The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition  
Abbreviated title (ISO) Am. J. Clin. Nutrit.
Discipline Nutrition
Language English
Edited by Dennis M. Bier
Publication details
Publisher American Society for Nutrition (United States)
Publication history 1952–present
Frequency Monthly
Impact factor
(2009)		 6.307
Indexing
ISSN 0002-9165 (print)
1938-3207 (web)
LCCN 56032466
CODEN AJCNAC
OCLC number 01480127
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The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal in the field of clinical nutrition.[1] According to the Journal Citation Reports, it has a 2009 impact factor of 6.307, ranking it third among 66 journals in the category "Nutrition & Dietetics".[2]

The journal was established in 1952 and is published by the American Society for Nutrition.[3] As of June 2009, the journal's editor-in-chief is Dennis M. Bier (Baylor College of Medicine).[4]

A poll conducted in 2009 by the Biomedical and Life Sciences Division of the Special Libraries Association identified the journal as among the "100 most influential journals ... over the last 100 years" in the fields of biology and medicine.[3]

References

  1. ^ "About The American Society for Nutrition and The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition". http://www.ajcn.org/misc/about.xhtml. Retrieved 2011–02–27. 
  2. ^ "Web of Science". 2010. http://isiwebofknowledge.com. Retrieved 2011–02–27. 
  3. ^ a b "Top 100 Journals in Biology and Medicine". SLA Biomedical and Life Sciences Division. April 2009. http://units.sla.org/division/dbio/publications/resources/dbio100.html. Retrieved June 18, 2009. 
  4. ^ "Offices, Editors, and Staff". http://www.ajcn.org/misc/edboard.xhtml. Retrieved 2011–02–27.