Journal profile · FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Carpathian Journal of Food Science and Technology
ISSN 2066-6845 · eISSN 2344-5459 · Technical University of Cluj Napoca Publishing House · Romania
Carpathian Journal of Food Science and Technology: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 65 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Carpathian Journal of Food Science and Technology is published by Technical University of Cluj Napoca Publishing House and is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Food composition and properties, Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities and Food Industry and Aquatic Biology, together about 24.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Food Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Liviu GiurgiulescuPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Romania 7, Italy 2, Poland 2, United States 1, South Korea 1 (28 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Food composition and propertiesNursing10.2%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine7.4%
- Food Industry and Aquatic BiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.6%
- Food Science and Nutritional StudiesNursing5.9%
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Seed and Plant BiochemistryAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Polysaccharides Composition and ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.34OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.51%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 64LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 539 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 31 | 1 |
| 2025 | 65 | 65 | 6 |
| 2024 | 67 | 67 | 48 |
| 2023 | 77 | 77 | 96 |
| 2022 | 68 | 68 | 153 |
| 2021 | 82 | 82 | 213 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Technical University of Cluj Napoca Publishing House
- Country or region
- Romania
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2066-6845
- Electronic ISSN
- 2344-5459
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Carpathian Journal of Food Science and Technology
What CAS zone is Carpathian Journal of Food Science and Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Carpathian Journal of Food Science and Technology is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Food Science & Technology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Carpathian Journal of Food Science and Technology?
Authors report an average review time of about 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Carpathian Journal of Food Science and Technology based?
Of the 28 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Romania (7), Italy (2) and Poland (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Carpathian Journal of Food Science and Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Carpathian Journal of Food Science and Technology is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Carpathian Journal of Food Science and Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Carpathian Journal of Food Science and Technology is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .