invitation or prior discussion with the Reviews editor team. The journal editors are committed to deliver initial decisions on manuscripts within 6-8 weeks of submission. The journal is published in an online-only format. No printed issue of this title will be produced but authors will still be able to order offprints of their own articles.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Nutrition & Dietetics
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 6%); most named Australia 8, Canada 7, United Kingdom 6, United States 4, Mainland China 2 (35 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nutrition and Health in AgingMedicine12.2%
- Nutritional Studies and DietMedicine12.2%
- Dietetics, Nutrition, and EducationHealth Professions10.6%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine10%
- Obesity and Health PracticesHealth Professions6.6%
- Clinical Nutrition and GastroenterologyNursing6.2%
- Diet and metabolism studiesMedicine4.7%
- Consumer Attitudes and Food LabelingMedicine4%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 3 |
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
- 2.31LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.09LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 119OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,679OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.44OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 57.11%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 170LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 175Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 678,388Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,961 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 163 | 122 | 59 |
| 2025 | 193 | 136 | 534 |
| 2024 | 154 | 119 | 652 |
| 2023 | 154 | 117 | 1,115 |
| 2022 | 149 | 83 | 2,187 |
| 2021 | 150 | 59 | 2,431 |
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
140 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 111 days – 202 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 156 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (388 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 ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 16%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 16%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 136 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer review, Open 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 4,120 / EUR 3,450 / GBP 2,780 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≤ 7
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Not considered
- animal research
Article types accepted13, with length limits
- commentaryArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Research Original Research ONLY 4000 words Yes, structured Editorials By in…Length not stated
- editorialArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Research Original Research ONLY 4000 words Yes, structured Editorials By in…Length not stated
- editorialsEditorials By invitation ONLYLength not stated
- guidelinesGuidelines Endorsed by a learned society or professional bodyLength not stated
- meta-analysisArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Research Original Research ONLY 4000 words Yes, structured Editorials By in…Length not stated
- narrative reviewArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Research Original Research ONLY 4000 words Yes, structured Editorials By in…Length not stated
- narrative reviewsNarrative Reviews By invitation ONLYLength not stated
- opinionArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Research Original Research ONLY 4000 words Yes, structured Editorials By in…Length not stated
- original researchArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Research Original Research ONLY 4000 words Yes, structured Editorials By in…main text ≤ 4,000 words
- reviewArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Research Original Research ONLY 4000 words Yes, structured Editorials By in…Length not stated
- scoping reviewsScoping Reviews Critical reviews of the literature, including systematic reviews and meta-analyses 5000 limit Yes, unstructuredLength not stated
- systematic reviewArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Research Original Research ONLY 4000 words Yes, structured Editorials By in…Length not stated
- systematic reviews and meta-analysesSystematic reviews and Meta-Analyses Evidence-based opinion pieces involving areas of broad interest and invited commentaries. broad interest 1500 limit / invit…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- AI use AI Policy
AI tools cannot be authors; use must be disclosed. Model summary
Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools—such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs)—cannot be considered capable of initiating an original piece of research without direction by human authors. They also cannot be accountable for a published work or for research design, which is a generally held requirement of authorship (as discussed in the previous section), no…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- 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 and Data Availability
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
No animal research. Model summary
Please note that the journal does not publish animal research
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, all sources must be credited within the manuscript. At minimum, the title and author should be provided. The corresponding author is responsible for obtaining written permission to reproduce the material "in print and other media" from the publisher of the original source, and for supplying Wiley with that permission upon requ…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal is a subscription journal that offers an Open Access option. You’ll have the option to make your article open access after acceptance, which will be subject to an APC unless a waiver applies. Read more about APCs here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. Submission and Peer Review Process
Double-anonymized peer review process. Model summary
New submissions should be made via the Wiley Authors submission https://authors.wiley.com/journal/JHN. You may check the status of your submission at any time by logging on to submission.wiley.com and clicking the “My Submissions” button. For technical help with the submission system, please review our FAQs or contact submissionhelp@wiley.com. This journal does not charge submission fees. Article …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism IThenticate CrossCheck:
This journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Read Wiley’s Top 10 Publishing Ethics Tips for Authors and Wiley’s Publication Ethics Guidelines.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Preprint policy: accepts preprints. Model summary
Please find the Wiley preprint policy here. This journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. You may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. You are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final pu…
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 Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1988
- ISSN
- 0952-3871
- Electronic ISSN
- 1365-277X
- Society / sponsor
- British Dietetic Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 39, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics
What CAS zone is Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics 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 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.31; CiteScore 5, h-index 119.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 140 days (interquartile range 111–202 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 16% (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 Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≤ 7; Reference style: Vancouver. 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 Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics based?
Of the 35 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (8), Canada (7) and United Kingdom (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,120.
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: .