Journal profile · Food Science & Technology
Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
ISSN 1040-8398 · eISSN 1549-7852 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1980
Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition: CAS Zone 2 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 10.5; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 48 days (first decision after review, publisher); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 305 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 2 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 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities, Food composition and properties and Proteins in Food Systems, together about 22.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition is a subscription-based, peer-reviewed journal covering critical viewpoints on current technology, food science, and human nutrition. The journal aims to thoroughly address issues of national concern, especially to food scientists, nutritionists, and health professionals. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition covers these topics as they relate to nutrition, functional foods, food safety, and food science and technology. Research areas may include: Diet and disease Antioxidants Allergenicity and food coloring Microbiological concerns Flavor chemistry The role of nutrients and their bioavailability Pesticides Toxic chemicals and regulation Risk assessment and food safety New food products/ingredients and technologies Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition publishes original research, reviews, and letters to the editor. All articles received by the journal will be subject to single anonymous peer review. Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal. Read the Instructions for Authors for information on how to submit your article.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Food Science & Technology
Editor-in-chief Teresa A. Davis, PhD, DFASN, FASASPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 33%); most named United States 2, Mainland China 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine8.8%
- Food composition and propertiesNursing6.9%
- Proteins in Food SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.4%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.1%
- Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive PeptidesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.7%
- Probiotics and Fermented FoodsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
- Microbial Metabolites in Food BiotechnologyNursing5.1%
- Nutritional Studies and DietMedicine4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 2 |
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 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | 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 2 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CINAHLPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, BIOSIS Database, Current Awareness in Biological Sciences, Chemical Abstract Service, Current Content, IndexMedicus
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
- 10.5LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 10.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 13.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 29.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 29.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.24LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 2.24Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.71LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 2.71Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 135LetPub ·
- h-index
- 305OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,461OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 9.69OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 9.83%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 309LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 2,400,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,336 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 206 | 47 | 191 |
| 2025 | 305 | 77 | 2,345 |
| 2024 | 249 | 57 | 4,830 |
| 2023 | 472 | 82 | 15,362 |
| 2022 | 664 | 102 | 29,774 |
| 2021 | 587 | 95 | 36,580 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
48 daysfirst decision after review · community reports about 3 months
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 11%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 48 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase …
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1980
- ISSN
- 1040-8398
- Electronic ISSN
- 1549-7852
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 66, Issue 29 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
What CAS zone is Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Food Science & Technology / Nutrition & Dietetics; 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 Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 10.5; CiteScore 29.4, h-index 305.
How long does peer review take at Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition?
The publisher reports about 48 days (first decision after review); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 11%. 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 JCR quartile is Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences.
Where are the editorial board members of Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 33%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (2) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CINAHL; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition open access, and what is the APC?
Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .