Journal profile · Food Science & Technology
Cereal Chemistry
ISSN 0009-0352 · eISSN 1943-3638 · John Wiley & Sons Inc. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1924
Cereal Chemistry: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.35; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,750; median 164 days to acceptance (93 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 75%; 83 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cereal Chemistry is published by John Wiley & Sons Inc. 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, Phytase and its Applications and Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology, together about 48.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
GRAIN SCIENCE • GENETICS • BIOTECHNOLOGY • COMPOSITION • NUTRITION • PROCESSING • UTILIZATION • SAFETY • METHODS Cereal Chemistry publishes high-quality papers reporting novel research and significant conceptual advances in genetics, biotechnology, composition, processing, and utilization of cereal grains (barley, maize, millet, oats, rice, rye, sorghum, triticale, and wheat), pulses (beans, lentils, peas, etc.), oilseeds, and specialty crops (amaranth, flax, quinoa, etc.). Papers advancing grain science in relation to health, nutrition, pet and animal food, and safety, along with new methodologies, instrumentation, and analysis relating to these areas are welcome, as are research notes and topical review papers. The journal generally does not accept papers that focus on nongrain ingredients, technology of a commercial or proprietary nature, or that confirm previous research without extending knowledge. Papers that describe product development should include discussion of underlying theoretical principles. Indexing Information COMPENDEX (Elsevier)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Food Science & Technology
Editor-in-chief Les CopelandPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 6 in mainland China (about 13%); most named United States 14, Mainland China 6, Canada 5, Italy 4, Australia 3 (46 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Food composition and propertiesNursing33.8%
- Phytase and its ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.5%
- Microbial Metabolites in Food BiotechnologyNursing6.6%
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and PathologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.2%
- Polysaccharides Composition and ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.2%
- Proteins in Food SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
- GABA and Rice ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
- Crop Yield and Soil FertilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.7%
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 | Chemistry, Applied | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Applied | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Applied | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexPublisher 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
- Impact factor
- 2.35LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.98LetPub ·
- h-index
- 90LetPub ·
- h-index
- 155OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,672OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.4OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 26.52%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 70LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 71Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 229,713Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,721 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 79 | 38 | 9 |
| 2025 | 83 | 40 | 116 |
| 2024 | 119 | 67 | 550 |
| 2023 | 114 | 67 | 746 |
| 2022 | 125 | 27 | 1,614 |
| 2021 | 133 | 24 | 1,677 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
164 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 101 days – 238 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (93 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 180 days
- Sample
- 93 articles with submission and acceptance dates (181 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 75%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 31%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 31%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 33 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 33 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 176 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,750 / EUR 3,010 / GBP 2,270 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 150 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- USD 500
- Page charges
- USD 150
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)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- 4–6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Not considered
- Technology of a commercial or proprietary nature
Article types accepted11, with length limits
- brief reportAll manuscripts must be submitted to Cereal Chemistry through Research Exchange. The content must not have been published or accepted for publication elsewhere,…Length not stated
- commentaryAll manuscripts must be submitted to Cereal Chemistry through Research Exchange. The content must not have been published or accepted for publication elsewhere,…Length not stated
- editorialAll manuscripts must be submitted to Cereal Chemistry through Research Exchange. The content must not have been published or accepted for publication elsewhere,…Length not stated
- method paperAll manuscripts must be submitted to Cereal Chemistry through Research Exchange. The content must not have been published or accepted for publication elsewhere,…Length not stated
- mini reviewAll manuscripts must be submitted to Cereal Chemistry through Research Exchange. The content must not have been published or accepted for publication elsewhere,…main text ≤ 4,000 words
- original researchAll manuscripts must be submitted to Cereal Chemistry through Research Exchange. The content must not have been published or accepted for publication elsewhere,…Length not stated
- research articleAll manuscripts must be submitted to Cereal Chemistry through Research Exchange. The content must not have been published or accepted for publication elsewhere,…Length not stated
