Journal profile · Food Science & Technology
Food Science and Technology Research
ISSN 1344-6606 · Japanese Society for Food Science and Technology · JAPAN · Quarterly · Founded 1999
Food Science and Technology Research: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.59; hybrid open access; review about 1 month (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 75%; 61 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Food Science and Technology Research is published by Japanese Society for Food Science and Technology 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 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities, Food composition and properties and Food Quality and Safety Studies, together about 27% of its articles. Its main subfields are Food Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
'Food Science and Technology Research', published by the Japanese Society for Food Science and Technology, features reviews as well as original and technical articles on basic and applied food research.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Food Science & Technology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine9.2%
- Food composition and propertiesNursing9.1%
- Food Quality and Safety StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.8%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.3%
- Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive PeptidesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.4%
- Proteins in Food SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
- Microbial Metabolites in Food BiotechnologyNursing4.5%
- Probiotics and Fermented FoodsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
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 | 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 | 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 | 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
- 0.59LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 62OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,014OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.69OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 46.96%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 46LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,501 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 51 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 61 | 17 | 33 |
| 2024 | 60 | 52 | 83 |
| 2023 | 65 | 63 | 148 |
| 2022 | 49 | 47 | 184 |
| 2021 | 115 | 107 | 652 |
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 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 75%LetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Japanese Society for Food Science and Technology
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1999
- ISSN
- 1344-6606
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Food Science and Technology Research
What CAS zone is Food Science and Technology Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Food Science and Technology Research is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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 Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.59; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 62.
How long does peer review take at Food Science and Technology Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “about 75%”. 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 Science and Technology Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Food Science and Technology Research is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Food Science and Technology Research open access, and what is the APC?
Food Science and Technology Research is a hybrid 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .