Journal profile · Medicine-Medicine (miscellaneous)
Korean Journal of Community Nutrition
ISSN 2951-3146 · The Korean Society of Community Nutrition · Korea, Republic of
Korean Journal of Community Nutrition: fully open access; APC about USD 650; median 42 days to acceptance (80 articles, last 24 months); 42 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Korean Journal of Community Nutrition is published by The Korean Society of Community Nutrition. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior, Nutrition and Health Studies and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, together about 47.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Medicine (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Ji-Myung KimPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named South Korea 20, United States 1, Japan 1, France 1, Switzerland 1 (24 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nutrition, Health and Food BehaviorNursing27.4%
- Nutrition and Health StudiesMedicine10.6%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine9.7%
- Health and Lifestyle StudiesHealth Professions8.2%
- Nutritional Studies and DietMedicine8.1%
- Dietetics, Nutrition, and EducationHealth Professions6%
- Nutrition and Health in AgingMedicine3.2%
- Food, Nutrition, and Cultural PracticesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 307/466 | 34th |
| Nutrition and Dietetics | Q4 | 118/147 | 20th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCPubMedPublisher website
Other: KoreaMed
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 130OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.42OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,072 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 28 | 254 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 333 |
| 2024 | 41 | 41 | 337 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 317 |
| 2022 | 33 | 33 | 268 |
| 2021 | 50 | 50 | 289 |
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
42 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 30 days – 66 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (80 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 78 days
- Sample
- 80 articles with submission and acceptance dates (85 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)
- about 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 | KRW 900,000 / USD 650 | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | USD 500 | No | — | |
| 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
- Publisher
- The Korean Society of Community Nutrition
- Country or region
- Korea, Republic of
- Language
- Korean, English
- ISSN
- 2951-3146
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 31 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Korean Journal of Community Nutrition
How long does peer review take at Korean Journal of Community Nutrition?
Based on the dates recorded on 80 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 42 days (interquartile range 30–66 days); authors report an average review time of about 8 weeks. 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 Korean Journal of Community Nutrition based?
Of the 24 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (20), United States (1) and Japan (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Korean Journal of Community Nutrition?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Korean Journal of Community Nutrition is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC and PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Korean Journal of Community Nutrition open access, and what is the APC?
Korean Journal of Community Nutrition is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 650.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .