European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (commonly abbreviated as ''Eur. J. Clin. Nutr.', CODEN EJCNEQ) is an international peer-reviewed monthly journal covering all aspects of human and clinical nutrition, published by Springer Nature on the nature.com platform. It descends from Nutrition, founded in 1947 by John Waterlow.European Journal of Clinical Nutrition（常用缩写 Eur. J. Clin. Nutr.，CODEN 为 EJCNEQ）是涵盖人类与临床营养学各层面的国际同行评审月刊，由 Springer Nature 在 nature.com 平台出版，前身是 1947 年由 John Waterlow 创刊的 Nutrition。

Scope

According to the aims and scope published by the publisher, the journal focuses on original research and structured reviews conducted in humans, giving preference to clinical and community intervention trials and to robust cohort studies. It values research exploring newer approaches in diet therapy, improved patient outcomes during nutritional rehabilitation, innovative strategies for health promotion and studies confirming cause-and-effect relationships, and is open to manuscripts reporting negative findings.根据出版方公布的收录说明，该刊以人体研究与临床营养为核心，优先刊发临床与社区干预试验以及方法稳健的队列研究，重视饮食治疗新方法、营养康复中的患者转归改善、健康促进新策略，以及证实因果关系的研究，并欢迎报告阴性结果的稿件。^[1]

Clinical nutrition: enteral and parenteral nutrition, optimising the nutritional rehabilitation of hospitalised patients, food processing for disease states, and nutritional approaches that reduce hospital morbidity and mortality.临床营养：肠内与肠外营养、住院患者营养康复的优化、疾病状态下的食品加工，以及降低住院率与死亡率的营养干预途径。
Nutrition research tools: meta-analysis, metabolomics and lipidomics, machine learning and artificial intelligence in nutrition, advances in stable isotope technology, energy metabolism and body composition techniques, and precision nutrition.营养研究方法与工具：荟萃分析、代谢组学与脂质组学、营养领域的机器学习与人工智能、稳定同位素技术进展、能量代谢与体成分测定技术，以及精准营养等新方法。
Lifespan nutrition: nutrient and food supplementation for improved pregnancy outcomes, dietary recommendations for growth and development, addressing hunger and malnutrition in low- and middle-income countries, eating disorders in adolescents, and nutrition for sarcopenia, physical performance and healthy ageing.全生命周期营养：妊娠期营养补充、婴幼儿与儿童生长发育的膳食建议、应对饥饿与中低收入国家的营养不良、青少年进食障碍，以及肌少症、运动表现与健康老龄化的营养策略。
Chronic disease and public health nutrition: the impact of lifestyle interventions on obesity, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer, long-term management of chronic disease, gut microbiota and inflammation, food allergies and metabolism after bariatric surgery, along with socio-economic factors, food insecurity, sustainable diets and policy research in nutrition education.慢性病与公共健康营养：生活方式干预对肥胖、代谢综合征、糖尿病、心血管疾病与癌症的影响，慢性病长期管理，肠道菌群与炎症，食物过敏与减重手术后的代谢，同时涵盖社会经济因素、食物不安全、可持续膳食与营养教育政策研究。
Explicit exclusions: manuscripts based on animal nutrition and in vitro studies are not considered, and papers reporting validation of generally accepted methodologies or country-specific prevalence and incidence data are given very low priority unless submitted as a brief communication with supplementary data.明确的排除范围：单纯基于动物营养与体外研究的稿件不予考虑；对方法学验证以及各国营养问题患病率的报告优先级很低，除非以简短通讯形式提交并提供补充数据。

The journal is published in hybrid mode, with authors free of submission fees on the subscription route and able to opt for open-access publication on the other. Manuscripts are accepted after peer review, twelve issues appear each year, and the editorial office is located in London, United Kingdom, operated by the Springer Nature team.该刊以混合模式出版，作者可选择订阅路线（不收稿件处理费）或开放获取路线，稿件经同行评审后录用，年出十二期，编辑办公室设在英国伦敦，由 Springer Nature 团队运作。

History

1947: the journal was founded in the United Kingdom by John C. Waterlow, initially as Nutrition, with the aim of providing a uniting forum for clinical nutrition across Europe.1947年：期刊由 John C. Waterlow 在英国创刊，初名 Nutrition，创刊宗旨是为临床营养学搭建一个跨国交流的论坛。
1976: it was renamed Journal of Human Nutrition, with its remit shifting further towards human nutrition.1976年：刊名改为 Journal of Human Nutrition，研究重心进一步向人体营养学倾斜。
1982: it became Human Nutrition and was split into two sections, Human Nutrition: Applied Nutrition and Human Nutrition: Clinical Nutrition, serving applied and clinical research respectively.1982年：更为 '''Human Nutrition，同时分为 Human Nutrition: Applied Nutrition 与 Human Nutrition: Clinical Nutrition'' 两个分辑，分别面向应用研究与临床研究。
1988: the two sections were recombined and the journal took its current title, European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.1988年：两个分辑重新合并，并采用现名 European Journal of Clinical Nutrition。
Publisher succession: the journal passed from its Macmillan era to Springer Nature and is issued on nature.com under the Nature Publishing Group, with ISSN 0954-3007 and eISSN 1476-5640. Despite the European title, successive editors have consistently addressed global health, in recent years giving marked space to India, China and Japan.出版方沿革：期刊先由 Macmillan 时期出版，后归入 Springer Nature 旗下，在 nature.com 平台以 Nature 出版集团的名义发行，ISSN 为 0954-3007，电子版 ISSN 为 1476-5640；尽管刊名冠以欧洲，历任编者始终关注全球营养议题，近年尤重于印度、中国与日本的报道。

Editors

The journal has a single Editor-in-Chief supported by deputy editors, a publishing editor and associate and statistical editors drawn from around the world. Manuscripts undergo peer review and acceptance is decided by the Editor-in-Chief, with editorial decisions taken in the overall interest of the science.期刊设主编一人，下设副主编、负责出版事务的责任编辑，以及来自世界各地的副编委与统计编辑，稿件经同行评审后由主编决定录用，各项编辑决定以期刊整体科学利益为准。

Mario J. Soares (MD, PhD) is the current Editor-in-Chief, based at the Curtin University School of Public Health in Perth, Australia, with research in nutritional physiology and dietary intervention trials.Mario J. Soares（MD，PhD）：现任主编，任职于澳大利亚珀斯的柯廷大学公共卫生学院，长期从事营养生理学与膳食干预试验研究。
Succession: after founding Editor John C. Waterlow, Manfred J. Müller took over as Editor-in-Chief from Prakash Shetty in 2013, Soares joined as co-Editor-in-Chief in 2016 and later became sole Editor-in-Chief, and the journal has never carried a society affiliation.主编任期沿革：创刊主编 John C. Waterlow 之后，Manfred J. Müller 于 2013 年自 Prakash Shetty 手中接任主编，Soares 于 2016 年出任共同主编并最终独任，该刊至今未有学会挂靠关系。
Deputy and statistical editors: scholars working in paediatric nutrition and hepatology serve as deputy editors, assisting with day-to-day administration and academic oversight, while statistical editors strengthen methodological review.副编辑与统计编辑：儿科营养与肝病学方向的学者承担副主编职责，协办日常编务与学术把关，另设统计编辑以加强方法学审查。
International board: the journal openly recruits associate editors each year from candidates based at European institutions, with board members drawn from several continents, and the 2026 recruitment round specifically emphasised experience with systematic reviews and meta-analyses.编委会的国际构成：该刊每年面向以欧洲机构为主的学者公开招聘副主编，编委成员来自多个大洲，2026 年的招聘尤其强调系统综述与荟萃分析的经验。^[2]

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