International Journal of Obesity
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Aims and scope
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.[1]
Abstracting and indexing
International Journal of Obesity is indexed in the following databases:
- Elsevier BIOBASE
- BIOSIS
- Chemical Abstracts
- CINAHL
- Current Contents/Clinical Medicine
- Current Contents/Life Sciences
- EMBASE
- MEDLINE
- SciSearch
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal had a 2020 impact factor of 5.095, ranking it 23rd out of 89 journals in the category "Nutrition & Dietetics" and 38th out of 145 journals in the category "Endocrinology & Metabolism".[2]
See also
References
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External links
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