Journal profile · Food Science & Technology
Food and Bioprocess Technology
ISSN 1935-5130 · eISSN 1935-5149 · Springer US · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 2008
Food and Bioprocess Technology: CAS Zone 2 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 5.54; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,690; median 87 days to acceptance (126 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 449 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Food and Bioprocess Technology is published by Springer US 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 Microencapsulation and Drying Processes, Meat and Animal Product Quality and Proteins in Food Systems, together about 23.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Food Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Food and Bioprocess Technology provides an effective and timely platform for researchers in universities, research institutions, and industries to publish cutting-edge high quality original papers in the engineering and science of all types of processing technologies, involved from the beginning of the food supply source to the dinner table of the consumers. It aims to be a leading international journal for the multidisciplinary agri-food research community. The journal is especially interested in experimental or theoretical research findings that have the potential for the agri-food industry to improve process efficiency, enhance product quality and extend the shelf-life of fresh and processed agri-food products. Critical reviews on new perspectives to established processes, innovative and emerging technologies, and trends and future research in food and bioproducts processing are particularly welcome. Short communications for rapidly disseminating preliminary results, letters to the Editor discussing recent developments and controversy, and book reviews will also be published. The scope of the journal covers the following main topic areas: Technologies for ripeness, quality, damage and disease assessment and prediction Grading and classification techniques Postharvest treatments, value-addition, and traceability Agricultural and horticultural products processing technologies Properties of foods and agricultural products Sensors, sensing technology and process control Mathematical modeling and simulation Design and production of novel foods Product monitoring in the supply chain Thermal processing, chilling and freezing Drying technology and dehydration processes Separation and purification processes Non-thermal processing and emerging technologies Preservation, storage, and distribution Packaging and labeling Engineering of food biotechnological processes Engineering for food safety and security
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Food Science & Technology
Editor-in-chief Da-Wen SunPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 4 in mainland China (about 10%); most named Mainland China 4, Brazil 4, Spain 3, Australia 3, India 2 (42 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Microencapsulation and Drying ProcessesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.3%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.7%
- Proteins in Food SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.4%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine7%
- Food composition and propertiesNursing6.9%
- Microbial Inactivation MethodsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.7%
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.7%
- Nanocomposite Films for Food PackagingMaterials Science6.6%
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 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexINSPECCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- 5.54LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.07LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 69LetPub ·
- h-index
- 148OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,166OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.76OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 22.81%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 444LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,300,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,579 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 422 | 131 | 312 |
| 2025 | 449 | 147 | 2,538 |
| 2024 | 419 | 108 | 4,579 |
| 2023 | 319 | 78 | 6,191 |
| 2022 | 244 | 61 | 6,676 |
| 2021 | 174 | 38 | 5,381 |
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
87 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 59 days – 120 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (126 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 97 days
- Sample
- 126 articles with submission and acceptance dates (987 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 2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,690 / EUR 4,090 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- APA
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted3
- editorialOriginal Paper, Review, Editorial, Communication Back to topLength not stated
- original paperOriginal Paper, Review, Editorial, Communication Back to topLength not stated
- reviewOriginal Paper, Review, Editorial, Communication Back to topLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests
Authors are requested to disclose interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Interests within the last 3 years of beginning the work (conducting the research and preparing the work for submission) should be reported. Interests outside the 3-year time frame must be disclosed if they could reasonably be perceived as influencing the submitted work. Disclo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Food and Bioprocess Technology, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
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 US
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2008
- ISSN
- 1935-5130
- Electronic ISSN
- 1935-5149
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Food and Bioprocess Technology
What CAS zone is Food and Bioprocess Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Food and Bioprocess Technology is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Food Science & Technology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Food and Bioprocess Technology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.54; CiteScore 9, h-index 148.
How long does peer review take at Food and Bioprocess Technology?
Based on the dates recorded on 126 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 87 days (interquartile range 59–120 days); authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”. 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 Food and Bioprocess Technology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: APA; Suggested reviewers: Optional. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Food and Bioprocess Technology based?
Of the 42 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 4 (about 10%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (4), Brazil (4) and Spain (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Food and Bioprocess Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Food and Bioprocess Technology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, INSPEC, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Food and Bioprocess Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Food and Bioprocess Technology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,690.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .