International Journal of Obesity
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| Abbreviated title (ISO) | Int. J. Obes. |
| Discipline | Nutrition, dietetics |
| Language | English |
| Edited by | R.L. Atkinson, I. Macdonald |
| Publication details | |
| Publisher | Nature Publishing Group |
| Publication history | 1977-present |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Open access | Hybrid |
| Impact factor (2010) |
5.125 |
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| ISSN | 0307-0565 (print) 1476-5497 (web) |
| LCCN | 2005243855 |
| OCLC number | 26074170 |
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The International Journal of Obesity (abbreviated as IJO) is a peer-reviewed medical journal published by the Nature Publishing Group.
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[edit] 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]
[edit] Abstracting and indexing
International Journal of Obesity is indexed in the following databases:
- Elsevier BIOBASE
- BIOSIS
- Chemical Abstracts
- CINAHL
- Current Contents/Clinical Medicine
- Current Contents/Life Sciences
- EMBASE
- MEDLINE
- SciSearch
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2010 impact factor of 5.125, ranking it 4th out of 70 journals in the category "Nutrition & Dietetics" and 19th out of 116 journals in the category "Endocrinology & Metabolism".[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://www2.nature.com/catalog/ijo International Journal of Obesity - Aims and Scope
- ^ "International Journal of Obesity". 2010 Journal Citation Reports (Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2011.
