Journal profile · Food Science & Technology
Food Quality and Preference
ISSN 0950-3293 · Elsevier Ltd · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1988
Food Quality and Preference: CAS Zone 1 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 5.8; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,420; review 8–16 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 341 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Food Quality and Preference is published by Elsevier Ltd and is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods, Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques and Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies, together about 40.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Food Science & Technology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sensory Analysis and Statistical MethodsAgricultural and Biological Sciences21.7%
- Biochemical Analysis and Sensing TechniquesNursing9.4%
- Olfactory and Sensory Function StudiesNeuroscience9%
- Multisensory perception and integrationPsychology6.2%
- Consumer Attitudes and Food LabelingMedicine5.8%
- Organic Food and AgricultureAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Color perception and designPsychology4.6%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
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 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 5.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 100LetPub ·
- h-index
- 203OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,362OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.96OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 52.39%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 313LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,487 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 219 | 138 | 58 |
| 2025 | 341 | 208 | 1,065 |
| 2024 | 251 | 166 | 2,898 |
| 2023 | 247 | 162 | 4,240 |
| 2022 | 226 | 131 | 5,593 |
| 2021 | 293 | 159 | 8,382 |
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)
- 8–16 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
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 4,420 / EUR 4,130 / GBP 3,540 / JPY 548,210 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1988
- ISSN
- 0950-3293
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Food Quality and Preference
What CAS zone is Food Quality and Preference in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Food Quality and Preference is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Food Science & Technology; it is a Top journal. 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 Quality and Preference?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.8; CiteScore 10.4, h-index 203.
How long does peer review take at Food Quality and Preference?
Authors report an average review time of 8–16 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.
Which databases index Food Quality and Preference?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Food Quality and Preference is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Food Quality and Preference open access, and what is the APC?
Food Quality and Preference is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,420.
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: .