Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Food Science
International Journal of Postharvest Technology and Innovation
ISSN 1744-7550 · eISSN 1744-7569 · Inderscience Publishers
International Journal of Postharvest Technology and Innovation: fully open access; 15 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Postharvest Technology and Innovation is published by Inderscience Publishers. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management, Agricultural Engineering and Mechanization and Food Drying and Modeling, together about 52.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Food Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Food Science
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences27.8%
- Agricultural Engineering and MechanizationEngineering12.9%
- Food Drying and ModelingAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.2%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.6%
- Agricultural Innovations and PracticesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
- Nanocomposite Films for Food PackagingMaterials Science3.6%
- Food Waste Reduction and SustainabilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.5%
- Food and Agricultural SciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.5%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agronomy and Crop Science | Q4 | 356/422 | — |
| Food Science | Q4 | 358/420 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.25OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 335 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 74 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 139 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 163 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 127 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 127 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 130 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Inderscience Publishers
- ISSN
- 1744-7550
- Electronic ISSN
- 1744-7569
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Postharvest Technology and Innovation
Which databases index International Journal of Postharvest Technology and Innovation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Postharvest Technology and Innovation is indexed in Scopus.
Is International Journal of Postharvest Technology and Innovation open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Postharvest Technology and Innovation is a fully open-access 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: .