Journal profile · FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Food Physics
ISSN 2950-0699
Food Physics: CAS Zone 2 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 7.5 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 700; 26 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Food Physics is classed under Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses, Food Drying and Modeling and Microencapsulation and Drying Processes, together about 27.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Food Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Food Physics mainly publishes papers on the food physical processing technologies and physical characteristics of food.Key coverage areas/topics...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Haile MaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 31 in mainland China (about 69%); most named Mainland China 31, United States 3, Canada 3, Hong Kong, China 1, Australia 1 (45 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Spectroscopy and Chemometric AnalysesChemistry9.2%
- Food Drying and ModelingAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.2%
- Microencapsulation and Drying ProcessesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.7%
- Microbial Inactivation MethodsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.8%
- Food composition and propertiesNursing7.3%
- Advanced Chemical Sensor TechnologiesEngineering6.3%
- Proteins in Food SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.8%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ScopusPubMedPublisher website
Other: Crossref
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 (publisher)
- 7.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 8Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.8OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 123 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 28 | 49 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 155 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | 381 |
| 2023 | 22 | 6 | 178 |
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 9 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 700 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 700 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 700 | — | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted13, with length limits
- brief reportFull-length/ Research Article A complete report on original research and/or clinical studies A structured abstract is encouraged. A clear structure is required,…Length not stated
- case reportFull-length/ Research Article A complete report on original research and/or clinical studies A structured abstract is encouraged. A clear structure is required,…Length not stated
- commentaryFull-length/ Research Article A complete report on original research and/or clinical studies A structured abstract is encouraged. A clear structure is required,…Length not stated
- editorialFull-length/ Research Article A complete report on original research and/or clinical studies A structured abstract is encouraged. A clear structure is required,…Length not stated
- letterFull-length/ Research Article A complete report on original research and/or clinical studies A structured abstract is encouraged. A clear structure is required,…Length not stated
- letter to the editorFull-length/ Research Article A complete report on original research and/or clinical studies A structured abstract is encouraged. A clear structure is required,…Length not stated
- mini reviewFull-length/ Research Article A complete report on original research and/or clinical studies A structured abstract is encouraged. A clear structure is required,…Length not stated
- original researchFull-length/ Research Article A complete report on original research and/or clinical studies A structured abstract is encouraged. A clear structure is required,…Length not stated
- perspectiveFull-length/ Research Article A complete report on original research and/or clinical studies A structured abstract is encouraged. A clear structure is required,…main text ≤ 3,000 words · figures and tables ≤ 4 · references ≤ 30
- research articleFull-length/ Research Article A complete report on original research and/or clinical studies A structured abstract is encouraged. A clear structure is required,…Length not stated
- review articleFull-length/ Research Article A complete report on original research and/or clinical studies A structured abstract is encouraged. A clear structure is required,…Length not stated
- short communicationFull-length/ Research Article A complete report on original research and/or clinical studies A structured abstract is encouraged. A clear structure is required,…Length not stated
- viewpointFull-length/ Research Article A complete report on original research and/or clinical studies A structured abstract is encouraged. A clear structure is required,…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Authors are encouraged to declare the use of generative AI in scientific writing upon submission of the paper. The following guidance refers only to the writing process, and not to the use of AI tools to analyse and draw insights from data as part of the research process: Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies should only be used in the writing process to improve the readability and language o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship Statement
Authorship Statement For transparency, we recommend authors to submit an author statement file outlining their individual contributions to the paper using the relevant CRediT roles: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administration; Resources; Software; Supervision; Validation; Visualization; Roles/Writing - original draft; W…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include: EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Copyright This journal is a peer reviewed, fully open access journal owned by KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. (KeAi). KeAi retains copyright of the overall compiled journal and the compiled issues. For the single article, Authors will retain copyright alongside scholarly usage rights, and KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. will be granted non-exclusive publishing and distribution rights.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Open Access Open access Every peer-reviewed research article appearing in this journal will be published open access. This means that the article is universally and freely accessible via the internet in perpetuity, in an easily readable format immediately after publication. To provide open access, this journal has an open access fee (also known as an article publishing charge APC) which needs to b…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Peer review This journal operates a single blind review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprints Please note that preprints can be shared anywhere at any time, in line with Elsevier's sharing policy. Sharing your preprints e.g. on a preprint server will not count as prior publication (see 'Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication' for more information).
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
- ISSN
- 2950-0699
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Food Physics
What CAS zone is Food Physics 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 Physics?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 7.5; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 14.
What are the manuscript requirements of Food Physics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Required; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional. 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 Physics based?
Of the 45 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 31 (about 69%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (31), United States (3) and Canada (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Food Physics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Food Physics is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Scopus and PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Food Physics open access, and what is the APC?
Food Physics is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 700.
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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .