The Journal of Nutrition

The Journal of Nutrition is the premier journal in its field and publishes peer-reviewed original research papers covering all aspects of experimental nutrition in humans and other animal species; special articles such as reviews and biographies of prominent nutrition scientists; and issues, opinions, and commentaries on controversial issues in nutrition.

The Journal of Nutrition is an official monthly publication of the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) and focuses on the review of manuscripts that address human, animal, population, cellular, and molecular nutrition. JN is especially interested in publishing manuscripts that advance the understanding of nutritional mechanisms in human populations, in animals, in relevant model organisms, in appropriate primary cells or cell culture models, and/or at the molecular level. Manuscripts addressing interactions of nutrition with genetics, physiological regulation, health outcomes, and behavioral outcomes are generally well suited for review by The Journal of Nutrition.

Types of Manuscripts
Original Research Articles, Reviews, Perspectives, Supplements and Symposia, Letters to the Editor, and Corrections are shared article types across ASN's Journals Portfolio, and are described here. Article Types unique to JN are described below. Recommendations for article length can be found here.

Most reviews published in JN will be part of a series entitled "Recent Advances in Nutritional Sciences (RANS)." These reviews will be published in a five-page format and provide a recent rather than historical review of the subject matter. These reviews are published to provide current information relative to the wide range of research topics of interest to the readers of JN and to serve as a useful resource for instructors of advanced nutrition courses. Authors are encouraged to cover the general background and history of the research area in a limited amount of space and to update the reader by citing good previously published comprehensive reviews. The majority of the text should deal with recent (last few years) information.

More comprehensive reviews and commentaries are published as "Critical Reviews." Critical Reviews are meant to address and discuss published literature. They are not meant for presentation of new systematic reviews or an extensive analysis or reanalysis of data. JN will review suitable systematic reviews as regular research papers. Critical Reviews may be invited by the Editor-in-Chief or initiated by authors. For author-initiated reviews, it is strongly advised that an outline of the proposed review be submitted to the Editor-in-Chief prior to writing so that suitability for JN and the scope of the review can be determined before submission.