The ''International Journal of Obesity'' (abbreviated as ''IJO'') is a
peer-reviewed
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medical journal
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History
The first ...
published by the
Nature Publishing Group
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. It was established in 1977 as ''International Journal of Obesity'' by
Newman Pub. in collaboration with the
Association for the Study of Obesity and the
North American Association for the Study of Obesity. In 1992, the journal change its name to ''International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders'' upon acquisition by the Nature Publishing Group. In 2005, the journal returned to its original name.
Aims and scope
The journal addresses the development and treatment of
obesity
Obesity is a medical condition, sometimes considered a disease, in which excess body fat has accumulated to such an extent that it may negatively affect health. People are classified as obese when their body mass index (BMI)—a person's we ...
, and the functional impairments associated with the obese state. It publishes basic science and clinical studies that address the
biochemical
Biochemistry or biological chemistry is the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms. A sub-discipline of both chemistry and biology, biochemistry may be divided into three fields: structural biology, enzymology an ...
, epidemiological,
genetical, molecular, metabolic,
nutrition
Nutrition is the biochemical and physiological process by which an organism uses food to support its life. It provides organisms with nutrients, which can be metabolized to create energy and chemical structures. Failure to obtain sufficient n ...
al,
physiological
Physiology (; ) is the scientific study of functions and mechanisms in a living system. As a sub-discipline of biology, physiology focuses on how organisms, organ systems, individual organs, cells, and biomolecules carry out the chemical ...
, psychological and sociological aspects of obesity.
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Abstracting and indexing
''International Journal of Obesity'' is indexed in the following databases:
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Elsevier BIOBASE
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BIOSIS
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Chemical Abstracts
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Print periodicals
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CINAHL
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Ella Crandall, Mildred Grandbois, and Mollie ...
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Current Contents
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History
''Cur ...
/Clinical Medicine
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Current Contents
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History
''Cur ...
/Life Sciences
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EMBASE
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MEDLINE
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SciSearch
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According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal had a 2020
impact factor
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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".
See also
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List of medical journals
Medical journals are published regularly to communicate new research to clinicians, medical scientists, and other healthcare workers. This article lists academic journals that focus on the practice of medicine or any medical specialty. Journa ...
References
External links
* {{Official website, https://www.nature.com/ijo/
English-language journals
Monthly journals
Nature Research academic journals
Nutrition and dietetics journals
Obesity journals
Academic journals established in 1977