Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Food Science
Brazilian Journal of Food Technology
ISSN 1516-7275 · eISSN 1981-6723 · Instituto de Tecnologia de Alimentos (ITAL) · Brazil
Brazilian Journal of Food Technology: fully open access; APC about USD 161; review about 35 weeks (community reports); 52 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Brazilian Journal of Food Technology is published by Instituto de Tecnologia de Alimentos (ITAL). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Food and Agricultural Sciences, Food composition and properties and Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management, together about 32.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Food Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The focus and scope of the scientific publication Brazilian Journal of Food Technology (BJFT) is to publish results of original research and technological information that contributed to the dissemination of new knowledge related to food production and assessment in the areas of food science, technology, engineering, and nutrition (not clinical). Original scientific articles, review articles and notes should be published in English.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Food Science
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Food and Agricultural SciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences17.8%
- Food composition and propertiesNursing8.7%
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.7%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine5.5%
- Food Drying and ModelingAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Advanced Scientific Research MethodsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Microencapsulation and Drying ProcessesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food Science | Q3 | 247/420 | 41st |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 378OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.83OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,138 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 54 | 54 | 802 |
| 2025 | 52 | 52 | 1,270 |
| 2024 | 51 | 51 | 1,257 |
| 2023 | 45 | 45 | 1,246 |
| 2022 | 63 | 63 | 1,248 |
| 2021 | 84 | 84 | 1,406 |
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)
- about 35 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | BRL 850 | — | — | |
| LetPub | BRL 850 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 250 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Policy on the Use of AI-assisted Tools
The BJFT expects that articles report the original work and ideas of the listed authors. Any contribution from other sources must be clearly and accurately attributed.In this regard, any contributions from artificial intelligence (AI) tools and technologies to a study or to the content of an article must be reported in a dedicated section of the Methods or the Acknowledgments. Omission of such inf…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
Authors are considered those with effective intellectual and scientific contributions to the work, participating in its conception, execution, analysis, interpretation, or writing of the results, and approving its final content. Authorship also implies responsibility for all aspects of the work and a commitment to collaborate in the investigation and resolution of issues related to the accuracy or…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Policy on Conflict of Interest
Preventing conflicts of interest is crucial to ensuring the integrity and credibility of scientific output. Therefore, authors are required to declare any relevant conflicts of interest when submitting a manuscript. This includes financial ties, institutional relationships, or personal interests that may have influenced the research outcomes. Reviewers, chosen based on their expertise, should also…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethics and Misconduct, Correction and Retraction Policy
The process of submitting a manuscript implies that the work described has not been published previously, except in the form of an abstract, published lecture, or academic thesis.The editors of BJFT declare that articles published in this journal may be subject to retraction under the following circumstances: There is clear evidence that the published results are not reliable, whether this is a re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
The Brazilian Journal of Food Technology adopts a copyright policy that complies with the recommendations of the SciELO Criteria. In all articles, the respective authors retain the ownership of the copyrights, and the journal holds the right of first publication, including photographs that may be used to promote the article via social media. The articles are published as open access under the Crea…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Brazilian Journal of Food Technology follows the Open Access model, allowing unrestricted virtual access (including no financial barriers) to all scientific texts published by the journal. Open Access is a condition whereby the copyright holder of an academic work grants usage rights to third parties through an open license (Creative Commons Attribution, CC-BY), permitting immediate free access to…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Upon submission to BJFT, manuscripts undergo a desk review, which includes similarity checks. Subsequently, they are assigned to an Area Editor. Depending on the manuscript’s scope and overall quality, it is either sent to two reviewers or returned to the authors for revisions. In some cases, manuscripts may be rejected.The entire process follows a double-blind review model, except for manuscripts…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
The BJFT encourages authors to deposit their manuscript in a Preprint repository at the time of publication, or before it. The objective is to facilitate the evaluation of the manuscript, contributing to the preservation and reuse of contents and research, in case of approval for publication.In the context of scientific journals, a preprint is a version of an article that exists before peer review…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Instituto de Tecnologia de Alimentos (ITAL)
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1516-7275
- Electronic ISSN
- 1981-6723
- Society / sponsor
- European Union
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Brazilian Journal of Food Technology
How long does peer review take at Brazilian Journal of Food Technology?
Authors report an average review time of about 35 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 Brazilian Journal of Food Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Brazilian Journal of Food Technology is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Brazilian Journal of Food Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Brazilian Journal of Food Technology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 161.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .