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South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Taylor & Francis · South Africa · ISSN 1607-0658, 2221-1268

ITS Journal Score52.8
Global rank#17,522
Rank in Medicine#3,867 of 8,758
h-index40
Open access 2021–2025100%

Overview

South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, published by Taylor & Francis (South Africa), published 146 papers in 2021–2025, and these papers have received 375 citations so far. Its h-index is 40 and its two-year mean citedness is 0.72. On the ITS Journal Score it ranks #17,522 of 62,158 ranked journals and #3,867 of 8,758 in Medicine.

Key figures

Papers 2021–2025146
Citations 2021–2025375
Citations per paper2.6
h-index40
i10-index238
2-year mean citedness0.72
Open-access share100%
Change in papers (2024-25 vs 2021-22)-7.6%
Citation impact trend-48.5%
Article fee (APC)1,250 GBP

Citations are those received so far by the papers published in these years, so the most recent years have had less time to collect them. Two-year mean citedness is OpenAlex's measure of how often recent papers are cited; it is similar in idea to, but not the same as, an impact factor. Citation impact trend compares how often a journal's 2024-25 papers are cited with how often its 2021-22 papers were cited, each measured against all ranked journals' papers of the same years, so newer papers are not at a disadvantage. "Not enough papers" or "Not enough data" means fewer than 50 papers in one of the two-year periods (or fewer than 50 citations to the earlier papers). Values above +300% or below -90% are shown as "+300% or more" or "-90% or less": such extreme values come from very low citation counts for the earlier papers.

Papers and citations by year

YearPapersCitations so far to that year's papersOpen-access papers
20201112011
20213914739
2022279227
2023198219
2024222722
2025392739

What it publishes

The leading research topics of its papers (OpenAlex topic classification). Select a topic to find other journals that publish on it.

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JournalFieldScorePapers 2021–2025Open access
Food and Nutrition BulletinNursing71.319647%
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BMC NutritionMedicine71.5812100%
International Journal of Child Health and NutritionMedicine41.112798%
Childhood ObesityMedicine63.638148%
Journal of Health Population and NutritionMedicine76.9962100%
Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for DevelopmentNursing67.6461100%
Malaysian Journal of NutritionMedicine44.819496%

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Identity and sources

  • ISSN-L: 1607-0658
  • Print ISSN: 1607-0658
  • Electronic ISSN: 2221-1268
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • Listed in DOAJ: Yes (checked against DOAJ)
  • Crossref: ISSN found in Crossref
  • OpenAlex: S2764714080
  • Journal website: www.tandfonline.com

Figures come from OpenAlex (papers, citations, h-index, topics), Crossref (ISSN check) and DOAJ (open-access listing and fees). They change as records are corrected, so treat them as a dated snapshot. This page does not state whether the journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed.

Questions

What is the ITS Journal Score of South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition?

It is 52.8 out of 100, which places it #17,522 among ranked journals. The score combines citation impact (45%), h-index (35%) and size (20%) from open OpenAlex data.

What is the impact factor of South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition?

This site does not publish Journal Impact Factors, which belong to Clarivate. As an open alternative, its two-year mean citedness in OpenAlex is 0.72.

Is South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition open access?

100% of its papers from 2021–2025 are recorded as open access, and it is listed in DOAJ.

Does South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition charge a publication fee?

DOAJ records an article processing charge of 1,250 GBP. Check the journal's website for the current fee and any waivers.

Transparent methodology

How the ITS Journal Score works

One formula applies to every ranked journal, using open data from OpenAlex: 45% citation impact, 35% h-index and 20% size (papers published 2021–2025). Citation impact is the smaller of the journal's two-year mean citedness and its five-year citations per paper, so a journal whose output collapsed cannot jump to the top on old citations. Each part is half a percentile and half a log-scaled value, so the very top is still separated. Growth and open-access share are shown separately and are not part of the score.

A journal is ranked only if it published at least 50 papers in 2021–2025 and was active in at least five of the last six years. Field rankings compare a journal only with journals in the same field; the field is the OpenAlex field with most of the journal's recent papers, or "Multidisciplinary" when no field has 30% of them.

What this is not: the ITS Journal Score is not a Journal Impact Factor, CiteScore or SJR, and this site does not say whether a journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed. Always confirm aims and scope, indexing, peer review and fees on the journal's own website before you submit.