Journal profile · NUTRITION & DIETETICS
RBONE-Revista Brasileira de Obesidade Nutricao e Emagrecimento
ISSN 1981-9919 · Instituto Brasileiro de Pesquisa e Ensino em Fisiologia do Exercício · Brazil
RBONE-Revista Brasileira de Obesidade Nutricao e Emagrecimento: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 158 articles a year; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
RBONE-Revista Brasileira de Obesidade Nutricao e Emagrecimento is published by Instituto Brasileiro de Pesquisa e Ensino em Fisiologia do Exercício 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 Agricultural and Food Sciences, Health, Nursing, Elderly Care and Nutrition and Health in Aging, together about 44.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Brazilian Journal of Obesity, Nutrition and Weightloss (RBONE) is published by the Brazilian Institute for Research and Education in Exercise Physiology (IBPEFEX) is a bimonthly publication with scientific articles, result of research and studies of scientists, professors, students and professionals who deal with the Epidemiology of Obesity, Human Nutrition with background in human physiology in health, sport, education and aesthetics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): NUTRITION & DIETETICS
Editor-in-chief Francisco NavarroPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Agricultural and Food SciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences22.2%
- Health, Nursing, Elderly CareHealth Professions11.1%
- Nutrition and Health in AgingMedicine11.1%
- Tea Polyphenols and EffectsMedicine11.1%
- Business and Management StudiesDecision Sciences11.1%
- Dye analysis and toxicityChemistry11.1%
- Medicinal Plants and Bioactive CompoundsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.1%
- Physical Education and GymnasticsSocial Sciences11.1%
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 158LetPub ·
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)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Not considered
- data publicly available on internet
Article types accepted4
- letters to the editorLetters to the Editor Space for receiving comments/critical or non-critical analyzes from readers/authors on published articles, where comments/analyses will be…Length not stated
- livros para revisãoLIVROS PARA REVISÃO A RBONE estimula as editoras a submeterem livros para apreciação pelo Conselho Editorial.Length not stated
- scientific articles - originalScientific Articles - Original Space for the publication/dissemination of original studies/research, of experimental or applied scope, and/or systematic reviews…Length not stated
- scientific articles - reviewScientific Articles - Review Space dedicated to the publication/dissemination of scientific reviews, with a Narrative/Analytical objective, with relevant meanin…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, License & copyright, Self-archiving, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Conflicts of interest
Authors must declare potential conflicts of interest. Model summary
Os autores deverão explicitar no artigo qualquer potencial conflito de interesse relacionado ao artigo submetido.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons BY-NC license. Model summary
Authors who publish in this journal agree to the following terms: Authors retain the copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication, with work simultaneously licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License BY-NC which allows the sharing of the work with acknowledgment of the authorship of the work and initial publication in this journal. Authors are authorized to enter into…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
SHERPA/RoMEO and DIADORIM classification: Blue. Model summary
A RBONE é classificada com a cor Azul no SHERPA/RoMEO e no DIADORIM.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines
Clinical trials must refer to CONSORT. Model summary
Os artigos contendo resultados de ensaios clínicos deverão disponibilizar todas as informações necessárias à sua adequada avaliação, conforme previamente estabelecido. Os autores deverão referir-se ao "CONSORT" (www.consort-statement.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
- Instituto Brasileiro de Pesquisa e Ensino em Fisiologia do Exercício
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1981-9919
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 20, Issue 127 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about RBONE-Revista Brasileira de Obesidade Nutricao e Emagrecimento
What CAS zone is RBONE-Revista Brasileira de Obesidade Nutricao e Emagrecimento in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, RBONE-Revista Brasileira de Obesidade Nutricao e Emagrecimento is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Nutrition & Dietetics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at RBONE-Revista Brasileira de Obesidade Nutricao e Emagrecimento?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. 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 RBONE-Revista Brasileira de Obesidade Nutricao e Emagrecimento?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, RBONE-Revista Brasileira de Obesidade Nutricao e Emagrecimento is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is RBONE-Revista Brasileira de Obesidade Nutricao e Emagrecimento open access, and what is the APC?
RBONE-Revista Brasileira de Obesidade Nutricao e Emagrecimento is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .