Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Food Science
Food Protection Trends
ISSN 1541-9576 · International Association for Food Protection
Food Protection Trends: fully open access; 11 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Food Protection Trends is published by International Association for Food Protection. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Food Safety and Hygiene, Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety and Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology, together about 67.7% 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
- Food Safety and HygieneAgricultural and Biological Sciences34%
- Listeria monocytogenes in Food SafetyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology18.4%
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences15.4%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
- Microbial Inactivation MethodsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.9%
- Food Supply Chain TraceabilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.7%
- Agricultural safety and regulationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.3%
- Nutrition, Health and Food BehaviorNursing2.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Q3 | 524/725 | — |
| Food Science | Q4 | 324/420 | — |
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
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 87OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.26OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 437 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 218 |
| 2024 | 20 | 3 | 209 |
| 2023 | 26 | 7 | 213 |
| 2022 | 25 | 2 | 191 |
| 2021 | 37 | 29 | 261 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- International Association for Food Protection
- ISSN
- 1541-9576
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Food Protection Trends
Which databases index Food Protection Trends?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Food Protection Trends is indexed in Scopus.
Is Food Protection Trends open access, and what is the APC?
Food Protection Trends is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .