Journal profile · Nutrition & Dietetics
Nutrition & Dietetics
ISSN 1446-6368 · eISSN 1747-0080 · Wiley-Blackwell · AUSTRALIA · Quarterly · Founded 2002
Nutrition & Dietetics: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.32; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,780; median 141 days to acceptance (76 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 81 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nutrition & Dietetics is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education, Nutrition and Health in Aging and Nutritional Studies and Diet, together about 34.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Nutrition & Dietetics is an international, peer reviewed journal that aims to advance the science of human nutrition and the professional practice of nutrition and dietetics. The journal publishes articles reporting original research (including randomised controlled trials, other high quality intervention studies, longitudinal studies and large cross-sectional studies), systematic reviews, theoretically and philosophically grounded qualitative studies, expert consensus papers and practice guidelines across relevant topics in human nutrition science and dietetics practice. Research that will be considered for publication includes dietary intervention, assessment and methodology studies; and investigations of current and novel issues for practice such as personalised nutrition, use of technology, environmental sustainability, interdisciplinary care, professional leadership and advocacy. The journal will consider manuscripts across the diversity of dietetic practice, including medical nutrition therapy, community and public health nutrition, food and nutrition service management, dietetic education as well as new and emerging areas of practice.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Nutrition & Dietetics
Editor-in-chief Judi PorterPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Australia 28, Ireland 2, United States 1, Malaysia 1, New Zealand 1 (33 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dietetics, Nutrition, and EducationHealth Professions15.2%
- Nutrition and Health in AgingMedicine10%
- Nutritional Studies and DietMedicine9.7%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine9.4%
- Obesity and Health PracticesHealth Professions7.4%
- Consumer Attitudes and Food LabelingMedicine4.6%
- Food Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsHealth Professions4.4%
- Clinical Nutrition and GastroenterologyNursing4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| 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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedCAB AbstractsCINAHLPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, AGRICOLA
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
- 3.32LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.97LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 610OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.48OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 80.82%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 55LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 65Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 305,945Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,849 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 25 | 12 |
| 2025 | 81 | 60 | 174 |
| 2024 | 66 | 50 | 273 |
| 2023 | 77 | 65 | 562 |
| 2022 | 73 | 45 | 900 |
| 2021 | 76 | 28 | 690 |
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
141 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 99 days – 195 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 30 days (79 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 175 days
- Sample
- 76 articles with submission and acceptance dates (125 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 22%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 22%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 136 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 27 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,780 / EUR 2,320 / GBP 1,850 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Not considered
- Pure opinion pieces
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- commentaryArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Research Reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make …Length not stated
- letter to the editorArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Research Reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make …main text ≤ 800 words
- opinionArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Research Reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make …Length not stated
- original researchArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Research Reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make …main text ≤ 4,000 words
- position paperPosition Paper Critical analysis of contemporary evidence and research relating to current and emerging issues relevant to nutrition and dietetics 5000 Yes, Str…main text ≤ 5,000 words
- reviewArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Research Reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make …main text ≤ 5,000 words
- systematic reviewArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Research Reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Authorship
On initial submission, the submitting author will be prompted to provide the email address and country for all contributing authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
The journal expects data sharing; authors select a data availability statement per Wiley's Data Sharing policy. Model summary
This journal expects data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Authors may publish under the journal's standard copyright agreement or hybrid open access under CC-BY, CC-BY-NC, or CC-BY-NC-ND licenses. Model summary
You may choose to publish under the terms of the journal’s standard copyright agreement, or hybrid open access under the terms of a Creative Commons License. Standard re-use and licensing rights vary by journal. Note that certain funders mandate a particular type of CC license be used. This journal offers these Creative Commons License: CC-BY; CC-BY-NC; and CC-BY-NC-ND.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access fees
Authors who choose to publish hybrid open access will be charged a fee. A list of Article Publication Charges for Wiley journals is available here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Editorial Board members who submit manuscripts are blinded to the peer review process and excluded from editorial decision-making on their own work. Model summary
Members of the Editorial Board who submit manuscripts to the journal are blinded to the peer review process and excluded from editorial decision-making on their own work to minimise bias.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprints are governed by Wiley's preprint policy. Model summary
Please find the Wiley preprint policy here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines 5. REPORTING GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS
To improve the quality of reporting health research, Nutrition & Dietetics require authors to follow appropriate reporting guidelines for their study type. A database containing a list of reporting guidelines can be found on the EQUATOR Network (Enhancing the Quality and Transparency of Health Research; http://www.equator-network.org).
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- AUSTRALIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2002
- ISSN
- 1446-6368
- Electronic ISSN
- 1747-0080
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 83, Issue 4 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nutrition & Dietetics
What CAS zone is Nutrition & Dietetics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Nutrition & Dietetics is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Nutrition & Dietetics. 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 & Dietetics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.32; CiteScore 6.6, h-index 56.
How long does peer review take at Nutrition & Dietetics?
Based on the dates recorded on 76 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 141 days (interquartile range 99–195 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 22% (2025). 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 Nutrition & Dietetics based?
Of the 33 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (28), Ireland (2) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Nutrition & Dietetics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nutrition & Dietetics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, CAB Abstracts and CINAHL; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Nutrition & Dietetics open access, and what is the APC?
Nutrition & Dietetics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,780.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .