Journal profile · SOCIOLOGY
Food Culture & Society
ISSN 1552-8014 · eISSN 1751-7443 · Taylor & Francis
Food Culture & Society: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.36; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 411 days to acceptance (83 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 11% (journal website); 78 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Food Culture & Society is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Culinary Culture and Tourism, Organic Food and Agriculture and Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy, together about 56.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Food, Culture and Society: An International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research is an international peer-reviewed publication dedicated to exploring the complex relationships among food, culture, and society from numerous disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, as well as in the world of food beyond the academy. Diversity and inclusion are essential to the aims and scope of Food, Culture & Society. We encourage Food Studies authors of diverse geographical locations to consider submitting their work to the Journal, and to read recent issues to understand contemporary developments in the field. The Journal brings to bear the highest standards of research and scholarship on all aspects of food studies and encourages vigorous debate on a wide range of topics, such as: • cross-cultural perspectives on eating behaviours • gender, sexuality, race and the food system • recipes, cookbooks, and menu as texts • philosophical and religious perspectives on food and the body • social construction of culinary practices, beliefs, and traditions • politics of the family meal • cultural, and social determinants of taste • methodological issues in food studies • socio-cultural aspects of food security and nutrition • food in fiction, film, art, and digital media • comparative food history • social and cultural dimensions of food technologies • political economy of the global food system • food studies pedagogy The journal also publishes original reviews of relevant books and a special section on perspectives on teaching. Please note that topics such as public health, nutrition, and tourism/hospitality are only considered when they have a socio-cultural humanities lens rather than if they are located in a psychological or commercial discipline. Articles focusing primarily on public health and nutrition will be rejected as out-of-scope. The journal publishes original research articles, reviews of relevant books and a special section on perspectives on teaching. Literature reviews will be considered only if put to use towards a new intervention in Food Studies. Food, Culture & Society receives hundreds of submissions every year and the editorial team is working through a large backlog and thanks you in advance for your patience. Peer review policy: Taylor & Francis is committed to peer-review integrity and upholding the highest standards of review. Once your paper has been assessed for suitability by the editor, it will then be double anonymously peer reviewed by i
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Sukhmani KhoranaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 19, Australia 3, United Kingdom 2, India 2, Italy 1 (30 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Culinary Culture and TourismAgricultural and Biological Sciences38.3%
- Organic Food and AgricultureAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.2%
- Migration, Ethnicity, and EconomySocial Sciences4.7%
- Geographies of human-animal interactionsSocial Sciences4.2%
- Urban Agriculture and SustainabilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
- Wine Industry and TourismBusiness, Management and Accounting3.9%
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.6%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering2.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sociology | 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
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedPublisher website
Other: Anthropological Index Online, Current Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts (Online)
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
- 1.36LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.54Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.14LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.14Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 382OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 21.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 19.49%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 63LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 210,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,487 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 69 | 34 | 6 |
| 2025 | 78 | 33 | 84 |
| 2024 | 82 | 38 | 199 |
| 2023 | 83 | 28 | 326 |
| 2022 | 80 | 23 | 395 |
| 2021 | 161 | 33 | 1,179 |
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
411 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 310 days – 504 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (83 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 430 days
- Sample
- 83 articles with submission and acceptance dates (164 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 11%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 208 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Not considered
- public health; nutrition; tourism/hospitality
Article types accepted4
- original research articlesThe journal publishes original research articles, reviews of relevant books and a special section on perspectives on teaching.Length not stated
- perspectives on teachingThe journal publishes original research articles, reviews of relevant books and a special section on perspectives on teaching.Length not stated
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 17 Sep 2026Length not stated
- reviews of relevant booksThe journal publishes original research articles, reviews of relevant books and a special section on perspectives on teaching.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Food, Culture & Society 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 discoverability and…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
double anonymously peer reviewed by independent, anonymous expert referees Model summary
Once your paper has been assessed for suitability by the editor, it will then be double anonymously peer reviewed by independent, anonymous expert referees.
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 & Francis
- ISSN
- 1552-8014
- Electronic ISSN
- 1751-7443
- Society / sponsor
- Association for the Study of Food and Society
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 29, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Food Culture & Society
What CAS zone is Food Culture & Society in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Food Culture & Society is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Sociology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Food Culture & Society?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.36; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 51.
How long does peer review take at Food Culture & Society?
Based on the dates recorded on 83 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 411 days (interquartile range 310–504 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 11%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Food Culture & Society based?
Of the 30 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (19), Australia (3) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Food Culture & Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Food Culture & Society is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Food Culture & Society open access, and what is the APC?
Food Culture & Society 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .