Journal profile · FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Journal of Culinary Science & Technology
ISSN 1542-8052 · eISSN 1542-8044 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Culinary Science & Technology: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.3 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 273 days to acceptance (92 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 30% (journal website); 72 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Culinary Science & Technology is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Culinary Culture and Tourism, Food composition and properties and Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods, together about 33.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Food Science and Nutrition and Dietetics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Culinary Science & Technology is a subscription-based, peer-reviewed journal that aims to communicate the vital issues, latest developments, and thinking on the science and technology behind meal planning, preparation, processing, and service for a global consuming public. These issues relate to food management in a variety of settings that include culinary-related operations, food production, food product development, restaurant management, and other food service ventures. The Journal intends to encourage an interchange among culinary professionals, food scientists and technologists, research chefs, food service managers, educators, and researchers. Contributors are encouraged to identify the practical implications of their work for food operations, promoting and evaluating food knowledge, the science of alcohol, examining changing trends and attitudes, healthy eating lifestyles, innovation management, and enhancing and developing practical culinary skills. Scope/Coverage Culinary innovation Blurring lines between food technology and culinary arts Issues and trends related to human nutrition The collaboration between food science and culinary innovation Techniques and technology and their role in the quality of life/guest satisfaction associated with culinary, wine, and food experiences Trends in molecular gastronomy and its derivates Annual review of trends in culinary science and technology Applied research Relevant research notes Management styles, methods, and principles Techniques and innovations The journal welcomes for consideration the following article types: original articles, book reviews, and research notes. All articles received by the Journal will be subject to double-anonymous peer review, therefore, the reviewers and the author(s) are not identified to each other. Key benefits The Journal of Culinary Science & Technology can help managers keep pace with research on consumer attitudes and culinary innovations in technology and service. Many articles are jointly written by practitioners and academics in the field and offer invaluable insights into a diverse range of subjects. Key journal audiences Managers working across a range of divisions related to restaurants, food service, and culinary arts Culinary professionals Research chefs Food consultants Food scientists Human nutritionists Researchers and educators working in the fields of culinary arts, food product development, food & beverage, hospitality, food innovation, and
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Imran Ahmad ResearchPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 1, South Korea 1, Ireland 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Culinary Culture and TourismAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.7%
- Food composition and propertiesNursing11.6%
- Sensory Analysis and Statistical MethodsAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.2%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.2%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine4.8%
- Consumer Attitudes and Food LabelingMedicine4.5%
- Biochemical Analysis and Sensing TechniquesNursing4.1%
- Microbial Metabolites in Food BiotechnologyNursing4%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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 (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.27Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.55Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 222OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.4OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.91%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 68LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 61,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 830 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 46 | 4 | 18 |
| 2025 | 72 | 5 | 79 |
| 2024 | 56 | 2 | 146 |
| 2023 | 36 | 3 | 131 |
| 2022 | 89 | 13 | 474 |
| 2021 | 52 | 7 | 380 |
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
273 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 201 days – 404 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 10 days (92 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 285 days
- Sample
- 92 articles with submission and acceptance dates (130 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 30%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 64 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 135 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 accepted3
- book reviewsThe journal welcomes for consideration the following article types: original articles, book reviews, and research notes.Length not stated
- original articlesThe journal welcomes for consideration the following article types: original articles, book reviews, and research notes.Length not stated
- research notesThe journal welcomes for consideration the following article types: original articles, book reviews, and research notes.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Journal of Culinary Science & Technology is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the di…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymous peer review Model summary
All articles received by the Journal will be subject to double-anonymous peer review, therefore, the reviewers and the author(s) are not identified to each other.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1542-8052
- Electronic ISSN
- 1542-8044
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 24, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Culinary Science & Technology
What CAS zone is Journal of Culinary Science & Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Culinary Science & 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 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Culinary Science & Technology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.3 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.3, h-index 35.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Culinary Science & Technology?
Based on the dates recorded on 92 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 273 days (interquartile range 201–404 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 30%. 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 Journal of Culinary Science & Technology based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (1), South Korea (1) and Ireland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Culinary Science & Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Culinary Science & Technology is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Culinary Science & Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Culinary Science & Technology is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .