Journal profile · Food Science & Technology
Czech Journal of Food Sciences
ISSN 1212-1800 · eISSN 1805-9317 · Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CZECH REPUBLIC · Bimonthly · Founded 1983
Czech Journal of Food Sciences: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.35; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 4.5 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 48 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Czech Journal of Food Sciences is published by Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences 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 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities, Meat and Animal Product Quality and Food composition and properties, together about 29.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Food Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal publishes original research articles, critical reviews, and short communications in food technology, food processing, and related fields, including food biochemistry, microbiology, analysis, engineering, and nutrition. Papers are published in English.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Food Science & Technology
Editor-in-chief Ing. KatePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named Czechia 20, Austria 2, Mainland China 1, United Kingdom 1, Spain 1 (34 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine10.6%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.2%
- Food composition and propertiesNursing8.4%
- Microbial Metabolites in Food BiotechnologyNursing7%
- Probiotics and Fermented FoodsAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.7%
- Fermentation and Sensory AnalysisAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
- Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive PeptidesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.2%
- Proteins in Food SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.8%
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)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
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.35LetPub ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 70OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 905OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.29OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.71%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 53LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,823 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 35 | 3 |
| 2025 | 48 | 48 | 49 |
| 2024 | 48 | 48 | 117 |
| 2023 | 50 | 50 | 245 |
| 2022 | 56 | 56 | 369 |
| 2021 | 59 | 59 | 604 |
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 4.5 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 565 | No | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 565 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 565 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright Licence terms
© Authors. Articles submitted by 2025 are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC-BY-NC 4.0) license. Articles submitted since 2026 are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY 4.0) license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
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
- Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
- Country or region
- CZECH REPUBLIC
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1983
- ISSN
- 1212-1800
- Electronic ISSN
- 1805-9317
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 44 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Czech Journal of Food Sciences
What CAS zone is Czech Journal of Food Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Czech Journal of Food Sciences 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.
What is the impact factor of Czech Journal of Food Sciences?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.35; CiteScore 2.5, h-index 70.
How long does peer review take at Czech Journal of Food Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of about 4.5 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Czech Journal of Food Sciences based?
Of the 34 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Czechia (20), Austria (2) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Czech Journal of Food Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Czech Journal of Food Sciences is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Czech Journal of Food Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Czech Journal of Food Sciences is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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: .