Journal profile · Nutrition & Dietetics
Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology
ISSN 0301-4800 · eISSN 1881-7742 · Center for Academic Publications Japan · JAPAN · Bimonthly · Founded 1973
Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.06; fully open access; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 71 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology is published by Center for Academic Publications 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 Diet and metabolism studies, Muscle metabolism and nutrition and Fatty Acid Research and Health, together about 23.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Physiology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Purpose The purposes of JSNFS are to measure ways to make lasting improvements to Nutrition and Food Science and to make a contribution to the academic development and increase in health of our citizens based on the undertakings of presentations, exchanging knowledge, and delivering information on the theories or usage of research of Nutrition and Food Science. Members Types of Memberships Number Regular Member 2706 Student Member 584 Honorary Member 38 Permanent Member 168 Corporation Member 57 Supporting Member 69 Local Sections Hokkaido Section Tohoku Section Kanto Section Chubu Section Kinki Section Chugoku-Shikoku Section Kyushu-Okinawa Section History Year Event 1947 Foundation, creation of the society journal, held first general meeting 1961 Establishment of the Society Award 1966 Selected member of the International Union of Nutritional Sciences 1973 Published the Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology (with the Vitamin Society of Japan) 1975 10th International Congress of Nutrition (Kyoto, Japan) 1986 Hosted the 5th Asian Congress of Nutrition 2015 Hosted the 12th Asian Congress of Nutrition(Yokohama,Japan) Committees Editorial Board of the Journal of JSNFS Award Nomination Committee Society Activities Committee Ethics Review Committee Public Relations Committee International Academic Cooperation Committee Future Vision Committee Technical Terms Committee Health, Food, and Nutrition Labeling Committee Editorial Board of the JSNV Conflict of Interest Committee/ COI Committee Central Election Committee Organizing Committee of the 22nd International Congress of Nutrition Awards JSNFS Award for Distinguished Service JSNFS Award for Excellence in Research JSNFS Award for Young Investigators JSNFS Award for Technology and Innovation Funds The Nutrition and Food Science Fund of JSNFSA. Research Grant B. Research Grant C. Aid for International Academic Cooperation Special Research Fund of Nutrition and Food Science
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Nutrition & Dietetics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diet and metabolism studiesMedicine9.3%
- Muscle metabolism and nutritionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.7%
- Fatty Acid Research and HealthNursing6.4%
- Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative StressMedicine5.8%
- Metabolism and Genetic DisordersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.7%
- Adipose Tissue and MetabolismMedicine5.3%
- Vitamin C and Antioxidants ResearchNursing5.1%
- Biochemical effects in animalsMedicine5%
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
- 1.06LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 89OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,949OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.35%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 66LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,257 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 44 | 8 |
| 2025 | 71 | 71 | 64 |
| 2024 | 71 | 71 | 141 |
| 2023 | 66 | 66 | 224 |
| 2022 | 129 | 129 | 609 |
| 2021 | 61 | 61 | 343 |
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)
- 6–12 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).
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Center for Academic Publications Japan
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1973
- ISSN
- 0301-4800
- Electronic ISSN
- 1881-7742
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology
What CAS zone is Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology 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 Nutritional Science and Vitaminology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.06; CiteScore 2, h-index 89.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 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.
Which databases index Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology 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, 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: .