Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics
Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics is a bimonthly, peer‑reviewed medical journal that covers nutrition science as it relates to humans. It was founded in 1982 and is the official journal of the British Dietetic Association (BDA).
History in brief: The BDA considered starting a journal in the late 1930s, but World War II delayed the plans. The journal began in 1947 as Nutrition, Dietetics and Catering. After several title changes, it became the Journal of Human Nutrition, eventually evolving into the Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. Alison Black helped launch the modern journal in the early 1980s. During that period, the BDA and The Nutrition Society collaborated, resulting in two separate journals: Human Nutrition: Clinical Nutrition and Human Nutrition: Applied Nutrition.
Publisher and editors: The journal is published by John Wiley & Sons on behalf of the British Dietetic Association. As of 2024, the editor-in-chief is Lauren Ball from the University of Queensland. Previous editors include Pat Judd, Jane Thomas, Joan Gandy, Ailsa Brotherton, and Simon Langley-Evans.
Impact: According to Journal Citation Reports, the 2022 impact factor is 3.30, ranking it 58th out of 89 journals in the Nutrition & Dietetics category.
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