Journal profile · Food Science & Technology
Journal of Food and Drug Analysis
ISSN 1021-9498 · eISSN 2224-6614 · National Laboratories of Foods and Drugs · TAIWAN · Quarterly · Founded 1993
Journal of Food and Drug Analysis: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.27; fully open access; no APC; median 106 days to acceptance (67 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 39 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Food and Drug Analysis is published by National Laboratories of Foods and Drugs 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 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities, Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography and Legal and Regulatory Analysis, together about 22.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Food Science & Technology
Editor-in-chief Wei-Chiao ChangPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Taiwan, China 76, United States 2, Canada 1, Denmark 1, Malaysia 1 (82 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine8.3%
- Analytical Chemistry and ChromatographyChemistry7.2%
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences6.8%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences6.8%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering6.8%
- Analytical Methods in PharmaceuticalsChemistry6%
- Pesticide Residue Analysis and SafetyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Traditional Chinese Medicine AnalysisMedicine4.3%
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 |
| Minor | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 3.27LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 103OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,127OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.31OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 37LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,422 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 36 | 0 |
| 2025 | 39 | 39 | 103 |
| 2024 | 44 | 44 | 291 |
| 2023 | 51 | 51 | 588 |
| 2022 | 48 | 48 | 646 |
| 2021 | 55 | 55 | 879 |
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 PubMed · to
106 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 72 days – 157 days
- Acceptance to online
- —
- Submission to online
- —
- Sample
- 67 articles with submission and acceptance dates (87 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)
- 12–24 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 35 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Blind peer reviewLetPub
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 accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | Yes | — |
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
- National Laboratories of Foods and Drugs
- Country or region
- TAIWAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1993
- ISSN
- 1021-9498
- Electronic ISSN
- 2224-6614
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 34, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Food and Drug Analysis
What CAS zone is Journal of Food and Drug Analysis in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Food and Drug Analysis is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Food Science & Technology / Pharmacology & Pharmacy. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 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 Food and Drug Analysis?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.27; CiteScore 5.5, h-index 103.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Food and Drug Analysis?
Based on the dates recorded on 67 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 106 days (interquartile range 72–157 days); authors report an average review time of 12–24 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Food and Drug Analysis based?
Of the 82 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Taiwan, China (76), United States (2) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Food and Drug Analysis?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Food and Drug Analysis is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Food and Drug Analysis open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Food and Drug Analysis is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .