Journal profile · Food Science & Technology
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ISSN 0950-5423 · eISSN 1365-2621 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1987
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.32; fully open access; APC about USD 2,638; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 60%; 474 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: As of December 31, 2024, the International Journal of Food Science & Technology will no longer be published by Wiley. All content published in this journal will remain available to access on this platform. More information about the journal's transfer and flip to OA can be found on the new publisher's website: https://academic.oup.com/ijfst Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd 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 Meat and Animal Product Quality, Food composition and properties and Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities, together about 30% of its articles. Its main subfields are Food Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International Journal of Food Science & Technology (IJFST) is published for the Institute of Food Science and Technology, the IFST. This authoritative and well-established journal publishes in a wide range of subjects, ranging from pure research in the various sciences associated with food to practical experiments designed to improve technical processes. Subjects covered range from raw material composition to consumer acceptance, from physical properties to food engineering practices, and from quality assurance and safety to storage, distribution, marketing and use. While the main aim of the Journal is to provide a forum for papers describing the results of original research, review articles are also welcomed.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Food Science & Technology
Editor-in-chief Charles BrennanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 6%); most named United Kingdom 8, United States 3, Italy 3, Spain 3, Mainland China 2 (35 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.4%
- Food composition and propertiesNursing10.8%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine7.8%
- Proteins in Food SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.8%
- Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive PeptidesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.7%
- Polysaccharides Composition and ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Microencapsulation and Drying ProcessesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| 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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, AGRICOLA
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
- 3.32LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 82LetPub ·
- h-index
- 159OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7,321OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 34.66%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 334LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 12,227 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 107 | 107 | 17 |
| 2025 | 474 | 474 | 1,467 |
| 2024 | 722 | 427 | 5,338 |
| 2023 | 625 | 357 | 6,674 |
| 2022 | 748 | 99 | 10,206 |
| 2021 | 603 | 94 | 10,426 |
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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 60%LetPub ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | GBP 2,000 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 100 | — | — |
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 accepted2, with length limits
- original paperreturned. 4. MANUSCRIPT TYPES ACCEPTED Original Papers: These are reports of substantial research less than 5000 words equivalent, including tables, figures, re…main text ≤ 5,000 words
- review articlegements; (h) References as shown below. Review Articles: (fewer than 6000 words) These are concise, critical but constructive and conclusivmain text ≤ 6,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteCode availability
- Code availability
As of December 31, 2024, the journal will no longer be published by Wiley. Model summary
As of December 31, 2024, the International Journal of Food Science & Technology will no longer be published by Wiley.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1987
- ISSN
- 0950-5423
- Electronic ISSN
- 1365-2621
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 59, Issue 12 (December 2024)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
What CAS zone is INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 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 3 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 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.32; CiteScore 7.1, h-index 159.
How long does peer review take at INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 60%”. 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 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY based?
Of the 35 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (8), United States (3) and Italy (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PubMed, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY open access, and what is the APC?
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,638.
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: .