Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
Discover Food
ISSN 2731-4286 · Springer · Switzerland
Discover Food: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 3.6 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,790; median 161 days to acceptance (125 articles, last 24 months); 492 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Discover Food is published by Springer and is classed under Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Food composition and properties, Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities and Probiotics and Fermented Foods, together about 24.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Food Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Discover Food is a transdisciplinary, open access journal that provides a leading platform for the rapid dissemination of knowledge and advances included in innovative and high-impact original research articles, case studies, review papers, viewpoints and short communications covering the research and innovation that is taking place across the food sector. The journal welcomes basic, methodological and applied science that focuses on food science and technology, the global impact of the food sector, and nutrition. Discover Food covers theoretical studies and basic science, as well as applied research relating to the food sector in areas such as chemistry and biology, food microbiology and process technologies. It also covers research as it relates to food waste recovery and usage, food security and sustainability, and the wider impact of and within the food industry, including research into supply chains and consumer behaviors. The journal particularly welcomes papers that highlight technological innovation and disruptions taking place across the sector, such as Industry 4.0 (IoT, blockchain, AI, ICTs, etc) applications in the food supply chain, 3D printing, non-thermal post-harvest and processing technologies, nutrient bioavailability, bioaccessibility and bioactivities, as well as food waste recovery and research with implications for achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals of zero hunger, responsible consumption and climate action. Topics Discover Food covers topics including (but not limited to) the following: Food science: food microbiology, food engineering & processing, food chemistry & biochemistry, food technology, food ingredients and additives, food preservation, food safety and quality, food authentication, food toxicology and forensics Food innovations: cutting-edge technological disruptions in the food industry, emerging technologies, foodomics, alternative protein sources (plant-based meat, artificial meat and milk, microalgae proteins, food developed from air, etc.), 3D-printed foods, innovation strategies for the food industry and open innovation approaches Food systems: agriculture and aquaculture, crop science, dairy science, post-harvest technologies, pest control and weed science, food security and sustainability, COVID-19 food systems, saving food efforts, valorization of food processing by-products, consumer behaviors and market perception of innovations in the food industry Nutrition: nutrient bioavailability, bio
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Charis M. GalanakisPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Food composition and propertiesNursing11.4%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine7.8%
- Probiotics and Fermented FoodsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Seed and Plant BiochemistryAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Proteins in Food SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Food Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsHealth Professions4%
- Microencapsulation and Drying ProcessesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
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)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexCASCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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 (publisher) 2025
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.94LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 159OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.68OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 491LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,300,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,218 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 470 | 470 | 180 |
| 2025 | 492 | 492 | 2,336 |
| 2024 | 191 | 191 | 1,722 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 347 |
| 2022 | 37 | 37 | 996 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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
161 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 118 days – 208 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (125 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 189 days
- Sample
- 125 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,045 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 9 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 9 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 1,490 / USD 1,790 / GBP 1,290 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,590 / EUR 1,190 / GBP 1,040 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 990 / USD 1,490 / EUR 1,140 | Yes | — | |
| 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)
Open calls for papers3, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted14
- brief reportWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
- case studyWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
- commentComment articles can focus on policy, science and society, or purely scientific issues. They should be of immediate interest to a broad readership and should be…Length not stated
- data noteWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
- full research articleWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
- matters arisingMatters Arising articles are interesting and timely scientific or academic comments and clarifications on original research papers published in the journal.Length not stated
- methodologyMethodologies should present a new experimental or computational method, test or procedure. The method described may either be completely new, or may offer a be…Length not stated
- original paperWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
- original research paperWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
- perspectiveA Perspective is a scholarly review and discussion of the primary research literature that does not meet the criteria for a review article because: the scope is…Length not stated
- registered reportRegistered Reports are a publication format in which the research question and the quality of methodology are peer reviewed before the data are collected and an…Length not stated
- researchResearch articles present new scientific results within the scope of the journal that have not been published previously and are not being considered for public…Length not stated
- research articleWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
- reviewReview articles provide critical accounts and comprehensive surveys of topics of major current interest within the scope of the journal.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest
Competing interests declaration required Model summary
Authors are required to declare any competing financial and/or non-financial interests in relation to the work described.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data availability statement required Model summary
All authors must include a data availability statement in their submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Step 4 - Understand your copyright
If your submission is accepted for publication, you will need to sign a licence agreement with Springer Nature to allow us to publish your article. According to this agreement:authors of articles published in this journal retain the copyright of their articles.authors grant Springer Nature a licence to publish the article and identify itself as the original publisher.authors retain full re-use rig…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
Funding statement mandatory Model summary
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Discover Food, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top Did you find what you were looking for? Share feedback.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Step 3 - Understand the peer review policy
Single-anonymous peer review Model summary
This journal follows a single-anonymous peer review procedure, where the reviewers are aware of the names and affiliations of the authors, but the reviewer reports provided to authors are anonymous. Peer review process All manuscripts undergo technical checks upon submission. Manuscripts that pass technical checks undergo suitability checks by our in-house editorial team. Eligible manuscripts are …
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
- Springer
- Country or region
- Switzerland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2731-4286
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Discover Food
What CAS zone is Discover Food in?
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 Discover Food?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.6 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 31.
How long does peer review take at Discover Food?
Based on the dates recorded on 125 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 161 days (interquartile range 118–208 days); authors report an average review time of about 9 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Discover Food?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. 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.
Which databases index Discover Food?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Discover Food is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, CAS and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Discover Food open access, and what is the APC?
Discover Food is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,790.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .