Journal profile · FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Food and Humanity
ISSN 2949-8244
Food and Humanity: hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,990; 495 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, Food and Humanity's largest topics are Food and Agricultural Sciences, Food composition and properties and Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities, together about 32.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Food Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Food and Agricultural SciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences15.7%
- Food composition and propertiesNursing8.7%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine8.1%
- Seed and Plant BiochemistryAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
- Proteins in Food SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
- Consumer Attitudes and Food LabelingMedicine4%
- Probiotics and Fermented FoodsAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 214OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.61%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 480LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,595 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 607 | 166 | 3,313 |
| 2025 | 495 | 106 | 2,532 |
| 2024 | 272 | 51 | 905 |
| 2023 | 220 | 33 | 118 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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.
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 2,990 / EUR 2,800 / GBP 2,390 / JPY 370,850 | — | — |
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
- ISSN
- 2949-8244
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Food and Humanity
Which databases index Food and Humanity?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Food and Humanity is indexed in ESCI.
Is Food and Humanity open access, and what is the APC?
Food and Humanity is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,990.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .