Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Food Science
Food Innovation and Advances
ISSN 2836-774X · Maximum Academic Press · China
Food Innovation and Advances: CAS Zone 2 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 5.4 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,250; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 50 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Food Innovation and Advances is published by Maximum Academic Press and is classed under Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities, Fermentation and Sensory Analysis and Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management, together about 23.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Food Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Food Science
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine8.9%
- Fermentation and Sensory AnalysisAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.4%
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences7%
- Proteins in Food SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Microbial Inactivation MethodsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5%
- Microencapsulation and Drying ProcessesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
- Food composition and propertiesNursing4.3%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
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)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 5.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.98LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.22OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 50LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 171 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 45 | 18 |
| 2025 | 50 | 50 | 245 |
| 2024 | 43 | 43 | 457 |
| 2023 | 32 | 32 | 680 |
| 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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,250 | Yes | CC BY | |
| LetPub | USD 2,250 | Yes | — |
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
- Publisher
- Maximum Academic Press
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2836-774X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Food Innovation and Advances
What CAS zone is Food Innovation and Advances in?
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 Innovation and Advances?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 5.4; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 5.7, h-index 20.
How long does peer review take at Food Innovation and Advances?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
Which databases index Food Innovation and Advances?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Food Innovation and Advances is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Food Innovation and Advances open access, and what is the APC?
Food Innovation and Advances is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,250.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, 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: .