Journal profile · Neurosciences
Nutritional Neuroscience
ISSN 1028-415X · eISSN 1476-8305 · Maney Publishing · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1998
Nutritional Neuroscience: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.13; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 73 days (first decision after review, publisher); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 96 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nutritional Neuroscience is published by Maney Publishing 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 Diet and metabolism studies, Regulation of Appetite and Obesity and Nutritional Studies and Diet, together about 26.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Nutritional Neuroscience is an international, interdisciplinary broad-based, online journal for reporting both basic and clinical research in the field of nutrition that relates to the central and peripheral nervous system. Studies may include the role of different components of normal diet (protein, carbohydrate, fat, moderate use of alcohol, etc.), dietary supplements (minerals, vitamins, hormones, herbs, etc.), and food additives (artificial flavours, colours, sweeteners, etc.) on neurochemistry, neurobiology, and behavioural biology of all vertebrate and invertebrate organisms. Ideally this journal will serve as a forum for neuroscientists, nutritionists, neurologists, psychiatrists, and those interested in preventive medicine. Nutritional Neuroscience welcomes papers on: Effect of diet (including trace metals, antioxidants, and phytonutrients), dietary supplements, and food additives on the metabolism and physiology of central and peripheral neurons, neurotransmitters, neurotransmitter receptors, behaviour (learning, memory, anxiety, etc.), and neuroendocrine regulations Demonstration of neuroactive substances (hormones, peptides and neuromodulator substances) in food Use of diet and dietary supplements (protein, carbohydrate, fat, caffeine, tryptophan, etc.) in the management of psychiatric disorders Dietary perturbation of the symptoms of psychiatric disorders Dietary considerations in the management of neurologic disorders like epilepsy and Parkinson's disease Diet and sleep Diet and mental performance
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Neurosciences
Editor-in-chief Ana Elisa ToscanoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 3, Brazil 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diet and metabolism studiesMedicine10.3%
- Regulation of Appetite and ObesityNeuroscience9.8%
- Nutritional Studies and DietMedicine6.8%
- Fatty Acid Research and HealthNursing5.7%
- Biochemical Analysis and Sensing TechniquesNursing5.7%
- Tryptophan and brain disordersNeuroscience4.9%
- Stress Responses and CortisolNeuroscience4.9%
- Birth, Development, and HealthMedicine4.7%
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 | Neurosciences | 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 | Neurosciences | 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 | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedEmbasePsycINFOCASPublisher website
Other: Food Science and Technology Abstracts (FSTA), Research Alert®, SciSearch®
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
- 3.13LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 9.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.97LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.97Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.02LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.02Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 100OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,168OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.56OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.71%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 97LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 270,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,947 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 117 | 15 | 16 |
| 2025 | 96 | 19 | 248 |
| 2024 | 109 | 25 | 559 |
| 2023 | 80 | 9 | 889 |
| 2022 | 102 | 27 | 1,810 |
| 2021 | 119 | 24 | 2,376 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
73 daysfirst decision after review · community reports over 12 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 14%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 73 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 15 daysPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal, part of Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program. Model summary
Nutritional Neuroscience is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability an…
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
- Maney Publishing
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1998
- ISSN
- 1028-415X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1476-8305
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 29, Issue 9 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nutritional Neuroscience
What CAS zone is Nutritional Neuroscience in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Nutritional Neuroscience is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Neurosciences / 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 Nutritional Neuroscience?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.13; CiteScore 9.5, h-index 100.
How long does peer review take at Nutritional Neuroscience?
The publisher reports about 73 days (first decision after review); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 14%. 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 JCR quartile is Nutritional Neuroscience in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Medicine.
Where are the editorial board members of Nutritional Neuroscience based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3) and Brazil (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Nutritional Neuroscience?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nutritional Neuroscience is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Nutritional Neuroscience open access, and what is the APC?
Nutritional Neuroscience is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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: .