Journal profile · Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics-Pharmaceutical Science
Journal of Excipients and Food Chemicals
ISSN 2150-2668 · IPEC-Americas · United States
Journal of Excipients and Food Chemicals: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Excipients and Food Chemicals is published by IPEC-Americas. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems, Advanced Drug Delivery Systems and Analytical Methods in Pharmaceuticals, together about 43.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pharmaceutical Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics-Pharmaceutical Science
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Drug Solubulity and Delivery SystemsPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics22.8%
- Advanced Drug Delivery SystemsPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics12.3%
- Analytical Methods in PharmaceuticalsChemistry8.8%
- Polysaccharides Composition and ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences7%
- Surfactants and Colloidal SystemsChemistry5.3%
- Food composition and propertiesNursing3.5%
- Granular flow and fluidized bedsEngineering3.5%
- Advancements in Transdermal Drug DeliveryPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmaceutical Science | Q3 | 130/191 | 32nd |
| Food Science | Q4 | 320/420 | 23rd |
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
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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 19 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
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)
- about 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 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
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 |
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
- IPEC-Americas
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2150-2668
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Excipients and Food Chemicals
How long does peer review take at Journal of Excipients and Food Chemicals?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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.
Which databases index Journal of Excipients and Food Chemicals?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Excipients and Food Chemicals is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Excipients and Food Chemicals open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Excipients and Food Chemicals 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, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .