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Manuscript Auditing →01Impact factor
Impact factor of Obesity (2026)
The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers Obesity published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, applied to the open citation data of OpenAlex. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so it also has an official Journal Impact Factor published by Clarivate, which can differ because it counts citations from Web of Science journals only.
Rank in its subject categories
- Nutrition & Dieteticsrank 27 of 122 journals
- Endocrinology & Metabolismrank 53 of 203 journals
Ranks here compare journals of the same Web of Science category in our data by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR rank.
Quartile of Obesity
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Obesity is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Citations and papers per year
Article processing charge listed at about US$4,980.
02Review time
Review time of Obesity
Each paper took a different time. The green box holds the middle half of the papers and the dark line is the median; the whiskers reach the fastest 10% and the slowest 10%. Plan with the whole spread, not only the median.
Half of the research articles Obesity published between Jan 2026 and Oct 2026 were accepted within 114 days of submission, and the middle half took between 77 and 154 days. This time includes peer review and any revision rounds. Papers that were rejected are not counted, because only published papers carry these dates.
In Endocrinology & Metabolism, Obesity ranks 44 of 75 journals by review time (1 = fastest). See the fastest-review journals in Endocrinology & Metabolism →
03Fee waivers
APC waivers and discounts for Obesity
Obesity follows the waiver policy of its publisher, Wiley: full waiver or 50% discount by Wiley's country list (close to Research4Life), applied automatically when enough of the authors are eligible. The corresponding author's country decides the group, and for a full waiver at least half of all authors must be affiliated in a country of the same eligible group.
Authors affiliated in 84 countries qualify for a full waiver. See the countries →
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Retractions and research integrity at Obesity
Retractions per year
Most common reasons (a retraction can have several):
Obesity has 7 retracted papers in the Retraction Watch database, the latest in Feb 2023. A retraction count is not a verdict on a journal: large journals publish more and journals that investigate actively retract more. The trend and the reasons tell you more than the number.
Who funds research published in Obesity
Funders named most often
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04Indexing
Indexing of Obesity
- ISSN
- 1930-7381
- eISSN
- 1930-739X
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Inc all its journals →
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Scopus source type
- Journal
- Web of Science categories
- Endocrinology & Metabolism, Nutrition & Dietetics
From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor and quartile on this page are calculated from OpenAlex open data (see how the impact factor works).
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05How to submit
How to submit to Obesity
- Read the guide for authors. It sets the article types, word limit, reference style and file format that Obesity accepts. You find it on the official website of the journal, usually under "For authors" or "Submit".
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- Check the fit. Read the aims and scope and a few recent issues; papers outside the scope are the most common reason for a desk rejection. The Journal Finder shows journals that published the closest work.
- Check the fee. Obesity is not a fully open access journal, so authors usually pay nothing unless they choose open access for their article or the journal charges page or colour fees. The guide for authors states the current charges.
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06Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for Obesity
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07Same subject
Nutrition & Dietetics journals with a similar impact factor*
The journals next to Obesity when the 111 journals of Nutrition & Dietetics in our data are ranked by impact factor*:
| Rank | Journal | Impact factor* | Indexing | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Journal of Functional Foods | 4.49 | SCIE | Fully open access |
| 24 | Frontiers in Nutrition | 4.47 | SCIE | Fully open access |
| 25 | The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry | 4.36 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 26 | International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition | 4.33 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 28 | Nutrition & Metabolism | 4.18 | SCIE | Fully open access |
| 29 | Appetite | 4.06 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 30 | European Journal of Nutrition | 3.93 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 31 | Human Nutrition & Metabolism | 3.90 | ESCI | Fully open access |
*Impact factor calculated from OpenAlex open data (2-year citedness), not the official Clarivate value.
08Journal Finder
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No AI or language model is used. Your words are matched against the titles of 156,503 real published journal papers, by our mentors and by other researchers (shown without names); journals are ranked by how many closely matching papers they published. Indexing comes from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists, matched by journal name; the impact factor is calculated from OpenAlex open data, not the official Clarivate value, and no quartile is shown until the official JCR or SJR quartile can be; review time comes from the dates publishers deposit in Crossref (not every publisher deposits them). Always check a journal’s scope and current indexing before submitting.
09Questions
Frequently asked questions
How long is the review time of Obesity?
Based on 184 research articles Obesity published from Jan 2026 to Oct 2026, the median time from submission to acceptance was 114 days, and half of them were accepted between 77 and 154 days. After acceptance, papers appeared online after a median of 43 days. Source: received and accepted dates deposited by the publisher in Crossref, retrieved October 2026. Individual papers can take longer, especially with major revisions.
What is the impact factor of Obesity?
Based on OpenAlex citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of Obesity is 4.26: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 4.26 times on average in a year. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so Clarivate also publishes an official Journal Impact Factor, which can differ.
What is the h-index of Obesity?
The h-index of Obesity is 231 (OpenAlex, October 2026): 231 of its papers have each been cited at least 231 times. Its i10-index is 5,371.
What is the APC of Obesity?
OpenAlex lists an article processing charge (APC) of about US$4,980 for Obesity (data from October 2026). APCs change and can differ by article type, country or discounts, so confirm the current charge on the journal’s website before submitting.
What is the quartile of Obesity?
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Obesity is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Is Obesity indexed in Scopus?
Yes. Obesity appears in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Obesity an SCIE journal?
Yes. Obesity is listed in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Obesity in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
Yes. Obesity is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.
Does Obesity offer an APC waiver?
Obesity follows the policy of Wiley: full waiver or 50% discount by Wiley's country list (close to Research4Life), applied automatically when enough of the authors are eligible. The corresponding author's country decides the group, and for a full waiver at least half of all authors must be affiliated in a country of the same eligible group. Rules verified 27 October 2026; confirm on the publisher's page.
Has Obesity retracted papers?
Yes. The Retraction Watch database lists 7 retracted papers in Obesity, 3 of them in the last 10 years; the most common reasons are unreliable results and/or conclusions, error in methods, manipulation of images. A retraction count alone is not a verdict on a journal; look at the trend and the reasons. Data updated October 2026.
Who funds research published in Obesity?
50% of 200 recent research articles in Obesity name a funder in Crossref; the funders named most often are National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Natural Science Foundation of China.
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