Journal profile · Nutrition & Dietetics
Nutrition Reviews
ISSN 0029-6643 · eISSN 1753-4887 · Oxford University Press · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1942
Nutrition Reviews: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 6.23; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,981; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: moderate; 332 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nutrition Reviews is published by Oxford University Press and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Nutrition, Health, and Society Studies, Diet and metabolism studies and Nutritional Studies and Diet, together about 25.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Nutrition Reviews is a highly cited, monthly, international, peer-reviewed journal that specializes in the publication of authoritative and critical literature reviews on current and emerging topics in nutrition science, food science, clinical nutrition, and nutrition policy. Readers of Nutrition Reviews include nutrition scientists, biomedical researchers, clinical and dietetic practitioners, and advanced students of nutrition.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Nutrition & Dietetics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nutrition, Health, and Society StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.6%
- Diet and metabolism studiesMedicine8.1%
- Nutritional Studies and DietMedicine7.6%
- Nutrition, Genetics, and DiseaseBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.9%
- Vitamin C and Antioxidants ResearchNursing5.1%
- Folate and B Vitamins ResearchMedicine5%
- Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative StressMedicine4.8%
- Metabolism and Genetic DisordersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
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
- 6.23LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.89LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 131LetPub ·
- h-index
- 235OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,311OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 27.47%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 261LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 13,776 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 138 | 53 | 53 |
| 2025 | 332 | 128 | 1,135 |
| 2024 | 206 | 82 | 2,246 |
| 2023 | 180 | 75 | 3,590 |
| 2022 | 107 | 37 | 3,037 |
| 2021 | 125 | 57 | 4,713 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- ModerateLetPub ·
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 4,981 | — | — |
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
- Oxford University Press
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1942
- ISSN
- 0029-6643
- Electronic ISSN
- 1753-4887
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nutrition Reviews
What CAS zone is Nutrition Reviews in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Nutrition Reviews is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Nutrition & Dietetics; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Nutrition Reviews?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.23; CiteScore 11.6, h-index 235.
How long does peer review take at Nutrition Reviews?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Moderate”. 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 Reviews?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nutrition Reviews is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Nutrition Reviews open access, and what is the APC?
Nutrition Reviews is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,981.
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: .