Journal profile · GENETICS & HEREDITY-NUTRITION & DIETETICS
Journal of Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics
ISSN 1661-6499 · SWITZERLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 2008
Journal of Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics: impact factor 2.3 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,670; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 24 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, Journal of Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics's largest topics are Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease, Human auditory perception and evaluation and Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, together about 34.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Lifestyle Genomics aims to provide a forum for highlighting new advances in the broad area of lifestyle-gene interactions and their influence on health and disease. The journal welcomes novel contributions that investigate how genetics may influence a person’s response to lifestyle factors, such as diet and nutrition, natural health products, physical activity, and sleep, amongst others. Additionally, contributions examining how lifestyle factors influence the expression/abundance of genes, proteins, and metabolites in cell and animal models as well as in humans are also of interest. The journal will publish high-quality original research papers, brief research communications, reviews outlining timely advances in the field, and brief research methods pertaining to lifestyle genomics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GENETICS & HEREDITY-NUTRITION & DIETETICS
Editor-in-chief David M. MutchPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Canada 2, United States 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nutrition, Genetics, and DiseaseBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology15.1%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering11.2%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.8%
- Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science5%
- Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic DiseasesMedicine4.7%
- Fatty Acid Research and HealthNursing4.3%
- Software System Performance and ReliabilityComputer Science3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.86LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 196OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.59OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 517 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 38 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 73 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 76 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 100 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 215 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 20 daysPublisher 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 1,670 / EUR 1,425 / CHF 1,530 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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
- Country or region
- SWITZERLAND
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2008
- ISSN
- 1661-6499
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 19, Issue 1 (December 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics
What is the impact factor of Journal of Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.3; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.86, h-index 43.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Canada (2) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,670.
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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .