Posted on January 1, 2026
Clinical Nutrition Research (CNR) adheres to Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing (ver. 4, published September 15, 2022; https://doaj.org/apply/transparency) developed by Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), the Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (OASPA), and the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME). Compliance checklist of the journal to the joint statement is as follows.
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The official journal title is Clinical Nutrition Research (abbreviated as Clin Nutr Res or CNR).
The official website of our journal is https://e-cnr.org/. The CNR team endeavors to make a high-quality website with accurate information and adherence to ethical and professional standards. It does not contain any misleading information, including any attempts to mimic other journal/publisher websites. Information for authors and readers is described in detail on the journal website. Key information can be found by clicking on the headings below.
CNR is published quarterly on the last day of January, April, July, and October. Additional supplementary or special issues may also be published.
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CNR ensures the electronic backup and long-term preservation of its journal content through several permanent archives. The full text of CNR is archived in PubMed Central (PMC; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog/101592483/; available from Vol. 1(1), 2012). In accordance with the Korean Library Act, the journal is also archived in the National Library of Korea (NLK; https://www.nl.go.kr/NL/contents/search.do?kwd=DTS20172613671#!).
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Copyright to all published materials is owned by the Korean Society of Clinical Nutrition. Every author should sign and submit the copyright transfer agreement forms. Copyright information is indicated on all published papers (HTML and PDF) and on the website.
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CNR is an open access journal distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. To use the tables or figures of CNR in other journals, books, or media for scholarly, educational purposes, the process of permission request to the publisher of CNR is not necessary. All contents of the journal are available immediately upon publication without embargo period. Licensing information is indicated on all published papers (HTML and PDF) and on the CNR website.
CNR adheres to the guideline of COPE (https://publicationethics.org), Recommendations of International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (https://www.icmje.org/recommendations).
In case the journal faces suspected cases of research and publication misconduct, such as redundant (duplicate) publication, plagiarism, fraudulent or fabricated data, changes in authorship, an undisclosed conflict of interest, ethical problems with a submitted manuscript, a reviewer who has appropriated an author’s idea or data, complaints against editors, and so on, the resolution process will follow the flowchart provided by COPE (https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts). The discussion and decision on the suspected cases are carried out by the Editorial Board.
For the peer review process, visit https://e-cnr.org/policy/policies.php#s1
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CNR is freely accessible from the journal website (https://e-cnr.org) according to the Creative Commons License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). A free full-text service both in the XML and PDF formats is available immediately upon publication without embargo period.
The journal is owned by the publisher, Korean Society of Clinical Nutrition. The full names and affiliations of the journal management team are displayed on the Editorial Board page (https://e-cnr.org/about/editorial.php) of the journal website.
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The Editorial Board serves as the journal's advisory body. The full names and affiliations of the members are provided on the Editorial Board page (https://e-cnr.org/about/editorial.php) of the website.
There is no submission fee or other publication-related charges for authors, as all costs for the publication process are covered by the publisher (https://e-cnr.org/authors/processing_charge.php).
The journal's revenue is sourced from the support provided by the publisher, Korean Society of Clinical Nutrition (https://e-cnr.org/authors/processing_charge.php).
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CNR does not accept any commercial product advertisements until policy changes otherwise.
Journal propagation is achieved through the journal website and the distribution of an introductory pamphlet. Invitations to submit manuscripts are typically extended to presenters at conferences, seminars, or workshops that align with the journal's aims and scope.
In addition, we declare that these principles acknowledge the responsibility of publishers and editors in promoting accessibility, diversity, equity, and inclusivity in all aspects of publication. Editorial decisions are based solely on scholarly merit, and should not be influenced by the authors' nationality, ethnicity, political beliefs, race, or religion. CNR is committed to ensuring that its policies do not create an exclusionary environment and will regularly evaluate them for inclusiveness.
