International Journal of Obesity

The International Journal of Obesity (abbreviated as IJO) is a peer-reviewed medical journal published by the Nature Publishing Group. It was established in 1977 as International Journal of Obesity by Newman Pub. in collaboration with the Association for the Study of Obesity and the North American Association for the Study of Obesity. In 1992, the journal change its name to International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders upon acquisition by the Nature Publishing Group. In 2005, the journal returned to its original name.

International Journal of Obesity
DisciplineNutrition, dietetics
LanguageEnglish
Edited byR.L. Atkinson, I. Macdonald
Publication details
Former name(s)
International Journal of Obesity; International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders
History1977–present
Publisher
FrequencyMonthly
Hybrid
5.004 (2014)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Int. J. Obes. (Lond.)
Indexing
ISSN0307-0565 (print)
1476-5497 (web)
LCCN2005243855
OCLC no.26074170
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Aims and scope

The journal addresses the development and treatment of obesity, and the functional impairments associated with the obese state. It publishes basic science and clinical studies that address the biochemical, epidemiological, genetical, molecular, metabolic, nutritional, physiological, psychological and sociological aspects of obesity.[1]

Abstracting and indexing

International Journal of Obesity is indexed in the following databases:

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal had a 2014 impact factor of 5.004, ranking it 7th out of 77 journals in the category "Nutrition & Dietetics" and 19th out of 128 journals in the category "Endocrinology & Metabolism".[2]

See also

References
  1. http://www2.nature.com/catalog/ijo International Journal of Obesity - Aims and Scope
  2. "International Journal of Obesity". 2014 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2015.
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