Journal profile · Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Journal of Food Biochemistry
ISSN 0145-8884 · eISSN 1745-4514 · John Wiley & Sons, Inc. · USA · Continuous publication · Founded 1977
Journal of Food Biochemistry: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.27; fully open access; APC about USD 2,700; median 162 days to acceptance (101 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 65%; 215 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Food Biochemistry is published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 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, Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides and Meat and Animal Product Quality, together about 33.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Food Biochemistry publishes fully peer-reviewed original research and review articles on the effects of handling, storage, and processing on the biochemical aspects of food tissues, systems, and bioactive compounds in the diet. Researchers in food science, food technology, biochemistry, and nutrition, particularly based in academia and industry, will find much of great use and interest in the journal. Coverage includes: Biochemistry of postharvest/postmortem and processing problems Enzyme chemistry and technology Membrane biology and chemistry Cell biology Biophysics Genetic expression Pharmacological properties of food ingredients with an emphasis on the content of bioactive ingredients in foods Examples of topics covered in recently-published papers on two topics of current wide interest, nutraceuticals/functional foods and postharvest/postmortem, include the following: Bioactive compounds found in foods, such as chocolate and herbs, as they affect serum cholesterol, diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease The mechanism of the ripening process in fruit The biogenesis of flavor precursors in meat How biochemical changes in farm-raised fish are affecting processing and edible quality
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Editor-in-chief Prisca-Maryla HenheikPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 9 in mainland China (about 18%); most named India 10, Mainland China 9, Türkiye 4, Italy 3, United States 2 (49 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine15.6%
- Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive PeptidesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.9%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.8%
- Natural Antidiabetic Agents StudiesMedicine5.8%
- Proteins in Food SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
- Enzyme Production and CharacterizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.9%
- Phytase and its ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
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 | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASPublisher website
Other: AGRICOLA
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
- 2.27LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 9.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 9.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.08LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40LetPub ·
- h-index
- 92OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,692OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.65OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.79%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 201LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 201Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 573,428Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,014 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 140 | 139 | 55 |
| 2025 | 215 | 214 | 517 |
| 2024 | 168 | 167 | 815 |
| 2023 | 107 | 107 | 712 |
| 2022 | 492 | 201 | 9,039 |
| 2021 | 460 | 320 | 9,295 |
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
162 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 115 days – 229 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 29 days (101 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 198 days
- Sample
- 101 articles with submission and acceptance dates (349 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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 65%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 25%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 25%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 169 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 25 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,700 / EUR 2,340 / GBP 1,990 | — | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted8
- original researchThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
- preliminary communicationPreliminary communications present early stages of research. These data have immense value to the community but on the other hand such early findings are inhere…Length not stated
- research articleThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
- research articlesResearch articles should present the results of an original research study. These manuscripts should describe how the research project was conducted and provide…Length not stated
- reviewThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
- review articleThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
- reviewsA review article provides an overview of the published literature in a particular subject area.Length not stated
- systematic reviewThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Title and authorship information
The following information should be included: Manuscript title Full author names Full institutional mailing addresses Email addresses Affiliations. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in institutional affiliations. Responsibility for affiliations ultimately rests with the author, although the publisher may request changes be made to countries listed in affiliations t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of interest
Max three manuscripts under review per author at any time. Model summary
Authors must declare all relevant interests that could be perceived as conflicting. Authors should explain why each interest may represent a conflict. If no conflicts exist, the authors should state this. Submitting authors are responsible for co-authors declaring their interests. Conflicts of interest (COIs, also known as 'competing interests') occur when issues outside research could be reasonab…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
Data availability statement required. Model summary
Authors must include a data availability statement with their submission. When submitting a manuscript, submitting authors will be asked to select from several pre-written statements or use the text editor to tell us about data availability with regard to their submission. Review our Data Sharing Policy to understand which data availability statement is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and permissions
Authors retain the copyright of their manuscripts, and all open access articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited. The use of general descriptive names, trade names, trademarks, and so forth in this publication, even if not speci…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Authors retain copyright; open access articles under Creative Commons Attribution License. Model summary
Authors retain the copyright of their manuscripts, and all open access articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Single-anonymized peer review model, for applicable article types. Model summary
The journal follows a single-anonymized peer review model, for applicable article types. Information on the Peer Review model can be found here. Wiley's policy on the confidentiality of the review process is available here. All submitted articles are subject to assessment and peer review to ensure editorial appropriateness and technical correctness. Research published in the journal must be: Scien…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
iThenticate CrossCheck used for plagiarism detection. Model summary
This journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint servers accepted; preprint should be cited. Model summary
The journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers, and does not consider this to compromise the novelty of the results. Articles based on content previously made public only on a preprint server, institutional repository, or in a thesis will be considered. The preprint should be cited.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting guidelines
Authors are strongly encouraged to use appropriate reporting guidelines when preparing and submitting manuscripts, to maximize transparency and reproducibility. Our editors and reviewers are also encouraged to use them in the review process. Completed checklists should be provided in the supplementary files on submission. We particularly encourage the use of: CONSORT for randomized controlled tria…
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
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- Country or region
- USA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Continuous publication
- Founded
- 1977
- ISSN
- 0145-8884
- Electronic ISSN
- 1745-4514
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Food Biochemistry
What CAS zone is Journal of Food Biochemistry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Food Biochemistry is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Biochemistry & Molecular Biology / Food Science & Technology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 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 Biochemistry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.27; CiteScore 9.9, h-index 92.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Food Biochemistry?
Based on the dates recorded on 101 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 162 days (interquartile range 115–229 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 65%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 25% (2025). 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 Food Biochemistry?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Graphical abstract: 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 Food Biochemistry based?
Of the 49 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 9 (about 18%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (10), Mainland China (9) and Türkiye (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Food Biochemistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Food Biochemistry is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Food Biochemistry open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Food Biochemistry is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,700.
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: .