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Nutrition & Metabolism

Nutrition & Metabolism is a well-established journal that publishes studies focused on nutrition and metabolism, including nutrition needs, exercise physiology, clinical and population studies, omics-based strategies, and underlying mechanisms. Areas of interest include molecular nutrition in the context of obesity, diabetes, lipedemias, metabolic syndrome, and exercise physiology.

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Subject Nutrition & Dietetics
Impact Factor 4.1
Quartile Q2
Open Access Type Open
eISSN 1743-7075
Invitation Only No
Cost Range £2690.00 GBP / $3690.00 USD / €2990.00 EUR APC; VAT or local taxes may apply.

Submission Instructions

Nutrition & Metabolism accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Research

Cover Letter Cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, and confirm the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions, and Trial registration.
Manuscript Manuscript must include Background, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, and a Declarations section including all required subheadings. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, an Availability of data and materials statement, a Competing interests section, an Authors' contributions section, an Acknowledgements section, and documentation of any Large Language Model use in the Methods section or a suitable alternative section.
References References must follow Vancouver reference style. Web links and URLs must be cited with a reference number in the reference list rather than in the text, unpublished abstracts unpublished data and personal communications must be excluded from the reference list, and journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE.
Figures & Tables Tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, tables longer than one page may be placed at the end of the text file, and figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript while figures are uploaded separately. Figures and tables must be numbered in the order first cited, multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file, tables must not be embedded as figures or spreadsheet files, and footnotes must be used instead of endnotes.
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Review

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any journal policy issues, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, and confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract structure is not explicitly specified. Abstract must briefly summarize the aim, findings, or purpose of the article, and it must not cite references.
Manuscript Review manuscripts must include a title page, may use short informative subsection headings in the main text, and must include a Declarations section with the required subheadings. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, an Availability of data and materials statement, and a Declarations section containing Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, Acknowledgements, and optional Authors' information, with 'Not applicable' used for any irrelevant section.
References References must follow Vancouver style. Web links and URLs must be cited with a reference number and included in the reference list rather than the text, unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list, and published abstracts and published study protocols should be cited.
Figures & Tables Tables less than one page may be placed within the manuscript, while tables larger than one page may be placed at the end of the text file with their intended location indicated in the text. Figures and tables must be numbered in the order cited in the text, multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file, figure titles and legends must appear in the manuscript rather than the graphic file, and tables must not be embedded as figures.
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Brief Report

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, note any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, and confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract is unstructured. Abstract must briefly summarize the aim, findings, or purpose of the article and must not cite references.
Manuscript Main text may be broken into subsections with short, informative headings, and the manuscript must include a Declarations section with all required subheadings. Brief Reports must include three to ten keywords, a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, and documentation of any LLM use in the Methods section or another suitable part if no Methods section is available.
References References must use Vancouver style. Web links and URLs must be assigned a reference number and included in the reference list in full with the site title, URL, and access date.
Figures & Tables Tables less than one page may be placed in the manuscript at the appropriate location, while larger tables may be placed at the end of the document. Figures and tables must be numbered in the order first mentioned in the text, with figure titles and legends provided in the manuscript rather than the graphic file.
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Recent Publications

Life-course body size trajectories and the progression of cardio-renal-metabolic multimorbidity: a prospective UK biobank study

Jingjing Lang, Zhongyang Guan, Lili Li, Lu Jiang, Guanghui Mao, Guochong Chen, Mario Siervo, Xiaoyan Shi

10.1186/s12986-026-01148-7
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Retraction Note: Folic acid and melatonin mitigate diabetic nephropathy in rats via inhibition of oxidative stress

Hossam Ebaid, Samir A. E. Bashandy, Ahmad M. Abdel-Mageed, Jameel Al-Tamimi, Iftekhar Hassan, Ibrahim M. Alhazza

10.1186/s12986-026-01150-z
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Associations between estimated glucose disposal rate and peripheral artery disease: evidence from the UK Biobank and NHANES

Jilang Zeng, Xinjie Zeng, Weihong Lin, Xinjun Lin, Feng Hu, Lin Fan, Cheng Yu, Lianglong Chen

10.1186/s12986-026-01149-6
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Purple sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L. Lam) leaves extract prevents weight gain and lipotoxicity in mice fed a high-fat diet by increasing metabolic flexibility and oxidative metabolism in skeletal muscle and brown adipose tissue

Claudia Delgadillo-Puga, Lilia G. Noriega, Yonatan Y. Cariño-Cervantes, Claudia Tovar-Palacio, Luis Cisneros-Zevallos, Jorge Barrios-Payan, Iván Torre-Villalvazo, Yesica R. Cruz-Martínez, Mario Cuchillo-Hilario, Andrea Torres, Arturo Navarro-Ocaña

10.1186/s12986-026-01144-x
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The link between dietary inflammation and hyperuricemia: what is the mediating role of insulin resistance and abdominal obesity?

Weili Liu, Chuyan Feng, Lin Yang, Ke Li

10.1186/s12986-026-01143-y
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Submission to first decision (median): 12 days.

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is required. It should explain why the manuscript should be published in Nutrition & Metabolism, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, confirm the work has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable. Authors may also suggest preferred or non-preferred reviewers in the cover letter.

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What are the publication costs?

APC: £2690.00 GBP / $3690.00 USD / €2990.00 EUR for each accepted article; VAT or local taxes may apply.

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Research Topics

Diet and metabolism studies Nutritional Studies and Diet Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases Adipose Tissue and Metabolism Fatty Acid Research and Health Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Muscle metabolism and nutrition Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Diet, Metabolism, and Disease Regulation of Appetite and Obesity Gut microbiota and health Nutrition and Health in Aging Dietary Effects on Health Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress Food composition and properties Vitamin D Research Studies Exercise and Physiological Responses Birth, Development, and Health Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease Folate and B Vitamins Research Metabolism and Genetic Disorders Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Gestational Diabetes Research and Management

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