Journal profile
Food and Life
ISSN 2714-0865 · Guhmok · Korea, Republic of
Food and Life: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 37 days to acceptance (24 articles, last 24 months); 23 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Food and Life is published by Guhmok. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Meat and Animal Product Quality, Food and Agricultural Sciences and Food Quality and Safety Studies, together about 51.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Food Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Food and Life has published all type articles such as research articles, review articles, survey articles, research note, short communication or editorial since 2020. It covers the all scientific and technological aspects of food and life science.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Gapdon Kim SeoulPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named South Korea 5, Spain 1, New Zealand 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences25.2%
- Food and Agricultural SciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.6%
- Food Quality and Safety StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.1%
- Proteins in Food SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental ImpactEnvironmental Science3.7%
- Food composition and propertiesNursing3.3%
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.3%
- Food Safety and HygieneAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.3%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.17OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 101 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 53 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 52 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 42 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 20 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 19 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
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
37 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 31 days – 45 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 100 days (24 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 144 days
- Sample
- 24 articles with submission and acceptance dates (44 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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted10, with length limits
- articlesArticles are reports of original, scientifically sound research.Length not stated
- editorialOriginality Food and Life is an international, peer-reviewed journal publishing original research and review articles on all scientific and technological aspect…Length not stated
- mini reviewsMini-Reviews should be structured under appropriate section such as Introduction, Main issue, Conclusion, and References.Length not stated
- research articleResearch ArticleLength not stated
- research noteresearch noteLength not stated
- review articleReview ArticleLength not stated
- short communicatione arranged in the same way as Articles. Short Communications are no more than 3,000 words long (without reference) and could contain total of 3 tablemain text ≤ 3,000 words
- short communicationsShort Communications are short reports for the rapid presentation of new observation.Length not stated
- surveySurvey provide survey of a scientific or applied field, which include all important survey, findings and bring together reports from a number of sources.Length not stated
- survey articlesurvey articlesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review
- Authorship
First and corresponding authors should be KoSFA members Model summary
In principle, the first and corresponding authors should be member of the KoSFA for submission and consideration of manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of interest
Conflict of interest disclosure required Model summary
The corresponding author of an article is asked to inform the Editor of the authors' potential conflicts of interest possibly influencing the research or interpretation of data. A potential conflict of interest should be disclosed in the cover letter even when the authors are confident that their judgments have not been influenced in preparing the manuscript. Such conflicts may include financial s…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
IRB approval statement required for human research Model summary
A written statement must be described in the original articles indicating whether or not Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval was obtained or equivalent guidelines followed in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975 on human experimentation
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Copyright transfer agreement required Model summary
The corresponding author is responsible for signing a copyright transfer agreement on behalf of all authors. This agreement form is sent to the corresponding author when the manuscript is accepted and scheduled for publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
Food and Life uses double-blind review, which means the identities of the authors are concealed from the reviewers, and vice versa.
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
- Guhmok
- Country or region
- Korea, Republic of
- Language
- Korean, English
- ISSN
- 2714-0865
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 2026 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Food and Life
How long does peer review take at Food and Life?
Based on the dates recorded on 24 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 37 days (interquartile range 31–45 days); authors report an average review time of about 8 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 Food and Life?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: Author–date; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Food and Life based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (5), Spain (1) and New Zealand (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Food and Life?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Food and Life is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Food and Life open access, and what is the APC?
Food and Life is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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: .