Journal profile · Food Science & Technology
Foodborne Pathogens and Disease
ISSN 1535-3141 · eISSN 1556-7125 · Mary Ann Liebert Inc. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 2004
Foodborne Pathogens and Disease: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.2; hybrid open access; review about 1 month (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 25%; 118 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Foodborne Pathogens and Disease is published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc. and is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology, Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, together about 41.7% 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
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences19.9%
- Listeria monocytogenes in Food SafetyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.4%
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyMedicine8.4%
- Food Safety and HygieneAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.6%
- Escherichia coli research studiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.3%
- Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.4%
- Vibrio bacteria research studiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.8%
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactionsEnvironmental Science3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
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
- 2.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 105OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,709OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.48%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 115LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,635 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 70 | 1 | 20 |
| 2025 | 118 | 7 | 222 |
| 2024 | 156 | 22 | 602 |
| 2023 | 92 | 18 | 610 |
| 2022 | 83 | 13 | 811 |
| 2021 | 99 | 10 | 1,238 |
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)
- 25%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
- Mary Ann Liebert Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2004
- ISSN
- 1535-3141
- Electronic ISSN
- 1556-7125
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Foodborne Pathogens and Disease
What CAS zone is Foodborne Pathogens and Disease in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Foodborne Pathogens and Disease is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Food Science & Technology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Foodborne Pathogens and Disease?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.2; CiteScore 4.1, h-index 105.
How long does peer review take at Foodborne Pathogens and Disease?
Authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “about 25%”. 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 Foodborne Pathogens and Disease?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Foodborne Pathogens and Disease is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Foodborne Pathogens and Disease open access, and what is the APC?
Foodborne Pathogens and Disease 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, 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: .