Journal profile · NUTRITION & DIETETICS
Topics in Clinical Nutrition
ISSN 0883-5691 · eISSN 1550-5146 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES
Topics in Clinical Nutrition: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.39; JCR Q4 (journal website); hybrid open access; median 361 days to acceptance (13 articles, last 24 months); 51 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Topics in Clinical Nutrition is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. 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 Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education, Nutrition and Health in Aging and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, together about 34.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Topics in Clinical Nutrition (TICN) is a peer-reviewed, quarterly journal designed as a resource for the continuing education and clinical practice of dietitians and nutritionists. Each issue addresses topics of interest primarily to dietitians and nutritionists, students and interns in professional training programs and other health care personnel involved in the nutritional care of patients. Articles include translational research reports (work that applies new knowledge to practical effect), practice projects, evidence-based literature reviews, case studies and book reviews, and articles that highlight education theory and applied research which share the tools and techniques of nutrition and dietetics education.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): NUTRITION & DIETETICS
Editor-in-chief Kelly A. KanePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dietetics, Nutrition, and EducationHealth Professions15.2%
- Nutrition and Health in AgingMedicine9.9%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine9.2%
- Obesity and Health PracticesHealth Professions6.2%
- Diet and metabolism studiesMedicine6.1%
- Clinical Nutrition and GastroenterologyNursing5.5%
- Food Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsHealth Professions5%
- Child Nutrition and Feeding IssuesMedicine4.9%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q4 · NUTRITION & DIETETICS · rank 107/114
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
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
- 0.39LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 193OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.28OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.32%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,938 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 51 | 4 | 8 |
| 2024 | 29 | 5 | 20 |
| 2023 | 37 | 2 | 50 |
| 2022 | 44 | 5 | 120 |
| 2021 | 27 | 1 | 42 |
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
361 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 276 days – 460 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 51 days (6 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 420 days
- Sample
- 13 articles with submission and acceptance dates (84 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".
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0883-5691
- Electronic ISSN
- 1550-5146
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 41, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Topics in Clinical Nutrition
What CAS zone is Topics in Clinical Nutrition in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Topics in Clinical Nutrition 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.
What is the impact factor of Topics in Clinical Nutrition?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.39; CiteScore 1, h-index 33.
How long does peer review take at Topics in Clinical Nutrition?
Based on the dates recorded on 13 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 361 days (interquartile range 276–460 days). 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 Topics in Clinical Nutrition in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q4; by category, NUTRITION & DIETETICS Q4 (107/114). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index Topics in Clinical Nutrition?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Topics in Clinical Nutrition is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Topics in Clinical Nutrition open access, and what is the APC?
Topics in Clinical Nutrition is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .