Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Food Science
Food Research
ISSN 2550-2166 · Rynnye Lyan Resources · Malaysia
Food Research: fully open access; APC about USD 250; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 286 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Food Research is published by Rynnye Lyan Resources. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Food and Agricultural Sciences, Food composition and properties and Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities, together about 33.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Food Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
An Open Access Journal that publishes research papers focusing on food science and technology, food service management, nutrition, nutraceuticals, food innovation, and agricultural food science.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Food Science
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Malaysia 3, India 1, Italy 1, New Zealand 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Food and Agricultural SciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences16.8%
- Food composition and propertiesNursing9.7%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine7%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.7%
- Food Quality and Safety StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
- Polysaccharides Composition and ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
- Medicinal Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
- Proteins in Food SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
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 | Q3 | 287/420 | 31st |
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
- 1.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.26Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 429OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.28OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,710 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 189 | 189 | 2,373 |
| 2025 | 286 | 286 | 2,939 |
| 2024 | 440 | 440 | 2,750 |
| 2023 | 384 | 384 | 2,515 |
| 2022 | 341 | 341 | 1,726 |
| 2021 | 354 | 354 | 1,043 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 250 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 100 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 100 | No | — |
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
- Rynnye Lyan Resources
- Country or region
- Malaysia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2550-2166
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Food Research
How long does peer review take at Food Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Food Research based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Malaysia (3), India (1) and Italy (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Food Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Food Research is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Food Research open access, and what is the APC?
Food Research is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 250.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .