Journal profile · Nutrition & Dietetics
NUTRITION AND CANCER-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
ISSN 0163-5581 · eISSN 1532-7914 · Routledge · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1978
NUTRITION AND CANCER-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.86; hybrid open access; median 126 days to acceptance (93 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 99 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
NUTRITION AND CANCER-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL is published by Routledge 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, Nutrition and Health in Aging and Cancer Risks and Factors, together about 28% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This timely publication reports and reviews current findings on the effects of nutrition on the etiology, therapy, and prevention of cancer. Etiological issues include clinical and experimental research in nutrition, carcinogenesis, epidemiology, biochemistry, and molecular biology. Coverage of therapy focuses on research in clinical nutrition and oncology, dietetics, and bioengineering. Prevention approaches include public health recommendations, preventative medicine, behavior modification, education, functional foods, and agricultural and food production policies.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Nutrition & Dietetics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nutritional Studies and DietMedicine11.3%
- Nutrition and Health in AgingMedicine9.7%
- Cancer Risks and FactorsMedicine7%
- Cancer, Lipids, and MetabolismBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.1%
- Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative StressMedicine6%
- Phytoestrogen effects and researchMedicine5.7%
- Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stressBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.6%
- Diet and metabolism studiesMedicine4.8%
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 |
| Minor | Oncology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Oncology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 3 |
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 |
| Minor | Oncology | 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
- 2.86LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- h-index
- 107LetPub ·
- h-index
- 158OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,425OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.74OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.79%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 89LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,929 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 51 | 9 | 8 |
| 2025 | 99 | 12 | 176 |
| 2024 | 112 | 26 | 535 |
| 2023 | 115 | 20 | 999 |
| 2022 | 196 | 33 | 1,916 |
| 2021 | 229 | 39 | 2,771 |
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
126 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 70 days – 160 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (93 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 140 days
- Sample
- 93 articles with submission and acceptance dates (176 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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Routledge
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1978
- ISSN
- 0163-5581
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-7914
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about NUTRITION AND CANCER-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
What CAS zone is NUTRITION AND CANCER-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, NUTRITION AND CANCER-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Nutrition & Dietetics / Oncology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of NUTRITION AND CANCER-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.86; CiteScore 6.2, h-index 158.
How long does peer review take at NUTRITION AND CANCER-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL?
Based on the dates recorded on 93 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 126 days (interquartile range 70–160 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; 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 NUTRITION AND CANCER-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, NUTRITION AND CANCER-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is NUTRITION AND CANCER-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL open access, and what is the APC?
NUTRITION AND CANCER-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL is a hybrid 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: .