Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Insect Science
Grain Oil Science and Technology
ISSN 2096-4501 · eISSN 2590-2598 · KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. · China
Grain Oil Science and Technology: CAS Zone 1 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 8.2 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 33 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Grain Oil Science and Technology is published by KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. and is classed under Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Food composition and properties, Proteins in Food Systems and Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology, together about 34.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Food Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Grain & Oil Science and Technology (GOST) is a peer-reviewed Open Access (OA) journal and upon acceptance all articles are permanently and freely...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Insect Science
Editor-in-chief Fusheng ChenPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 23 in mainland China (about 40%); most named Mainland China 23, United States 11, Canada 4, United Kingdom 2, Australia 2 (58 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Food composition and propertiesNursing20.6%
- Proteins in Food SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.3%
- Microbial Metabolites in Food BiotechnologyNursing7%
- Polysaccharides Composition and ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.8%
- Edible Oils Quality and AnalysisChemistry6.3%
- Food Chemistry and Fat AnalysisAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine4%
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)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedPublisher website
Other: Crossref
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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 (publisher)
- 8.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 13.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 13.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.47LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.05LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 115OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.69OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 234 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 25 | 17 |
| 2025 | 33 | 33 | 129 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 463 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 359 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 1,035 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 675 |
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 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 1,000 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- letters to the editorContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, reviews, letters to the editor. Please ensure …Length not stated
- original research paperContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, reviews, letters to the editor. Please ensure …Length not stated
- original research papersContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, reviews, letters to the editor.Length not stated
- reviewContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, reviews, letters to the editor. Please ensure …main text ≤ 8,000 words
- reviewsContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, reviews, letters to the editor.Length not stated
- short communicationesearch (approximately 5000-7000 words) Short communications (approximately 2500-3500 words) Reviews (approximately 6000-8000 words) Short reviews (appmain text ≤ 3,500 words
- short reviewReviews (approximately 6000-8000 words) Short reviews (approximately 2500-4000 words) Essential title page information • Title. Concise and infomain text ≤ 4,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Author contributions
CRediT author contributions required Model summary
For transparency, we require corresponding authors to provide co-author contributions to the manuscript using the relevant CRediT roles. The CRediT taxonomy includes 14 different roles describing each contributor's specific contribution to the scholarly output. The roles are: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administration;…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of interest
All authors are requested to disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest including any financial, personal or other relationships with other people or organizations within three years of beginning the submitted work that could inappropriately influence, or be perceived to influence, their work. See also https://www.elsevier.com/conflictsofinterest.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
iThenticate CrossCheck plagiarism screening Model summary
Submissions to KeAi journals are automatically screened using iThenticate's CrossCheck within the editorial system to detect plagiarism issues including instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
This journal is a peer-reviewed, full open access journal. The journal owner retains copyright of the overall compiled journal and the compiled issues. Authors will transfer copyright to the journal owner but will have the right to reuse the article on the terms of their selected end user license, as well as certain scholarly usage rights. The Copyright Transfer Agreement can be downloaded here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
APC waiver until 31 December 2026 Model summary
Open access Every peer-reviewed research article appearing in this journal will be published open access. This means that the article is universally and freely accessible via the internet in perpetuity, in an easily readable format immediately after publication. To provide open access, this journal has an open access fee (also known as an article publishing charge APC) which needs to be paid by th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
This journal operates a double blind review process. All contributions are sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor's decision is final. For more information on the types of peer review, please visit: https://www.elsevier.com/reviewe…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint posting on SSRN
Free preprint posting on SSRN Model summary
In support of Open Science, this journal offers its authors a free preprint posting service. Preprints provide early registration and dissemination of your research, which facilitates early citations and collaboration.<P>During submission to Editorial Manager, you can choose to release your manuscript publicly as a preprint on the preprint server SSRN once it enters peer-review with the journal. Y…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2096-4501
- Electronic ISSN
- 2590-2598
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Grain Oil Science and Technology
What CAS zone is Grain Oil Science and Technology in?
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 Grain Oil Science and Technology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 8.2; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 13.9, h-index 37.
How long does peer review take at Grain Oil Science and Technology?
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 Grain Oil Science and Technology based?
Of the 58 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 23 (about 40%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (23), United States (11) and Canada (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Grain Oil Science and Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Grain Oil Science and Technology is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Grain Oil Science and Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Grain Oil Science and Technology is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .