Journal profile · NUTRITION & DIETETICS-SPORT SCIENCES
Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition
ISSN 1550-2783 · BioMed Central · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 2004
Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.86; JCR Q1 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,630; median 190 days to acceptance (69 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 219 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition is published by BioMed Central 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 Muscle metabolism and nutrition, Exercise and Physiological Responses and Sports Performance and Training, together about 56.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Physiology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (JISSN) focuses on the acute and chronic effects of sports nutrition and supplementation strategies on body composition, physical performance and metabolism. JISSN is aimed at researchers and sport enthusiasts focused on delivering knowledge on exercise and nutrition on health, disease, rehabilitation, training, and performance. The journal provides a platform on which readers can determine nutritional strategies that may enhance exercise and/or training adaptations leading to improved health and performance.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): NUTRITION & DIETETICS-SPORT SCIENCES
Editor-in-chief Jose AntonioPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Muscle metabolism and nutritionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology29.7%
- Exercise and Physiological ResponsesMedicine18.5%
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine8.1%
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiologyMedicine7.2%
- Diet and metabolism studiesMedicine5%
- Thermoregulation and physiological responsesMedicine4.5%
- Coffee research and impactsMedicine4.1%
- Pharmacology and Obesity TreatmentMedicine2.4%
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 | Sport Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q2 · 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
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCPubMedCASCINAHLPublisher website
Other: CABI, Citebase, EmBiology, EmCare, Food Science and Technology Abstracts, Global Health, OAIster, SCImago, SOCOLAR, Zetoc
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
- 4.86LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.07LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.07Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.42LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.42Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 97OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 756OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.54OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 130LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 1,800,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,507 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 87 | 87 | 42 |
| 2025 | 219 | 219 | 574 |
| 2024 | 72 | 72 | 724 |
| 2023 | 55 | 55 | 907 |
| 2022 | 38 | 38 | 628 |
| 2021 | 76 | 76 | 3,092 |
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
190 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 112 days – 247 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (69 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 207 days
- Sample
- 69 articles with submission and acceptance dates (334 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)
- 37%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 56 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 67 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 2,520 / USD 2,630 / GBP 2,100 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,490 / EUR 2,040 / GBP 1,790 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 2,520 / USD 2,630 / GBP 2,100 | Yes | — | |
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Fully open access journal; only publishes open access articles. Model summary
Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. 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 the discoverability and readership of your article Make an impact and …
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
- BioMed Central
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2004
- ISSN
- 1550-2783
- Society / sponsor
- International Society of Sports Nutrition
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 23, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition
What CAS zone is Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Nutrition & Dietetics / Sport Sciences. 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 the International Society of Sports Nutrition?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.86; CiteScore 5.3, h-index 97.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition?
Based on the dates recorded on 69 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 190 days (interquartile range 112–247 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 37%. 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 International Society of Sports Nutrition in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (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 2 of Medicine.
Which databases index Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC, PubMed, CAS and CINAHL; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,630.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .