Journal profile · FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Food Engineering Reviews
ISSN 1866-7910 · eISSN 1866-7929 · Springer US · UNITED STATES · 4 issues per year · Founded 2009
Food Engineering Reviews: CAS Zone 2 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 13.35; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,090; median 130 days to acceptance (73 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 39 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Food Engineering Reviews is published by Springer US and is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Microbial Inactivation Methods, Microencapsulation and Drying Processes and Food Drying and Modeling, together about 32.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Food Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Food Engineering Review publishes articles encompassing all engineering aspects of today’s scientific food research. The journal focuses on both classic and modern food engineering topics, exploring essential factors such as the health, nutritional, and environmental aspects of food processing. Trends that will drive the discipline over time, from the lab to industrial implementation, are identified and discussed. The scope of topics addressed is broad, including transport phenomena in food processing; food process engineering; physical properties of foods; food nano-science and nano-engineering; food equipment design; food plant design; modeling food processes; microbial inactivation kinetics; preservation technologies; engineering aspects of food packaging; shelf-life, storage and distribution of foods; instrumentation, control and automation in food processing; food engineering, health and nutrition; energy and economic considerations in food engineering; sustainability; and food engineering education.Transport phenomena in food processingFood process engineeringPhysical properties of foodsFood nano-science and nano-engineeringFood equipment designFood plant designModeling food processesMicrobial inactivation kineticsPreservation technologiesEngineering aspects of food packaging Shelf life, storage and distribution of foodsInstrumentation, control and automation in food processingFood engineering, health and nutritionEnergy and economic consideration in food engineeringFood engineering education
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Gustavo V. Barbosa-CánovasPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United States 17, Spain 6, Australia 4, Mexico 4, Canada 3 (62 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Microbial Inactivation MethodsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology14%
- Microencapsulation and Drying ProcessesAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.7%
- Food Drying and ModelingAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.1%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.2%
- Listeria monocytogenes in Food SafetyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.1%
- Proteins in Food SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Advanced Chemical Sensor TechnologiesEngineering5.2%
- Spectroscopy and Chemometric AnalysesChemistry5%
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: noReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| 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: yes
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
- 13.35LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 13.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 11.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 19.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.83LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 95OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 370OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 14.95OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 30.69%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 38LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 411,600Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 457 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 9 | 44 |
| 2025 | 39 | 18 | 597 |
| 2024 | 27 | 8 | 764 |
| 2023 | 36 | 13 | 1,508 |
| 2022 | 29 | 6 | 1,033 |
| 2021 | 31 | 6 | 1,469 |
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
130 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 87 days – 177 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 23 days (73 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 154 days
- Sample
- 73 articles with submission and acceptance dates (74 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 11 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 3,090 / EUR 4,790 | — | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
Article types accepted2
- research articleThe Review The review should be critical and should present the state-of-the-art on the identified topic. The editors of Food Engineering Reviews are expecting …Length not stated
- reviewThe Review The review should be critical and should present the state-of-the-art on the identified topic. The editors of Food Engineering Reviews are expecting …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, 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 ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
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 Engineering Reviews, 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
- 4 issues per year
- Founded
- 2009
- ISSN
- 1866-7910
- Electronic ISSN
- 1866-7929
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Food Engineering Reviews
What CAS zone is Food Engineering Reviews in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Food Engineering Reviews is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Food Science & Technology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Food Engineering Reviews?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 13.35; CiteScore 19.6, h-index 95.
How long does peer review take at Food Engineering Reviews?
Based on the dates recorded on 73 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 130 days (interquartile range 87–177 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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 Engineering Reviews?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation. 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 Engineering Reviews based?
Of the 62 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (17), Spain (6) and Australia (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Food Engineering Reviews?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Food Engineering Reviews 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 Engineering Reviews open access, and what is the APC?
Food Engineering Reviews is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,090.
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: .