Journal profile · Food Science & Technology
Food Science and Technology International
ISSN 1082-0132 · eISSN 1532-1738 · SAGE Publications Inc. · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1995
Food Science and Technology International: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.71; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,150; review 18–36 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 44 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Food Science and Technology International is published by SAGE Publications Inc. and is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Food Quality and Safety Studies, Meat and Animal Product Quality and Food composition and properties, together about 30.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Food Science. (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
Editor-in-chief Laura LagunaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 13, United States 4, Canada 2, United Kingdom 1, Brazil 1 (27 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Food Quality and Safety StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.4%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.6%
- Food composition and propertiesNursing8.2%
- Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive PeptidesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.1%
- Probiotics and Fermented FoodsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
- Polysaccharides Composition and ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Applied | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Applied | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Applied | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview 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
- 1.71LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 87OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,232OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.31OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.73%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 43LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 10,388 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 70 | 14 | 9 |
| 2025 | 44 | 10 | 63 |
| 2024 | 52 | 19 | 146 |
| 2023 | 97 | 29 | 498 |
| 2022 | 75 | 17 | 579 |
| 2021 | 109 | 13 | 1,374 |
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)
- 18–36 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 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 4,150 / GBP 3,043 | — | — |
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
- SAGE Publications Inc.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1995
- ISSN
- 1082-0132
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-1738
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Food Science and Technology International
What CAS zone is Food Science and Technology International in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Food Science and Technology International is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Chemistry, Applied / Food Science & Technology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Food Science and Technology International?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.71; CiteScore 6.3, h-index 87.
How long does peer review take at Food Science and Technology International?
Authors report an average review time of 18–36 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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.
Where are the editorial board members of Food Science and Technology International based?
Of the 27 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (13), United States (4) and Canada (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Food Science and Technology International?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Food Science and Technology International is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Food Science and Technology International open access, and what is the APC?
Food Science and Technology International is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,150.
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: .