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Explore open access research in nutrition, covering clinical nutrition, metabolism, food science, policy, sustainability and public health nutrition.

Frontiers in Nutrition is a broadscope, multidisciplinary journal covering all fields of 21st century food science and nutrition, and how it impacts human health. Led by Field Chief Editor Johannes le Coutre (Universi...

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Editors

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Alejandro Cifuentes

Foodomics Lab, CIAL, Spanish National Research Council

Spain

Specialty Chief Editor

Nutrition and Food Science Technology

Andrew Scholey

Northumbria University

United Kingdom

Specialty Chief Editor

Nutrition, Psychology and Brain Health

Angela M Zivkovic

University of California, Davis

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Nutrition Methodology

Annalisa Terranegra

Sidra Medicine

Qatar

Specialty Chief Editor

Nutrigenomics and Precision Nutrition

Barbara R Cardoso

Monash University

Australia

Specialty Chief Editor

Nutrition and Metabolism

1,067 editors · 0 reviewers

About the journal

Scope

Frontiers in Nutrition is a broad-scope, multidisciplinary journal covering all fields of 21st century food science and nutrition, and how it impacts human health. Led by Field Chief Editor Johannes le Coutre (University of New South Wales, Sydney), the journal is included in PubMed Central, Scopus and the DOAJ, among others, and welcomes original research, clinical trials, and contemporary reviews, which fall into the following specialty sections: • clinical nutrition • food chemistry • food policy and economics • nutrigenomics • nutrition methodology • nutrition and food science technology • nutrition and metabolism • nutrition and microbes • nutrition and sustainable diets • nutrition, obesity and dietetics • nutrition, psychology and brain health • nutritional epidemiology • nutritional immunology • nutritional ecology and anthropology • sport and exercise nutrition. Submissions that integrate distinct scientific disciplines are encouraged, particularly studies that address malnutrition, hunger, obesity, food waste, sustainability, and consumer health. We strongly support articles that advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), notably SDG 2: zero hunger and SDG 3: good health and well-being. Manuscripts must clearly show relevance to food and human nutrition. Studies relating to animal nutrition, livestock production, plant & crop science, and ethnopharmacology, as well as studies focused purely on physiology or medicine without emphasis on nutrition are not suitable for publication in this journal. Manuscripts solely reporting bibliometric analyses will not be considered. Frontiers’ journals require that manuscripts primarily comprising computational studies of public data, such as NHANES or Mendelian Randomization studies, must include appropriate validation. Please refer to the Frontiers Standards for research methodology policy, for more information. Manuscripts not adhering to these standards will not be considered. No subject pertains more to human life than nutrition, and Frontiers in Nutrition is committed to advancing developments in the field by allowing unrestricted access to articles, and by communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike, enabling the scientific breakthroughs of the future.

Aims

Frontiers in Nutrition is a broad-scope, multidisciplinary journal covering all fields of 21st century food science and nutrition, and how it impacts human health.

Led by Field Chief Editor Johannes le Coutre (University of New South Wales, Sydney), the journal is included in PubMed Central, Scopus and the DOAJ, among others, and welcomes original research, clinical trials, and contemporary reviews, which fall into the following specialty sections:

• clinical nutrition • food chemistry • food policy and economics • nutrigenomics • nutrition methodology • nutrition and food science technology • nutrition and metabolism • nutrition and microbes • nutrition and sustainable diets • nutrition, obesity and dietetics • nutrition, psychology and brain health • nutritional epidemiology • nutritional immunology • nutritional ecology and anthropology • sport and exercise nutrition.

Submissions that integrate distinct scientific disciplines are encouraged, particularly studies that address malnutrition, hunger, obesity, food waste, sustainability, and consumer health. We strongly support articles that advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), notably SDG 2: zero hunger and SDG 3: good health and well-being.

Manuscripts must clearly show relevance to food and human nutrition. Studies relating to animal nutrition, livestock production, plant & crop science, and ethnopharmacology, as well as studies focused purely on physiology or medicine without emphasis on nutrition are not suitable for publication in this journal. Manuscripts solely reporting bibliometric analyses will not be considered.

Frontiers’ journals require that manuscripts primarily comprising computational studies of public data, such as NHANES or Mendelian Randomization studies, must include appropriate validation. Please refer to the Frontiers Standards for research methodology policy, for more information. Manuscripts not adhering to these standards will not be considered.

No subject pertains more to human life than nutrition, and Frontiers in Nutrition is committed to advancing developments in the field by allowing unrestricted access to articles, and by communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike, enabling the scientific breakthroughs of the future.

