Journal profile · Food Science & Technology
European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology
ISSN 1438-7697 · eISSN 1438-9312 · Wiley-VCH Verlag · GERMANY · Monthly · Founded 2000
European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.37; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,020; median 201 days to acceptance (61 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 123 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology is published by Wiley-VCH Verlag 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 Edible Oils Quality and Analysis, Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis and Fatty Acid Research and Health, together about 31.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biochemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology is a peer-reviewed journal publishing original research articles, reviews, and other contributions on lipid related topics in food science and technology, biomedical science including clinical and pre-clinical research, nutrition, animal science, plant and microbial lipids, (bio)chemistry, oleochemistry, biotechnology, processing, physical chemistry, and analytics including lipidomics. A major focus of the journal is the synthesis of health related topics with applied aspects. Following is a selection of subject areas which are of special interest to EJLST: Animal and plant products for healthier foods including strategic feeding and transgenic crops Authentication and analysis of foods for ensuring food quality and safety Bioavailability of PUFA and other nutrients Dietary lipids and minor compounds, their specific roles in food products and in nutrition Food technology and processing for safer and healthier products Functional foods and nutraceuticals Lipidomics Lipid structuring and formulations Oleochemistry, lipid-derived polymers and biomaterials Processes using lipid-modifying enzymes The scope is not restricted to these areas. Submissions on topics at the interface of basic research and applications are strongly encouraged. The journal is the official organ of the European Federation for the Science and Technology of Lipids (Euro Fed Lipid). ISSN: 1438-7697 (print). 1438-9312 (online). Currently 12 issues per year. How to cite: To make sure that references to this journal are correctly recorded and resolved (for example in CrossRef, PubMed, or ISI Web of Knowledge), please use the following abbreviated title in any citations: "Eur. J. Lipid Sci. Technol." (punctuation may vary according to the style of the citing journal).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Food Science & Technology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Edible Oils Quality and AnalysisChemistry14.7%
- Lipid metabolism and biosynthesisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.8%
- Fatty Acid Research and HealthNursing7.8%
- Food Chemistry and Fat AnalysisAgricultural and Biological Sciences6%
- Lipid Membrane Structure and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.4%
- Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative StressMedicine5%
- Electrochemical sensors and biosensorsEngineering4.9%
- Enzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.6%
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 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | 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 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | 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
Web of SciencePubMedCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, AGRICOLA
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
- 2.37LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 82LetPub ·
- h-index
- 131OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,479OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.05OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 32.9%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 92LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 94Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 261,069Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,471 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 63 | 24 | 16 |
| 2025 | 123 | 72 | 226 |
| 2024 | 116 | 70 | 376 |
| 2023 | 117 | 72 | 404 |
| 2022 | 118 | 34 | 576 |
| 2021 | 146 | 41 | 1,265 |
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
201 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 128 days – 254 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (61 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 218 days
- Sample
- 61 articles with submission and acceptance dates (182 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)
- 6–16 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 35%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 35%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 195 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 17 daysPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,020 / EUR 3,350 / GBP 2,730 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-VCH Verlag
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2000
- ISSN
- 1438-7697
- Electronic ISSN
- 1438-9312
- Society / sponsor
- European Federation for the Science and Technology of Lipids
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology
What CAS zone is European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Food Science & Technology / Nutrition & Dietetics. 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 European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.37; CiteScore 4.1, h-index 131.
How long does peer review take at European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology?
Based on the dates recorded on 61 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 201 days (interquartile range 128–254 days); authors report an average review time of 6–16 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 35% (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.
Which databases index European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PubMed, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology open access, and what is the APC?
European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,020.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .