Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Food Science
Nigerian Journal of Nutritional Sciences
ISSN 0189-0913 · eISSN 2805-4008 · Nutrition Society of Nigeria
Nigerian Journal of Nutritional Sciences: subscription journal; 22 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nigerian Journal of Nutritional Sciences is published by Nutrition Society of Nigeria. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Food and Agricultural Sciences, Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior and Food composition and properties, together about 40.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Nutrition and Dietetics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Food Science
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Food and Agricultural SciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences20.4%
- Nutrition, Health and Food BehaviorNursing10%
- Food composition and propertiesNursing9.9%
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing8.5%
- Seed and Plant BiochemistryAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.2%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine5.3%
- Public Health and NutritionMedicine5.1%
- Health and Lifestyle StudiesHealth Professions2.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism | Q4 | 238/250 | 5th |
| Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Q4 | 704/725 | 2nd |
| Food Science | Q4 | 409/420 | 2nd |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.3OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 341 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2025 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 41 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | 41 |
| 2021 | 56 | 0 | 32 |
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.
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.
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
- Nutrition Society of Nigeria
- ISSN
- 0189-0913
- Electronic ISSN
- 2805-4008
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nigerian Journal of Nutritional Sciences
Which databases index Nigerian Journal of Nutritional Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nigerian Journal of Nutritional Sciences is indexed in Scopus.
Is Nigerian Journal of Nutritional Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Nigerian Journal of Nutritional Sciences is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .