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European Journal of Nutrition

European Journal of Nutrition is an international journal publishing original papers, reviews, and short communications in the nutritional sciences. Manuscripts provide current information on the impact of nutrients and non-nutrients on various health and environmental aspects. The journal has a major focus on epidemiology, including intervention studies with healthy subjects and patients, and highlights the biofunctionality of food and food components.

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Subject Nutrition & Dietetics
Impact Factor 4.3
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 1436-6207
eISSN 1436-6215
Invitation Only No
Cost Range Open access APC: £2990.00 GBP / $4690.00 USD / €3590.00 EUR; subscription publishing: no APC.

Submission Instructions

European Journal of Nutrition accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Original Articles

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. Abstract must be 150 to 250 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must be divided into Purpose, Methods, Results, and Conclusion.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 50,000 characters including abstract, keywords, tables, captions, and references. Use of an LLM must be documented in the Methods section or in a suitable alternative section if no Methods section is available. Manuscript must include 4 to 6 keywords, a Data Availability Statement, a disclosure statement, and declarations in a section titled "Declarations" before the reference list.
References Citations must be numbered in square brackets. Reference list entries must be numbered consecutively and include only works cited in the text that have been published or accepted for publication, with full DOI links where available.
Figures & Tables Figures should be submitted within the body of the text. Figures and tables must be numbered with Arabic numerals, cited in consecutive numerical order, and accompanied by concise captions.
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Reviews

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must be 150 to 250 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must be divided into Purpose, Methods, Results, and Conclusion.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 100,000 characters including abstract and keywords, tables, captions, and references. Manuscript must include 4 to 6 keywords, a disclosure statement, a statement identifying who had the idea for the article, who performed the literature search and data analysis, and who drafted and critically revised the work, and declarations under the heading "Declarations" or "Statements and Declarations," including documentation of any LLM use in the Methods section or another suitable section if no Methods section is available.
References Citations must use numbered references in square brackets. Reference list entries must be numbered consecutively and include only works cited in the text that have been published or accepted for publication, with full DOI links where available and journal names abbreviated according to the ISSN List of Title Word Abbreviations.
Figures & Tables Figures should be submitted within the body of the text. Tables and figures must be numbered with Arabic numerals in consecutive citation order, each table must have a caption, and figure captions must be included in the manuscript text file rather than in the figure files.
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Original Papers

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract A structured abstract of 150 to 250 words is required. Abstract must be 150 to 250 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract should be divided into Purpose, Methods, Results, and Conclusion.
Manuscript Manuscript must include 4 to 6 keywords, a disclosure statement, documentation of any LLM use in the Methods section or suitable alternative, and relevant declarations in a section titled "Declarations" or "Statements and Declarations" before the reference list.
References References must use numbered citations in square brackets. Reference list entries must be numbered consecutively and include only works cited in the text that have been published or accepted for publication, with full DOI links where available and journal names abbreviated according to the ISSN List of Title Word Abbreviations.
Figures & Tables Figures should be submitted within the body of the text. Figures and tables must be numbered with Arabic numerals and cited in consecutive numerical order, with captions provided for each and figure captions included in the manuscript text file rather than in the figure file.
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Short Communications

Cover Letter Publication must be approved by all co-authors before submission.
Abstract Abstract is not required.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 25,000 characters. Keywords are not required.
References Reference list must not contain more than 10 references. References must be cited in the text using numbers in square brackets and listed consecutively in a numbered reference list.
Figures & Tables Figures should be submitted within the body of the text.
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Letters To The Editors

Cover Letter Publication must be approved by all co-authors before submission.
Abstract Abstract is not required.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 25,000 characters. Keywords are not required.
References Reference list must not contain more than 10 references. Citations in the text must be numbered in square brackets and the reference list must be numbered consecutively.
Figures & Tables Figures should be submitted within the body of the text.
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Recent Publications

Pro-inflammatory dietary patterns and physical fitness in Spanish adolescents: a cross-sectional analysis from the EHDLA study

José Francisco López-Gil, Jacinto Muñoz-Pardeza, Rodrigo Yáñez-Sepúlveda, Camila Miño, Fiorella Quiroz-Cárdenas, Emily Cisneros-Vásquez, José Adrián Montenegro-Espinoza, Jorge Olivares-Arancibia, Juan Hurtado Almonacid, Yasmin Ezzatvar, Lucille Ridgell, Dong Keon Yon

10.1007/s00394-026-03990-0
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Plant-based diet quality and gut microbiota in relation to cardiometabolic risk in Korean adults

Ji-Hee Shin, Eun-Ji Song, Mi Young Lim, Hye-Jo Choi, Jihye Kim, Young-Do Nam

10.1007/s00394-026-03991-z
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Consumption of whole and refined grains and the risk of gastric cancer: a pooled analysis within the Stomach cancer Pooling (StoP) Project

Federica Turati, Francesca Bravi, Claudio Pelucchi, Rossella Bonzi, Kenneth C. Johnson, Jinfu Hu, Monica Ferraroni, Zuo Feng Zhang, Guopei Yu, Nuno Lunet, Samantha Morais, David Zaridze, Dmitry Maximovitch, Jesus Vioque, Sandra Gonzalez-Palacios, Maria Paula Curado, Emmanuel Dias-Neto, Gemma Castaño-Vinyals, Nerea Fernández de Larrea-Baz, Lizbeth López-Carrillo, Raul Ulises Hernández-Ramirez, Shoichiro Tsugane, Gerson Shigueaki Hamada, Mary H. Ward, Lina Mu, Charles S. Rabkin, Akihisa Hidaka, Areti Lagiou, Pagona Lagiou, Malaquias López-Cervantes, Paolo Boffetta, M. Constanza Camargo, Stefania Boccia, Eva Negri, Carlo La Vecchia

10.1007/s00394-026-04003-w
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Pea protein preload improves postprandial glucose response in healthy adults: a randomized, double-blind, controlled pilot study

Arig Elbira, Priscilla Grace Gnanasekaran Punithalayal, Alan Javier Hernández-Álvarez, Christine Boesch

10.1007/s00394-026-03971-3
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Retraction Note: The effect of hesperidin supplementation on metabolic profiles in patients with metabolic syndrome: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial

Zahra Yari, Mina Movahedian, Hossein Imani, Seyed Moayed Alavian, Mehdi Hedayati, Azita Hekmatdoost

10.1007/s00394-026-04017-4
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Articles are published online after receipt of the corrected proofs.

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Is a cover letter required?

A submission letter is mentioned for reviewer suggestions and for transparency on re-use of material and unpublished material.

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What are the publication costs?

Open access APC: £2990.00 GBP / $4690.00 USD / €3590.00 EUR. Subscription publishing has no APC.

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Research Topics

Nutritional Studies and Diet Fatty Acid Research and Health Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress Gut microbiota and health Diet and metabolism studies Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling Folate and B Vitamins Research Food composition and properties Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Muscle metabolism and nutrition Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Diet, Metabolism, and Disease Nutrition and Health in Aging Vitamin D Research Studies Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease Sodium Intake and Health Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases Phytoestrogen effects and research Probiotics and Fermented Foods Birth, Development, and Health Infant Nutrition and Health Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research Iron Metabolism and Disorders Regulation of Appetite and Obesity

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