Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Food Science
Journal of Food and Nutrition Research
ISSN 1336-8672 · eISSN 1338-4260 · Food Reseach Institute · Slovakia
Journal of Food and Nutrition Research: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.54; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review over 36 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 33 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Food and Nutrition Research is published by Food Reseach Institute 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 Food composition and properties, Probiotics and Fermented Foods and Meat and Animal Product Quality, together about 26% of its articles. Its main subfields are Food Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Food and Nutrition Research (JFNR) publishes peer-reviewed open access papers focusing on fundamental and applied research in chemistry, physics, microbiology, nutrition aspects, bioactivity, quality, safety, and technology of foods.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Food Science
Editor-in-chief Martin PolovkaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Food composition and propertiesNursing10.4%
- Probiotics and Fermented FoodsAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.9%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.8%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine6.3%
- Food Drying and ModelingAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
- Fermentation and Sensory AnalysisAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
- Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive PeptidesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
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)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
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, Crossref, Agricultural Research Information System (AGRIS), Food Science and Technology Abstracts (FSTA), Journal Citation Reports / Science Edition
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
- 0.54LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2024
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2023
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2024
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2023
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2022
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2021
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2020
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2019
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2018
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2017
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2016
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2015
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2014
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2013
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2012
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2011
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.32OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 137 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 26 | 5 |
| 2025 | 33 | 7 | 14 |
| 2024 | 37 | 2 | 12 |
| 2023 | 41 | 2 | 8 |
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)
- over 36 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 27 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 | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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
- original researchThe journal publishes original research articles, reviews and short communications in the fields of food science, food technology, food chemistry, microbiology,…Length not stated
- reviewThe journal publishes original research articles, reviews and short communications in the fields of food science, food technology, food chemistry, microbiology,…Length not stated
- short communicationThe journal publishes original research articles, reviews and short communications in the fields of food science, food technology, food chemistry, microbiology,…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access
- Authorship
Authors do not transfer copyright; they grant first publication right to the publisher NAFC. Since volume 65 (2026), authors retain copyright under CC BY 4.0. Model summary
The JFNR does not require authors to transfer the copyright of their published work to the journal. However, the authors grant first publication right to the publisher Národné poľnohospodárske a potravinárske centrum – National Agricultural and Food Centre (NAFC), Lužianky, Slovakia.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright COPYRIGHT AND LICENSING
Since volume 65 (2026), articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0); earlier volumes (45-64) under Copyright Transfer License. Model summary
The JFNR does not require authors to transfer the copyright of their published work to the journal. However, the authors grant first publication right to the publisher Národné poľnohospodárske a potravinárske centrum – National Agricultural and Food Centre (NAFC), Lužianky, Slovakia. Once the article is published, authors can reuse their papers in any form, without requiring permission from the p…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access OPEN ACCESS POLICY
Open access journal; articles published free of charge for both authors (no APCs) and readers. Model summary
This is an open access journal. The articles are published free of charge for both authors (no article processing charges) and readers. All content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior perm…
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
- Food Reseach Institute
- Country or region
- Slovakia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1336-8672
- Electronic ISSN
- 1338-4260
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Food and Nutrition Research
What CAS zone is Journal of Food and Nutrition Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Food and Nutrition Research 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 Food and Nutrition Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.54; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 2.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Food and Nutrition Research?
Authors report an average review time of over 36 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.
Which databases index Journal of Food and Nutrition Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Food and Nutrition Research is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Food and Nutrition Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Food and Nutrition Research 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .