Abbreviated title (ISO 4)
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Int. J. Obes. |
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Discipline | Nutrition, dietetics |
Language | English |
Edited by | R.L. Atkinson, I. Macdonald |
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Publisher | |
Publication history
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1977–present |
Frequency | Monthly |
Hybrid | |
5.004 | |
Indexing | |
ISSN |
0307-0565 (print) 1476-5497 (web) |
LCCN | 2005243855 |
OCLC no. | 26074170 |
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The International Journal of Obesity (abbreviated as IJO) is a peer-reviewed medical journal published by the Nature Publishing Group.
The journal addresses the development and treatment of obesity, and the functional impairments associated with the obese state. It publishes basic science and clinical studies that address the biochemical, epidemiological, genetical, molecular, metabolic, nutritional, physiological, psychological and sociological aspects of obesity.
International Journal of Obesity is indexed in the following databases:
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal had a 2014 impact factor of 5.004, ranking it 7th out of 77 journals in the category "Nutrition & Dietetics" and 19th out of 128 journals in the category "Endocrinology & Metabolism".