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/about

ISSN
2296-861X
Editor-in-Chief
Johannes le Coutre (University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia) — Field Chief Editor
Established
2026

Sections

  • Clinical Nutrition

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/sections/clinical-nutrition

  • Food Chemistry

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/sections/food-chemistry

  • Food Policy and Economics

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/sections/food-policy-and-economics

  • Nutrigenomics and Precision Nutrition

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/sections/nutrigenomics-and-precision-nutrition

  • Nutrition Methodology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/sections/nutrition-methodology

  • Nutrition and Food Science Technology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/sections/nutrition-and-food-science-technology

  • Nutrition and Metabolism

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/sections/nutrition-and-metabolism

  • Nutrition and Microbes

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/sections/nutrition-and-microbes

  • Nutrition and Sustainable Diets

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/sections/nutrition-and-sustainable-diets

  • Nutrition, Obesity and Dietetics

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/sections/nutrition-obesity-and-dietetics

  • Nutrition, Psychology and Brain Health

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/sections/nutrition-psychology-and-brain-health

  • Nutritional Ecology and Anthropology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/sections/nutritional-ecology-and-anthropology

  • Nutritional Epidemiology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/sections/nutritional-epidemiology

  • Nutritional Immunology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/sections/nutritional-immunology

  • Sport and Exercise Nutrition

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/sections/sport-and-exercise-nutrition

Article types accepted

  • Original Research
  • Systematic Review
  • Methods
  • Review
  • Mini Review
  • Policy and Practice Reviews
  • Hypothesis and Theory
  • Perspective
  • Clinical Trial
  • Case Report
  • Community Case Study
  • Conceptual Analysis
  • Classification
  • Data Report
  • Policy Brief
  • Brief Research Report
  • General Commentary
  • Opinion
  • Correction
  • Editorial
  • Registered Report
  • Technology and Code
  • Study Protocol
  • FAIR² Data

Fees and currencies

  • Article processing charges (official)
  • - Category A: CHF 3,150 — Original Research, Systematic Review, Methods, Review, Policy and Practice Reviews, Hypothesis and Theory, Clinical Trial, Classification, Registered Report, Technology and Code, Study Protocol
  • - Category B: CHF 2,500 — Mini Review, Perspective, Case Report, Community Case Study, Conceptual Analysis, Data Report, Policy Brief, Brief Research Report, General Commentary, Opinion
  • - Category C: CHF 0 — Correction, Editorial
  • Currency: CHF

Fees are charged only after acceptance. Waivers and discounts are available for authors with limited funding.

Fees and waivers policy

Editorial policies

Peer review

  • Official peer-review process: https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Publication ethics

  • Policies and publication ethics: https://www.frontiersin.org/guidelines/policies-and-publication-ethics

Indexing

  • Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE)
  • CNPIEC
  • CNKI Scholar
  • Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
  • CLOCKSS
  • Crossref
  • Dimensions
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences GoOA
  • OpenAIRE
  • EBSCO
  • ResearchGate
  • DOAJ
  • PubMed
  • PubMed Central (PMC)
  • Scopus
  • Web of Science Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)
  • Food Science and Technology Abstracts (FSTA)
  • ZBMED
  • ProQuest

Affiliated societies

  • Committee on Publication Ethics

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/about

Instructions for authors

Accepted article types

  • Original Research (fee category A)
  • Systematic Review (fee category A)
  • Methods (fee category A)
  • Review (fee category A)
  • Mini Review (fee category B)
  • Policy and Practice Reviews (fee category A)
  • Hypothesis and Theory (fee category A)
  • Perspective (fee category B)
  • Clinical Trial (fee category A)
  • Case Report (fee category B)
  • Community Case Study (fee category B)
  • Conceptual Analysis (fee category B)
  • Classification (fee category A)
  • Data Report (fee category B)
  • Policy Brief (fee category B)
  • Brief Research Report (fee category B)
  • General Commentary (fee category B)
  • Opinion (fee category B)
  • Correction (fee category C)
  • Editorial (fee category C)
  • Registered Report (fee category A)
  • Technology and Code (fee category A)
  • Study Protocol (fee category A)
  • FAIR² Data

Author guidelines

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/for-authors/author-guidelines

Peer review

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Journal metrics

Citation score
9.6
Impact indicator
1.40
Articles
50
Total views
0
Downloads
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Citations
212,453

Internal metrics, calculated on this platform and maintained by the editorial office.

Official bibliometric indicators

Impact factor
5.5
CiteScore
9.6
Citations
212453
Acceptance rate
33
Time to publication
98

Source: official publisher page · retrieved 2026-10-16

Some values were updated by the editorial office on 2026-10-22.