The ''Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics'' is the monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal of the

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is a 501(c)(6) trade association in the United States. With over 112,000 members, the association claims to be the largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. It has registered dietitian n ...

published by

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. It covers research in

nutritional science Nutritional science (also nutrition science, sometimes short ''nutrition'', dated trophology) is the science that studies the physiological process of nutrition (primarily human nutrition), interpreting the nutrients and other substances in food ...

medical nutrition therapy Clinical nutrition centers on the prevention, diagnosis, and management of nutritional changes in patients linked to chronic diseases and conditions primarily in health care. Clinical in this sense refers to the management of patients, including no ...

public health Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals". Analyzing the det ...

nutrition,

food science Food science is the basic science and applied science of food; its scope starts at overlap with agricultural science and nutritional science and leads through the scientific aspects of food safety and food processing, informing the development ...

and

biotechnology Biotechnology is the integration of natural sciences and engineering sciences in order to achieve the application of organisms, cells, parts thereof and molecular analogues for products and services. The term ''biotechnology'' was first used ...

foodservice The foodservice (US English) or catering (British English) industry includes the businesses, institutions, and companies which prepare meals outside the home. It includes restaurants, school and hospital cafeterias, catering operations, and many ...

systems, leadership and management, and

dietetics A dietitian, medical dietitian, or dietician is an expert in identifying and treating disease-related malnutrition and in conducting medical nutrition therapy, for example designing an enteral tube feeding regimen or mitigating the effects of ...

education.

History

The journal was established in June 1925 as the quarterly ''Journal of the American Dietetic Association'' and obtained its current name in January 2012 as part of an organization-wide name change. The first issue went to 735 Academy members and a few paid subscribers. The first

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was Florence H. Smith, who became president of the academy in 1926. The current editor-in-chief is Linda G. Snetselaar.

Continuing professional education

Since March 2005, the journal has offered free continuing professional education (CPE) to academy members, with each issue providing 4 CPE units. CPE represents one of the most frequently read departments in the journal, with 82% of recipients reading these articles "at least sometimes".

Reader survey

The journal, with its publisher Elsevier and Readex Research, conducts a biannual survey of its member readers to determine reader needs and satisfaction. According to the 2010 survey, the journal is the most read dietetics-related publication among academy members—21% more popular than its nearest competitor and at least twice as popular as its other competitors.

Huddleson and Monsen Awards

The journal bestows two awards each year honoring authors and researchers. The Huddleson Award, named for Mary Pascoe Huddleson, editor of the journal from 1927 to 1946, honors a registered dietitian who was the lead author of a peer-reviewed article that made an important contribution to the dietetics profession and was published in the journal. The Monsen Award recognizes an academy member's body of research that encompasses a major component of his or her professional efforts and is published in a recognized peer-reviewed scientific journal. This award is named after Elaine Monsen, editor emeritus of the journal, in recognition of her contribution to research literature in nutrition and dietetics throughout her 20 years as editor-in-chief.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in: According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2022

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of 6.124.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics English-language journals Elsevier academic journals Nutrition and dietetics journals Monthly journals Publications established in 1925