Journal profile · Engineering-Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Japan Journal of Food Engineering
ISSN 1345-7942 · Japan Society for Food Engineering
Japan Journal of Food Engineering: fully open access; 14 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Japan Journal of Food Engineering is published by Japan Society for Food Engineering. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Proteins in Food Systems, Food Drying and Modeling and Food composition and properties, together about 30.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Food Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Proteins in Food SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.4%
- Food Drying and ModelingAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.3%
- Food composition and propertiesNursing7.1%
- Microbial Inactivation MethodsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7%
- Microencapsulation and Drying ProcessesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.6%
- Advanced Scientific Research MethodsAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.2%
- Polysaccharides Composition and ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.9%
- Food and Agricultural SciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering | Q4 | 364/425 | 14th |
| Food Science | Q4 | 390/420 | 7th |
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
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.32OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 618 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 77 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 139 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 133 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 137 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | 136 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 153 |
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
- Japan Society for Food Engineering
- ISSN
- 1345-7942
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Japan Journal of Food Engineering
Which databases index Japan Journal of Food Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Japan Journal of Food Engineering is indexed in Scopus.
Is Japan Journal of Food Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Japan Journal of Food Engineering 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .