Journal profile · NUTRITION & DIETETICS
Journal of the American Nutrition Association
ISSN 2769-7061 · eISSN 2769-707X · Taylor & Francis
Journal of the American Nutrition Association: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.56; JCR Q2 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 111 days to acceptance (101 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 12% (journal website); 78 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the American Nutrition Association is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Nutritional Studies and Diet, Muscle metabolism and nutrition and Diet and metabolism studies, together about 31.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of the American Nutrition Association publishes original and innovative research in nutrition science with useful applications for researchers, physicians, nutritionists, and other healthcare professionals. JANA seeks emphasis on discoveries that help to individualize or personalize nutrition science. Critical reviews are accepted on topics pertinent to nutrition that highlight key teaching points and relevance. The journal also accepts letters to the editors and commentaries on important issues in the field of nutrition. JANA also accepts abstract clusters on nutritional topics with editorial comments, book reviews, and abstracts from the annual meeting of the American Nutrition Association in the October issue. The journal operates a single-anonymized peer review policy.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): NUTRITION & DIETETICS
Editor-in-chief Rachel KopecPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 8, Italy 2, United Kingdom 1, South Korea 1, Canada 1 (13 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nutritional Studies and DietMedicine15.1%
- Muscle metabolism and nutritionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.4%
- Diet and metabolism studiesMedicine8%
- Nutrition and Health in AgingMedicine6.2%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine5.3%
- Consumer Attitudes and Food LabelingMedicine4.7%
- Exercise and Physiological ResponsesMedicine4%
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental ImpactEnvironmental Science3.6%
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
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINECASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Index Medicus, Excerpta Medica, SciSearch, Research Alert, BIOSIS
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 3.56LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 7.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.86Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 93OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.65OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.64%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 74LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 305,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 385 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 8 | 11 |
| 2025 | 78 | 17 | 153 |
| 2024 | 70 | 13 | 329 |
| 2023 | 47 | 13 | 450 |
| 2022 | 63 | 18 | 690 |
| 2021 | 81 | 21 | 1,233 |
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
111 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 76 days – 174 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (101 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 133 days
- Sample
- 101 articles with submission and acceptance dates (137 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 12%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 60 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 21 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted6
- abstract clustersJANA also accepts abstract clusters on nutritional topics with editorial comments, book reviews, and abstracts from the annual meeting of the American Nutrition…Length not stated
- book reviewsJANA also accepts abstract clusters on nutritional topics with editorial comments, book reviews, and abstracts from the annual meeting of the American Nutrition…Length not stated
- commentariesThe journal also accepts letters to the editors and commentaries on important issues in the field of nutrition.Length not stated
- critical reviewsCritical reviews are accepted on topics pertinent to nutrition that highlight key teaching points and relevance.Length not stated
- letters to the editorsThe journal also accepts letters to the editors and commentaries on important issues in the field of nutrition.Length not stated
- original researchThe Journal of the American Nutrition Association publishes original and innovative research in nutrition scienceLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access (Open Select) Model summary
Journal of the American Nutrition Association is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single-anonymized peer review Model summary
The journal operates a single-anonymized peer review policy.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 2769-7061
- Electronic ISSN
- 2769-707X
- Society / sponsor
- American Nutrition Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 45, Issue 7 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the American Nutrition Association
What CAS zone is Journal of the American Nutrition Association in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the American Nutrition Association 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 the American Nutrition Association?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.56; CiteScore 7.3, h-index 25.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the American Nutrition Association?
Based on the dates recorded on 101 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 111 days (interquartile range 76–174 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 12%. 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 JCR quartile is Journal of the American Nutrition Association in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of the American Nutrition Association based?
Of the 13 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (8), Italy (2) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of the American Nutrition Association?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the American Nutrition Association is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of the American Nutrition Association open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the American Nutrition Association is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .