The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

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The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

description Trade journal
Area of ​​Expertise nutrition
language English
First edition 1952
Frequency of publication per month
Impact Factor 6,568 (2018)
Editor-in-chief Christopher Duggan
editor American Society for Nutrition
Web link www.ajcn.org
Article archive www.ajcn.org/content/by/year
ISSN (print) 0002-9165
ISSN (online) 1938-3207
CODEN AJCNAC

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (abbreviated Am. J. Clin. Nutr. ) Is a monthly health magazine in the field of nutritional medicine , in the peer-reviewed published procedures.

The journal was first published in 1952 under the name Journal of Clinical Nutrition by the Nutrition Press. SO Waife was the editor-in-chief. From 1954 the magazine was published under its current name by the American Society for Clinical Nutrition . The American Society for Nutrition is now the publisher. The current editor-in-chief is Christopher Duggan.

A 2009 survey by the Biomedicine and Life Sciences Division of the Special Libraries Association ranked the journal as one of the "100 Most Influential Journals ... of the Last 100 Years" in biology and medicine. The impact factor in 2018 was 6.568.

Conflicts of Interest

Marion Nestle expressed concern about a conflict of interest among AJCN staff. Nestle stated that “the majority - 7 out of 12 - of employees advise companies. The list of advised companies [...] includes Coca-Cola , PepsiCo , the Sugar Association , the National Restaurant Association , Conagra Brands , McDonald’s , Kellogg , Mars and many others. "

In a 2015 report, Michele Simon raised concerns about corporate exposure in the American Society for Nutrition magazines.

The magazine publishes its editorial team's conflicts of interest on its website.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ About the Journal. In: Oxford Academic. Retrieved March 22, 2020 .
  2. ^ About The American Society for Nutrition and The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition . Retrieved February 27, 2011.
  3. ^ Title page of the first edition
  4. ^ Entry at the United States National Library of Medicine .
  5. ↑ a b Top 100 Journals in Biology and Medicine , SLA Biomedical and Life Sciences Division. April 2009. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved on June 18, 2009.  
  6. ^ Offices, Editors, and Staff . Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  7. ^ Marion Nestle: Conflicts of Interest in Nutrition Societies: American Society of Nutrition . Marion Nestle. June 23, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  8. ^ Marion Nestle: The food industry's undue influence on the American Society for Nutrition . Marion Nestle. June 23, 2015. Accessed October 4, 2015.
  9. ↑ Michele Simon: Nutrition Scientists on the Take from Big Food . EatDrink Politics. September 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  10. ↑ Editorial Board | the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition | Oxford Academic .