Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Food Science
Food Materials Research
ISSN 2771-4683 · Maximum Academic Press · China
Food Materials Research: fully open access; APC about USD 2,250; review about 14 weeks (community reports); 24 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Food Materials Research is published by Maximum Academic Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Meat and Animal Product Quality, Proteins in Food Systems and Food and Agricultural Sciences, together about 34.8% 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
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences14%
- Proteins in Food SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.2%
- Food and Agricultural SciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.6%
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences8%
- Food composition and propertiesNursing5.6%
- Nanocomposite Films for Food PackagingMaterials Science4.8%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine3.6%
- Polysaccharides Composition and ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.6%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food Science | Q2 | 186/420 | 55th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.37OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 142 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 22 | 254 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 236 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | 136 |
| 2023 | 40 | 40 | 48 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 11 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 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 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 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
- 2771-4683
- 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 Materials Research
How long does peer review take at Food Materials Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 14 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 Materials Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Food Materials Research is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Food Materials Research open access, and what is the APC?
Food Materials Research 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .