Journal profile · Geriatrics & Gerontology
Journal of Nutrition Health & Aging
ISSN 1279-7707 · eISSN 1760-4788 · Springer Paris · FRANCE · Monthly · Founded 2008
Journal of Nutrition Health & Aging: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.99; fully open access; APC about USD 3,450; median 75 days to acceptance (94 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 244 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: The journal of nutrition, health & aging is now archived and no longer receiving submissions with this publisher. All articles published in the journal during its time with Springer will remain fully searchable through our websites. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Nutrition Health & Aging is published by Springer Paris 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 Nutrition and Health in Aging, Frailty in Older Adults and Nutritional Studies and Diet, together about 50% of its articles. Its main subfields are Physiology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging focuses on the interplay of nutrition and health throughout the aging process. As of January 1st, 2024 this ...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Geriatrics & Gerontology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nutrition and Health in AgingMedicine24.9%
- Frailty in Older AdultsMedicine16.1%
- Nutritional Studies and DietMedicine9%
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchMedicine5.9%
- Body Composition Measurement TechniquesMedicine4.5%
- Balance, Gait, and Falls PreventionHealth Professions4.2%
- Chronic Disease Management StrategiesMedicine3.2%
- Clinical Nutrition and GastroenterologyNursing2.8%
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 2 |
| Minor | Geriatrics & Gerontology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Geriatrics & Gerontology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geriatrics & Gerontology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 4.99LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 74LetPub ·
- h-index
- 123OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,156OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 80.04%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 168LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,555 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 195 | 195 | 91 |
| 2025 | 244 | 244 | 947 |
| 2024 | 289 | 289 | 2,661 |
| 2023 | 180 | 180 | 2,369 |
| 2022 | 152 | 151 | 2,638 |
| 2021 | 144 | 142 | 4,867 |
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
75 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 54 days – 113 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 9 days (94 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 85 days
- Sample
- 94 articles with submission and acceptance dates (467 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 ·
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 3,450 / EUR 3,230 / GBP 2,760 / JPY 427,900 | — | — |
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
- Springer Paris
- Country or region
- FRANCE
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2008
- ISSN
- 1279-7707
- Electronic ISSN
- 1760-4788
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Nutrition Health & Aging
What CAS zone is Journal of Nutrition Health & Aging in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Nutrition Health & Aging is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Nutrition & Dietetics / Geriatrics & Gerontology. 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 Journal of Nutrition Health & Aging?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.99; CiteScore 7, h-index 123.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Nutrition Health & Aging?
Based on the dates recorded on 94 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 75 days (interquartile range 54–113 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 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.
Which databases index Journal of Nutrition Health & Aging?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Nutrition Health & Aging is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Nutrition Health & Aging open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Nutrition Health & Aging is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,450.
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: .