Journal profile · CHEMISTRY, APPLIED-FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-Chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment
ISSN 1944-0049 · eISSN 1944-0057 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 2008
Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-Chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.63; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 68 days to acceptance (102 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 29% (journal website); 130 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-Chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety, Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food and Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, together about 32.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A is a subscription-based, peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles on food additives, chemical contaminants in the food and the animal feed chain as well as authenticity and adulteration. Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A aims to disseminate research on the following topics: Food additives including flavourings Agrochemical and veterinary drug residues Environmental contaminants Plant toxins Mycotoxins and marine biotoxins Metals including trace elements Food process contaminants Adulteration, authenticity, and allergenicity of foods Novel foods and processes Animal feed where residues and contaminants can give rise to food safety concerns. Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A accepts original research articles and reviews. The journal operates a single-anonymized peer-review policy. 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): CHEMISTRY, APPLIED-FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Editor-in-chief John GilbertPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Pesticide Residue Analysis and SafetyAgricultural and Biological Sciences14.1%
- Mycotoxins in Agriculture and FoodAgricultural and Biological Sciences12%
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicalsEnvironmental Science6.8%
- Analytical chemistry methods developmentChemistry5.4%
- Toxic Organic Pollutants ImpactEnvironmental Science4.9%
- Pharmacological Effects and AssaysAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and PathologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.8%
- Insect and Pesticide ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Applied | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Toxicology | 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 |
| Minor | Toxicology | 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 | Chemistry, Applied | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Toxicology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- 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
MEDLINEEmbaseCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Index Medicus, SIIC DataBases, BIOSIS, CAB International, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Contents Pages in Education, Current Awareness in Biological Services (CABS), Educational Research Abstracts Online, Environmental Abstracts, Environmental Periodical Bibliography, Fish and Fisheries Worldwide, Food Science and Technology Abstracts, Index Copernicus Journals Master List, NISC database, Rapra Polymer Library, Research Alert, SciSearch®, The Food Trades Directory of the UK and Europe, UnCover
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
- 2.63LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.52Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.68Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 60LetPub ·
- h-index
- 107OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,278OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.67OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 10.19%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 132LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 352,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,386 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 122 | 30 | 30 |
| 2025 | 130 | 33 | 282 |
| 2024 | 134 | 36 | 718 |
| 2023 | 108 | 30 | 805 |
| 2022 | 147 | 31 | 1,455 |
| 2021 | 183 | 28 | 2,567 |
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
68 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 50 days – 97 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (102 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 93 days
- Sample
- 102 articles with submission and acceptance dates (271 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)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 29%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 30 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 25 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)
Article types accepted5
- editorialEditor-in-Chief: John Gilbert - FoodLife International Ltd, York, UK Editors: Elke Anklam - Retired, formerly Directorate General Joint Research Centre, Directo…Length not stated
- original researchFood Additives & Contaminants: Part A accepts original research articles and reviews.Length not stated
- original research articlesFood Additives & Contaminants: Part A accepts original research articles and reviews.Length not stated
- reviewFood Additives & Contaminants: Part A accepts original research articles and reviews.Length not stated
- reviewsFood Additives & Contaminants: Part A accepts original research articles and reviews.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Gold open access option available Model summary
Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A 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 the disco…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single-anonymized peer review Model summary
The journal operates a single-anonymized peer-review policy.
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
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2008
- ISSN
- 1944-0049
- Electronic ISSN
- 1944-0057
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 43, Issue 9 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-Chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment
What CAS zone is Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-Chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-Chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Chemistry, Applied / Food Science & Technology / Toxicology. 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 Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-Chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.63; CiteScore 9, h-index 107.
How long does peer review take at Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-Chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment?
Based on the dates recorded on 102 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 68 days (interquartile range 50–97 days); authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 29%. 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 Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-Chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-Chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-Chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment open access, and what is the APC?
Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-Chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment 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: .