Journal profile · Food Science & Technology
International Journal of Food Properties
ISSN 1094-2912 · eISSN 1532-2386 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Tri-annual · Founded 1998
International Journal of Food Properties: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.51; JCR Q1 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,990; median 101 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 101 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Food Properties is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. 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 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities, Food composition and properties and Meat and Animal Product Quality, together about 29.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Food Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International Journal of Food Properties is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research focused on the characterization and application of food properties. The editorial team defines food properties as any measurable and quantifiable feature encountered during the handling, processing, distribution, and storage of foods, including aspects of downstream processing and upcycling. Within this context, the journal welcomes original contributions that address the measurement and characterization of food properties, leading to new developments in all areas of food science and technology. The central element of the research should be the properties themselves. Areas of particular interest include: Physical, chemical, and nutritional properties Sensory, lubricity, and texture properties Safety, toxicology, and emerging contaminants Application of properties for scale-up and simulations Artificial intelligence techniques for predicting food properties Sustainable processing, packaging, and traceability Emerging technologies and alternative food ingredients Investigations/topics that will not be considered include: Statistical optimization through Response Surface Methodology without providing new insights into the theory and practice. Extraction and evaluation of antioxidant activity of a given food or material without offering new insight into the chemical and physical characteristics and mechanisms. Primarily product development and food formulations that do not contribute new insights into the characterization of properties of foods, ingredients, and components. International Journal of Food Properties is committed to open access, ensuring that all articles are freely and permanently available online through gold open-access publication. We encourage researchers to submit their work and contribute to the advancement of knowledge in food properties. Read the Instructions for Authors for information on how to submit your article. Please note that no changes to authorship can be made after your paper has been submitted.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Food Science & Technology
Editor-in-chief Sergio Martinez-MonteagudoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 2, New Zealand 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine11%
- Food composition and propertiesNursing9.7%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.1%
- Proteins in Food SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.8%
- Polysaccharides Composition and ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.6%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.5%
- Microencapsulation and Drying ProcessesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive PeptidesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.1%
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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexSSCIWeb of ScienceMEDLINECASPublisher website
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
- 5.51LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 10.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.42LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.42Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 109OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,755OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.51OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 88LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 1,900,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,823 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 86 | 86 | 28 |
| 2025 | 101 | 101 | 276 |
| 2024 | 88 | 88 | 937 |
| 2023 | 220 | 220 | 4,019 |
| 2022 | 203 | 203 | 4,207 |
| 2021 | 131 | 131 | 2,739 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
101 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 64 days – 162 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (100 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 120 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (197 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 34%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 23 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 43 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 41 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | AUD 4,165 / EUR 2,875 / GBP 2,392 / USD 2,990 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | GBP 1,880 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 2,520 / USD 2,630 / GBP 2,100 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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
- research articleOriginal ResearchLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
International Journal of Food Properties is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership of your article Make an impact and reach new reader…
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Tri-annual
- Founded
- 1998
- ISSN
- 1094-2912
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-2386
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 29, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Food Properties
What CAS zone is International Journal of Food Properties in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Food Properties 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 2 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 Properties?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.51; CiteScore 10.7, h-index 109.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Food Properties?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 101 days (interquartile range 64–162 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 34%. 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.
What JCR quartile is International Journal of Food Properties in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences.
Where are the editorial board members of International Journal of Food Properties based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (2) and New Zealand (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Food Properties?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Food Properties is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, SSCI, Web of Science, MEDLINE and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Food Properties open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Food Properties is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,990.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .