BJN: An International Journal of Nutritional Science
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This journal is a member of and subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics
Editor-in-Chief: Professor Philip Calder (Southampton, UK)
Deputy Editors:
* Dr David R. Jacobs Jr. ( Minneapolis, USA )
* Dr France Bellisle (INRA, University of Paris, France)
* Dr R. John Wallace ( Aberdeen, UK )
* Professor Susan J Whiting ( Saskatoon, Canada )
* Dr I. Stuart Wood ( Liverpool, UK )
The BJN encompasses the full spectrum of nutritional science – epidemiology, dietary surveys, nutritional requirements and behaviour, metabolic studies, body composition, energetics, appetite, obesity, ageing, endocrinology, immunology, neuroscience, microbiology, genetics and molecular and cell biology. Submissions addressing the new frontiers of the subject, including the rapidly emerging area of nutritional genomics, are especially encouraged.
The BJN is now published twice monthly, in two volumes a year. New articles are published online ahead of print. Throughout over 60 years of existence, the journal has presented many influential and highly cited studies in nutritional science; it currently ( 2009 ) has an impact factor of 3.446.
The BJN has an international authorship and a worldwide readership. Free online access is available to all after 1 year; the complete archive of the journal, back to volume 1 1947, is now online.
The BJN offers:
- online manuscript submission and reviewing
- online and print versions
- no submission or page charges
- authors retain the full copyright of their material
- provision of colour figures
- authors receive free reprints and a PDF file of their article
For any enquiries please contact edoffice@nutsoc.org.uk. [2]
The BJN is published for the Nutrition Society by Cambridge University Press.
Editorial Board [2]
Online Submission [3]
Online Journal Access [4]
Directions to Authors [4]
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The British Journal of Nutrition is a leading international, peer-reviewed journal of nutritional science. Established by the Nutrition Society in 1947, it has an international Editorial Board with a central Editorial Office in London. The BJN publishes original papers, short communications, technical notes, review articles and commentaries on human and animal nutrition and on basic sciences as applied to nutritional problems.
Debate on key issues is encouraged through ‘Letters to the Editor’ and the ‘Nutrition Discussion Forum’. A recent innovation is the ‘Horizons in Nutritional Science’ series, highlighting significant recent key developments in nutrition. The journal also publishes book reviews and Supplements on selective topics of particular interest.