Journal profile · Food Science & Technology
International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition
ISSN 0963-7486 · eISSN 1465-3478 · Informa Healthcare · ENGLAND · Quarterly · Founded 1992
International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition: CAS Zone 2 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.65; hybrid open access; median 182 days to acceptance (93 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 72 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition is published by Informa Healthcare and is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Nutritional Studies and Diet, Food composition and properties and Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities, together about 27.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Nutrition and Dietetics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The primary aim of International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition is to integrate food science with nutrition. Improvement of knowledge in human nutrition should always be the final objective of submitted research. It's an international, peer-reviewed journal which publishes high quality, original research contributions to scientific knowledge. All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single blind and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Food Science & Technology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nutritional Studies and DietMedicine11.6%
- Food composition and propertiesNursing9.2%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine7.1%
- Diet and metabolism studiesMedicine6.9%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine6.2%
- Dietetics, Nutrition, and EducationHealth Professions5.5%
- Consumer Attitudes and Food LabelingMedicine4.8%
- Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative StressMedicine4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 4 |
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 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 3 |
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 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 4 |
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
- 3.65LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- h-index
- 64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 117OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,207OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 67LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,323 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 22 | 23 |
| 2025 | 72 | 27 | 232 |
| 2024 | 79 | 35 | 545 |
| 2023 | 71 | 43 | 712 |
| 2022 | 62 | 31 | 935 |
| 2021 | 192 | 52 | 1,920 |
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
182 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 97 days – 334 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (93 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 194 days
- Sample
- 93 articles with submission and acceptance dates (132 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)
- 9–24 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
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
- Informa Healthcare
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1992
- ISSN
- 0963-7486
- Electronic ISSN
- 1465-3478
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition
What CAS zone is International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Food Science & Technology / Nutrition & Dietetics. 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 Sciences and Nutrition?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.65; CiteScore 6.8, h-index 117.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition?
Based on the dates recorded on 93 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 182 days (interquartile range 97–334 days); authors report an average review time of 9–24 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 Sciences and Nutrition?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition 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; 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: .