About this journal
Aims and scope
Journal metrics
Usage
- 1.1M annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 4.5 (2023) Impact Factor
- Q1 Impact Factor Best Quartile
- 4.8 (2023) 5 year IF
- 8.8 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 1.425 (2023) SNIP
- 0.946 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 45 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 57 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
- 7 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
- 39% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
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We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
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Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
Editors-in-Chief
Jose Antonio PhD, Nova Southeastern University, USA
Richard Kreider PhD, Texas A&M University, USA
Douglas Kalman PhD, Nova Southeastern University, USA
Associate Editors
Shawn Arent PhD, University of South Carolina, USA
Ann F. Brown, University of Idaho, USA
Bill Campbell PhD, University of South Florida, USA
Darren Candow, University of Regina, Canada
Guillermo Escalante DSc, CSUSB, USA
Kurt A. Escobar PhD, California State University, USA
Ralf Jäger PhD, Increnovo LLC, USA
Steven Machek, California State University, Monterey Bay, USA
Brandon Roberts PhD, United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, USA
Brad Schoenfeld PhD, Lehman College, USA
Madelin R. Siedler PhD, Texas Tech University, USA
Jeffrey Stout PhD, University of Central Florida, USA
Matthew Stratton, University of South Alabama, USA
Lem Taylor PhD, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, USA
Trisha VanDusseldorp, Bonafide Health p/b Pharmavite, USA
Tim Ziegenfuss PhD, Center for Applied Health Sciences, USA
Editorial Board
Nicholas Barringer PhD, United States Military Academy, USA
Darren Candow PhD, University of Regina, Canada
Sara Chelland Campbell PhD, Rutgers University, USA
David Church PhD, University of Arkansas, USA
Matthew Cooke PhD, Victoria University, Australia
Broderick L. Dickerson PhD, Texas A&M University, USA
Joan Eckerson PhD, Creighton University, USA
Arny Ferrando PhD, University of Arkansas Medical School, USA
Scott Forbes PhD, Brandon University, USA
Jeff Godin PhD, Fitchburg State University, USA
Drew E. Gonzalez PhD, Texas A&M University, USA
Roger Harris PhD, University of Chichester, UK
Katie Hirsch PhD, University of Arkansas, USA
Jessie Hoffman PhD, University of Kentucky, USA
Lia Jiannine PhD, Nova Southeastern University, USA
Deepesh Khanna PhD, Nova Southeastern University, USA
Susan Kleiner PhD, High Performance Nutrition, USA
Jamie Krzykowski PhD, Carroll University, USA
Andrew McKune PhD, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Lars McNaughton PhD, Edge Hill University, UK
Michael Ormsbee PhD, Florida State University, USA
Corey Peacock PhD, Nova Southeastern University, USA
Justin Roberts PhD, Anglia Ruskin University, UK
Mike Roberts PhD, Auburn University, USA
Michael Sagner MD, European Society of Preventive Medicine, UK
Neil Schwarz PhD, University of Alabama, USA
Christopher Scott PhD, University of Southern Maine, USA
Abbie Smith-Ryan PhD, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, USA
Thomas Storer PhD, El Camino College, USA
Jeffrey Stout PhD, University of Central Florida, USA
Benjamin Wax PhD, Mississippi State University, USA
Robert Wildman PhD, International Protein Board, USA
Darryn Willoughby PhD, Baylor University, USA
Dante Xing PhD, Texas A&M University, USA
Choongsung Yoo PhD, University of Maryland, USA
Tianou Zhang PhD, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA
Abstracting and indexing
Open access
Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
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- Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
- Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
- Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
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