The International Journal of Obesity is a peer-reviewed

Peer review

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 medical journal published by the Nature Publishing Group

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Aims and scope

The journal covers research on basic clinical and applied biochemical

Biochemistry

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, physiological

Physiology

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, genetical

Genetics

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, nutrition

Nutrition

Nutrition is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated with a healthy diet....

al, molecular, metabolic, psychological, and epidemiological aspects of obesity

Obesity

Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems...

 and related disorders.

Abstracting and indexing

International Journal of Obesity is indexed in the following databases:

• Elsevier BIOBASE
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• BIOSIS
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• Chemical Abstracts
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• CINAHL
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• Current Contents
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  /Clinical Medicine
• Current Contents
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  /Life Sciences
• 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 has a 2010 impact factor

Impact factor

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of 5.125, ranking it 4th out of 70 journals in the category "Nutrition & Dietetics" and 19th out of 116 journals in the category "Endocrinology & Metabolism".