- reviewAll manuscripts must be submitted to Cereal Chemistry through Research Exchange. The content must not have been published or accepted for publication elsewhere,…Length not stated
- review articleAll manuscripts must be submitted to Cereal Chemistry through Research Exchange. The content must not have been published or accepted for publication elsewhere,…Length not stated
- short communicationAll manuscripts must be submitted to Cereal Chemistry through Research Exchange. The content must not have been published or accepted for publication elsewhere,…Length not stated
- viewpointAll manuscripts must be submitted to Cereal Chemistry through Research Exchange. The content must not have been published or accepted for publication elsewhere,…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
The list of authors should accurately illustrate who contributed to the work and how. All those listed as authors should qualify for authorship according to the following criteria: Have made substantial contributions to conception and design, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data; Been involved in drafting the manuscript or revising it critically for important intellectual…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
The journal requires that all authors disclose any potential sources of conflict of interest. Any interest or relationship, financial or otherwise that might be perceived as influencing an author's objectivity is considered a potential source of conflict of interest. These must be disclosed when directly relevant or directly related to the work that the authors describe in their manuscript. Potent…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility
Data sharing encouraged; data accessibility statement required. Model summary
Please review Wiley’s policy here. This journal encourages data sharing. The journal encourages authors to share the data and other artefacts supporting the results in the paper by archiving in an appropriate public repository. Authors should include a data accessibility statement, including a link to the repository they have used, in order that this statement can be published alongside their pape…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
Publication ethics: COPE member; uses iThenticate CrossCheck. Model summary
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Note this journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Read Wiley'sTop 10 Publishing Ethics Tips for Authors here. Wiley’s Publication Ethics Guidelines can be found here. Human Studies and Subjects For manuscripts reporting medical studies that in…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright & Licensing
You may choose to publish under the terms of the journal’s standard copyright agreement, or Open Access under the terms of a Creative Commons License. Standard re-use and licensing rights vary by journal. Note that certain funders mandate a particular type of CC license be used.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Cereal Chemistry is a subscription journal that offers an Open Access option. You’ll have the option to make your article open access after acceptance, which will be subject to an APC unless a waiver applies. If you are interested in publishing Open Access, please see Wiley’s explanation of the payment process for these articles. You should check if your institution has a Transformational Agreemen…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 2. Submission and Peer Review Process
New submissions should be made via the Research Exchange submission portal https://authors.wiley.com/journal/CCHE. You may check the status of your submission at any time by logging on to authors.wiley.com and clicking the “My Submissions” button. For technical help with the submission system, please review our FAQs or contact submissionhelp@wiley.com. Text files can be in Word, WordPerfect, Rich …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Preprint policy: preprints allowed; must inform editorial office and update preprint upon publication. Model summary
Cereal Chemistry will consider submissions that have previously been made publicly available on a preprint server such as arXiv, bioRxiv, or PeerJ Preprints, among others. Authors should inform the editorial office at submission if their paper has been posted to such a preprint server, and they must affirm that the preprint posting is consistent with the copyright transfer agreement (CTA) required…
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
- John Wiley & Sons Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1924
- ISSN
- 0009-0352
- Electronic ISSN
- 1943-3638
- Society / sponsor
- Cereals & Grains Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 103, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cereal Chemistry
What CAS zone is Cereal Chemistry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cereal Chemistry is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Chemistry, Applied / Food Science & Technology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Cereal Chemistry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.35; CiteScore 6, h-index 155.
How long does peer review take at Cereal Chemistry?
Based on the dates recorded on 93 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 164 days (interquartile range 101–238 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 75%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 31% (2025). 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Cereal Chemistry?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: 4–6; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: Author–date. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Cereal Chemistry based?
Of the 46 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 6 (about 13%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (14), Mainland China (6) and Canada (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Cereal Chemistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cereal Chemistry is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Cereal Chemistry open access, and what is the APC?
Cereal Chemistry is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,750.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .