Journal profile · Endocrinology & Metabolism
Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases
ISSN 0939-4753 · eISSN 1590-3729 · Elsevier · ITALY · Bimonthly · Founded 1991
Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.85; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,000; median 121 days to acceptance (112 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 406 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases is published by Elsevier 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 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins, Nutritional Studies and Diet and Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases, together about 29.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
An international journal on Diabetes, Atherosclerosis and Human Nutrition Official Journal of the Italian Society of Diabetology, the Italian Society for the Study of Atherosclerosis and the Italian Society of Human NutritionNutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases is a forum designed to focus on the powerful interplay between nutritional and metabolic alterations, and cardiovascular disorders. It aims to be a highly qualified tool to help refine strategies against the nutrition-related epidemics of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. By presenting original clinical and experimental findings, it introduces readers and authors into a rapidly developing area of clinical and preventive medicine, including also vascular biology. Of particular concern are the origins, the mechanisms and the means to prevent and control diabetes, atherosclerosis, hypertension, and other nutrition-related diseases.SID, SISA and SINU members may access the journal contents here.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Endocrinology & Metabolism
Editor-in-chief G. TargherPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Italy 97, United States 11, Canada 8, Spain 6, United Kingdom 3 (134 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicine12.7%
- Nutritional Studies and DietMedicine10.1%
- Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic DiseasesMedicine6.5%
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular HealthMedicine6.1%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine4.5%
- Cardiovascular Disease and AdiposityMedicine4.3%
- Diet and metabolism studiesMedicine4.3%
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine4%
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 | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Endocrinology & Metabolism | 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 | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedPublisher website
Other: Crossref
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
- 3.85LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.05LetPub ·
- h-index
- 84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 144OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,688OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 21.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 298LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,793 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 297 | 83 | 102 |
| 2025 | 406 | 159 | 1,206 |
| 2024 | 320 | 133 | 1,951 |
| 2023 | 342 | 148 | 3,809 |
| 2022 | 310 | 122 | 4,386 |
| 2021 | 387 | 123 | 7,951 |
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 PubMed · to
121 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 75 days – 182 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 4 days (112 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 128 days
- Sample
- 112 articles with submission and acceptance dates (748 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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 11%Publisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 69 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 135 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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 3,000 / EUR 2,810 / GBP 2,400 / JPY 372,090 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,560 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare9 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 4,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted11
- editorialHaving problems with your submission? Our Editorial Assistants are available to help. Email at: nmcd@unina.it or serena.rotunno@gmail.comTo avoid delays, the au…Length not stated
- letters to the editorLetters to the Editor should be no longer than 500 words and may refer to material previously published in the Journal or report original research findings.Length not stated
- meta-analysesMeta-analyses should follow the same guidelines as for systematic reviews.Length not stated
- meta-analysisHaving problems with your submission? Our Editorial Assistants are available to help. Email at: nmcd@unina.it or serena.rotunno@gmail.comTo avoid delays, the au…Length not stated
- original articleHaving problems with your submission? Our Editorial Assistants are available to help. Email at: nmcd@unina.it or serena.rotunno@gmail.comTo avoid delays, the au…Length not stated
- reviewHaving problems with your submission? Our Editorial Assistants are available to help. Email at: nmcd@unina.it or serena.rotunno@gmail.comTo avoid delays, the au…Length not stated
- short communicationsShort Communications are reports describing experiments with limited sample size or duration, or preliminary data. The text should not exceed 1500 words, includ…Length not stated
- short reviewHaving problems with your submission? Our Editorial Assistants are available to help. Email at: nmcd@unina.it or serena.rotunno@gmail.comTo avoid delays, the au…Length not stated
- systematic reviewHaving problems with your submission? Our Editorial Assistants are available to help. Email at: nmcd@unina.it or serena.rotunno@gmail.comTo avoid delays, the au…Length not stated
- systematic reviewsSystematic Reviews are exhaustive, critical assessments of evidence from different data sources in relation to a given subject in the areas of diagnosis, preven…Length not stated
- viewpoints and short review articlesViewpoints and short review articles are upon invitation, however, authors interested in submitting a proposal are welcome to contact the editors. Their length …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Changes to authorship
Authors are expected to consider carefully the list and order of authors before submitting their manuscript and provide the definitive list of authors at the time of the original submission. Any addition, deletion or rearrangement of author names in the authorship list should be made only before the manuscript has been accepted and only if approved by the journal Editor. To request such a change, …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of interest
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential conflicts of interest include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding from any company, institution or foundation. A st…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' (see more information on this). An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' form or a link to the online version of this agreement.Subscribers may reproduce tables of contents or prepare lists of articles includ…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Please visit our Open Access page for more information about open access publishing in this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprints can be shared anywhere at any time, in line with Elsevier's sharing policy; sharing on a preprint server will not count as prior publication. Model summary
Please note that preprints can be shared anywhere at any time, in line with Elsevier's sharing policy. Sharing your preprints e.g. on a preprint server will not count as prior publication (see 'Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication' for more information).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines
Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses must be registered on PROSPERO. Model summary
NMCD only accepts Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses registered on PROSPERO (https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/ ).
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- ITALY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1991
- ISSN
- 0939-4753
- Electronic ISSN
- 1590-3729
- Society / sponsor
- Italian Society of Diabetology
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases
What CAS zone is Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems / Endocrinology & Metabolism / 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 Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.85; CiteScore 7, h-index 144.
How long does peer review take at Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases?
Based on the dates recorded on 112 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 121 days (interquartile range 75–182 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 11%. 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 are the manuscript requirements of Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 4,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases based?
Of the 134 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (97), United States (11) and Canada (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases open access, and what is the APC?
Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,000.
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: .