Journal profile · FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
International Journal of Food Engineering
ISSN 2194-5764 · eISSN 1556-3758 · Walter de Gruyter GmbH · UNITED STATES
International Journal of Food Engineering: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.63; subscription journal; APC about USD 2,712; review 4–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 67 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Food Engineering is published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH 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 Drying and Modeling, Food composition and properties and Microencapsulation and Drying Processes, together about 30.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Food Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
About this journal ObjectiveInternational Journal of Food Engineering is devoted to engineering disciplines related to processing foods. The areas of interest include heat, mass transfer and fluid flow in food processing; food microstructure development and characterization; application of artificial intelligence in food engineering research and in industry; food biotechnology; and mathematical modeling and software development for food processing purposes. Authors and editors come from top engineering programs around the world: the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Western Europe, but also South America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Topics Novel processes and novel concepts in food engineering – Dr. Nan Fu, Dr. C. Anandharamakrishnan Food microstructure development and characterization – Dr. C. Anandharamakrishnan, Dr. Zhili Wan, Dr. Anna Michalska-Ciechanowska Food biotechnology – Dr. Nan Fu, Dr. Agus Saptoro Heat, mass transfer and fluid flow in food processing – Dr. Aditya Putranto, Dr. Marek Jakubowski Application of artificial intelligence in food engineering and research, except those only applying neural networks for optimization purposes – Dr. Marek Jakubowski, Dr. Mark Nelson Mathematical modeling and software development for food processing purposes - Dr. Aditya Putranto, Dr. Mark Nelson Future-foods-oriented processing methods and technologies, including food structuring methods, sustainable food manufacturing, engineered food colloids, 3D food printing, and food matrix design to control sensory perception – Dr. Zhili Wan, Dr. Nan Fu Article formats Research articles, short communications, letters to the editor, critical reviews, and hypotheses Information on submission process Submit an article Submit Article Your Benefits Your benefits Excellent contributions from all over the world Outstanding platform for sharing most recent researches on food processing Researchers from top engineering programs Fast access to contributions due to the ahead of print publishing Interdisciplinary approach to the subject matter Groundbreaking research methods and strategies Complete Archive AccessAs of 2026, all De Gruyter journal subscriptions include access to every issue, from Volume 1, Issue 1 through to today, meaning subscribers can access even more research at no additional cost. History Annual, updated continuouslyContent available since 2005 (Volume 1, Issue 1)ISSN: 1556-3758
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Xiao Dong ChenPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Food Drying and ModelingAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.7%
- Food composition and propertiesNursing8.8%
- Microencapsulation and Drying ProcessesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.6%
- Polysaccharides Composition and ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences7%
- Proteins in Food SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.2%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.8%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine5.5%
- Microbial Inactivation MethodsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.6%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, Baidu, AGRICOLA, OCLC
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
- 1.63LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 722OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.75OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.17%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 55LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,771 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 4 | 12 |
| 2025 | 67 | 5 | 74 |
| 2024 | 79 | 5 | 248 |
| 2023 | 72 | 11 | 261 |
| 2022 | 60 | 10 | 333 |
| 2021 | 78 | 18 | 627 |
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)
- 4–8 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | EUR 2,400 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 2,400 | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted1
- editorialFounding Editor and Editor-in-Chief Professor Xiao Dong Chen, Head, Institute of Biopharmaceutical and Health Engineering, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Gradu…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access
In this journal, authors have the option to publish their article under an open access license. Open access allows you as an author to retain copyright and share your findings with colleagues and interested parties worldwide without any restraints. Each article published under an open access license is subject to an Article Processing Charge of €2400.
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
- Walter de Gruyter GmbH
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2194-5764
- Electronic ISSN
- 1556-3758
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Food Engineering
What CAS zone is International Journal of Food Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Food Engineering 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 International Journal of Food Engineering?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.63; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 51.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Food Engineering?
Authors report an average review time of 4–8 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.
Which databases index International Journal of Food Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Food Engineering is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Food Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Food Engineering is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,712.
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: .