Journal profile · Social Sciences-Anthropology
Journal of Ethnic Foods
ISSN 2352-6181 · eISSN 2352-619X · Elsevier · United Kingdom
Journal of Ethnic Foods: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 131 days to acceptance (28 articles, last 24 months); 40 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Ethnic Foods is published by Elsevier. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Food, Nutrition, and Cultural Practices, Culinary Culture and Tourism and Food and Agricultural Sciences, together about 51.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Food Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Ethnic Foods provides comprehensive coverage of people's consumption of foods and aims to illuminate the benefits of traditional understanding and knowledge of foods developed over a long time. The journal emphasizes original research that examines foods, gastronomy, and eating behaviors within specific geographical and ethnic contexts. It aims to highlight the uniqueness, diversity, and creativity of food traditions and cultures, while also addressing the complex interactions between societal and environmental factors. To achieve a comprehensive understanding of these topics, the journal encourages interdisciplinary perspectives on ethnic foods, incorporating insights from food science, ethnography, cultural anthropology, population health and well-being, biology, history, ecology, and geography. The scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to: Ethnic foods research grounded in food science Gastronomy, history, ecology and geography of ethnic foods Ethnography and cultural anthropology of ethnic foods Food fermentation and traditional food processing Microbiology and biotechnology of ethnic foods Safety of ethnic foods Health benefits and nutrition of ethnic foods The print version of this journal is not for sale by Springer Nature.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Anthropology
Editor-in-chief Hyun-Dong PaikPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 7%); most named South Korea 16, United States 5, Italy 4, Mainland China 3, United Kingdom 3 (42 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Food, Nutrition, and Cultural PracticesAgricultural and Biological Sciences19.6%
- Culinary Culture and TourismAgricultural and Biological Sciences19%
- Food and Agricultural SciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.8%
- Food Quality and Safety StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
- Probiotics and Fermented FoodsAgricultural and Biological Sciences8%
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
- Food composition and propertiesNursing2.8%
- Fermentation and Sensory AnalysisAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | Q1 | 10/536 | — |
| Food Science | Q1 | 100/420 | — |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 276OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.33OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 911,200Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 501 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 37 | 1,614 |
| 2025 | 40 | 40 | 1,889 |
| 2024 | 46 | 46 | 1,934 |
| 2023 | 50 | 50 | 1,774 |
| 2022 | 49 | 49 | 1,497 |
| 2021 | 39 | 39 | 1,180 |
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
131 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 64 days – 177 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (28 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 143 days
- Sample
- 28 articles with submission and acceptance dates (26 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)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Templates
- LaTeX
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Not considered
- Do not include any individual participant details.
Article types accepted2
- research articleFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Review article Research articleLength not stated
- review articleFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Review article Research articleLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Manuscripts must be submitted by an author, not a third party. Model summary
Please note that a manuscript can only be submitted by an author of the manuscript and may not be submitted by a third party.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript
Datasets should be deposited in public repositories or included in the paper/supporting files. Model summary
The following format for the 'Availability of data and materials section of your manuscript should be used:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licensing and copyright
Articles are published under a CC BY licence; authors retain copyright. Model summary
Creative Commons licences Open access articles in Springer Nature journals are published under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their articles. Journal of Ethnic Foods articles are published open access under a CC BY licence (Creative Commons Attributi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Benefits of open access
Publishing open access (OA) offers a number of benefits, including greater reach and readership for your work: Cited more 1.6x more citations of OA articles than non-OA articles across all subjects Downloaded more 4x more downloads of OA articles than non-OA articles Greater impact 2.5x more Altmetric attention. OA articles attracted 1.9x more news mentions and 1.2x more policy mentions Open acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Peer review is the process used to evaluate the quality of a manuscript before publication. Independent researchers in the relevant field assess submitted manuscripts to check their validity and robustness. Their feedback guides editors in making publication decisions. Typically, two or more experts evaluate each manuscript based on three main criteria: scientific robustness: is the research metho…
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2352-6181
- Electronic ISSN
- 2352-619X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 Journal of Ethnic Foods
How long does peer review take at Journal of Ethnic Foods?
Based on the dates recorded on 28 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 131 days (interquartile range 64–177 days); authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks. 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 Journal of Ethnic Foods?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Author–date; Templates: LaTeX; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional. 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 Journal of Ethnic Foods based?
Of the 42 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 7%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (16), United States (5) and Italy (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Ethnic Foods?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Ethnic Foods is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Ethnic Foods open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Ethnic Foods is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .