Journal profile · Food Science & Technology
Italian Journal of Food Science
ISSN 1120-1770 · eISSN 2239-5687 · Chiriotti Editori · ITALY · Quarterly · Founded 1989
Italian Journal of Food Science: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.59; fully open access; APC about USD 1,100; review over 36 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 120 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Italian Journal of Food Science is published by Chiriotti Editori 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 Meat and Animal Product Quality, Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities and Food composition and properties, together about 26.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Food Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The "Italian Journal of Food Science (ISSN: 1120-1770)" is an intenational journal publishing original, basic, and applied research papers, reviews, short communications, surveys, and opinions on food science and technology food quality, shelf-life, consumer acceptance of food stuffs with specific reference to the Mediterranean Region.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Food Science & Technology
Editor-in-chief Marco Dalla RosaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Italy 31, Portugal 1, New Zealand 1 (33 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 Sciences11.5%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine8.1%
- Food composition and propertiesNursing7.3%
- Probiotics and Fermented FoodsAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.1%
- Fermentation and Sensory AnalysisAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.4%
- Horticultural and Viticultural ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
- Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive PeptidesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5%
- Edible Oils Quality and AnalysisChemistry4.9%
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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
Early warning / risk: Removed from SCIE for editorial reasons on 16 February 2026. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexSCIECASPublisher website
Other: Foods Adlibra Publ. (USA), Gialine - Ensia (F), Institute for Scientific Information, CurrentContents®/AB&ES, SciSearch® (USA-GB), Int. Food Information Service - IFIS (D), Int. Food Information Service - IFIS (UK), UDL-Edge Citations Index (Malaysia), EBSCO Publishing, Index Copernicus Journal Master List (PL), Institute for Scientific Information CurrentContents®/AB&ES, Index Copernicus, Journal Master List (PL), Google Scholar
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
- 3.59LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 352OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.81OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.86%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 91LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,044 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 63 | 63 | 27 |
| 2025 | 120 | 120 | 404 |
| 2024 | 91 | 91 | 613 |
| 2023 | 45 | 45 | 492 |
| 2022 | 39 | 39 | 456 |
| 2021 | 53 | 53 | 953 |
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)
- over 36 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 | USD 1,100 | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,100 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,100 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 1,100 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 100 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted4
- original articleGreen extraction of carotenoids from mango peel wastes using hydrophobic natural deep eutectic solvents: A synergistic approach Arya Kunhilintakath, Jeevitha Ga…Length not stated
- papersPapers – The paper must follow the guidelines as specified under the section Manuscript Preparation.Length not stated
- reviewsReviews –They can be submitted directly to the Editor-in-Chief or articles can be requested directly by the Editor-in-Chief.Length not stated
- short communications, surveys and opinionsShort Communications, Surveys and Opinions – They do not need to have the formal organization of a research paper; they will receive priority in publication; ma…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright
- AI use Mandatory Disclosure about use of Artificial Intelligence;
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy implemented on February 20, 2026 Model summary
If AI tools were used in any stage of manuscript preparation, authors must disclose:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Mandatory Disclosure about use of Artificial Intelligence;
If AI tools were used in any stage of manuscript preparation, authors must disclose:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice
Italian Journal of Food Science is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all possible measures against any publication malpractices. All Authors submitting their works to Italian Journal of Food Science for publication as original articles attest that the submitted works represent their Authors’ contributions and have not been copied or plagiarized in whole o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Agreement with Authors
License for Published Contents Model summary
Before publication, after the acceptance of the manuscript, Authors have to sign a Publication Agreement with "Italian Journal of Food Science", granting and assigning to "Italian Journal of Food Science" the perpetual right to distribute the work free of charge by any means and in any parts of the world, including the communication to the public through the journal website.
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
- Chiriotti Editori
- Country or region
- ITALY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1989
- ISSN
- 1120-1770
- Electronic ISSN
- 2239-5687
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 38, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Italian Journal of Food Science
What CAS zone is Italian Journal of Food Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Italian Journal of Food Science is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Food Science & Technology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Italian Journal of Food Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.59; CiteScore 4.2, h-index 37.
How long does peer review take at Italian Journal of Food Science?
Authors report an average review time of over 36 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Italian Journal of Food Science?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 100 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Italian Journal of Food Science based?
Of the 33 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (31), Portugal (1) and New Zealand (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Italian Journal of Food Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Italian Journal of Food Science is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, SCIE and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Italian Journal of Food Science open access, and what is the APC?
Italian Journal of Food Science is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,100.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .