Journal profile · FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Annual Review of Food Science and Technology
ISSN 1941-1413 · eISSN 1941-1421 · Annual Reviews Inc. · UNITED STATES · Founded 2010
Annual Review of Food Science and Technology: CAS Zone 1 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 15.33; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); 22 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annual Review of Food Science and Technology is published by Annual Reviews Inc. and is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Proteins in Food Systems, Probiotics and Fermented Foods and Gut microbiota and health, together about 24% of its articles. Its main subfields are Nutrition and Dietetics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
AIMS AND SCOPE OF JOURNAL: The Annual Review of Food Science and Technology covers current and significant developments in the multidisciplinary field of food science and technology. Topics include: food microbiology, food-borne pathogens, and fermentation; food engineering, chemistry, biochemistry, rheology, and sensory properties; novel ingredients and nutrigenomics; emerging technologies in food processing and preservation; biotechnology applications and nanomaterials in food systems.  
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Proteins in Food SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.2%
- Probiotics and Fermented FoodsAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.1%
- Gut microbiota and healthBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.7%
- Food composition and propertiesNursing5.4%
- Microbial Inactivation MethodsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.8%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
- Biochemical Analysis and Sensing TechniquesNursing4.3%
- Microbial Metabolites in Food BiotechnologyNursing4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 15.33LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 15.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 25.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 124OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 337OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 14.2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.97%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 396 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 16 | 45 |
| 2025 | 22 | 21 | 355 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 395 |
| 2023 | 28 | 27 | 1,250 |
| 2022 | 23 | 17 | 1,243 |
| 2021 | 29 | 17 | 2,196 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Annual Reviews Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2010
- ISSN
- 1941-1413
- Electronic ISSN
- 1941-1421
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annual Review of Food Science and Technology
What CAS zone is Annual Review of Food Science and Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annual Review of Food Science and Technology is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Food Science & Technology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Annual Review of Food Science and Technology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 15.33; CiteScore 25.2, h-index 124.
How long does peer review take at Annual Review of Food Science and Technology?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Annual Review of Food Science and Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annual Review of Food Science and Technology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Annual Review of Food Science and Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Annual Review of Food Science and Technology is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-24). Last updated: .