Journal profile · BUSINESS
Journal of Food Products Marketing
ISSN 1045-4446 · eISSN 1540-4102 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Food Products Marketing: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.6 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 62 days (submission to first decision, publisher); acceptance rate 3% (journal website); 9 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Food Products Marketing is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Organic Food and Agriculture, Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification and Culinary Culture and Tourism, together about 35.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Marketing. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Food Products Marketing is now listed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index The Journal of Food Products Marketing serves as a forum for the exchange and dissemination of food marketing knowledge and experiences. Designed to study the characteristics and outcomes of food marketing systems around the world, the journal critically examines contemporary food marketing challenges and solutions. Scholars, practitioners, and public policymakers share practical and insightful information-both descriptive and analytical-on food marketing theory and practice. The Journal of Food Products Marketing enables marketing specialists to stay up-to-date through theoretical and empirical insights and to make informed decisions by enhancing our understanding of the functions, institutions, and environments of food marketing systems. The Journal of Food Products Marketing is an indispensable source of reference for all those involved in the planning and implementation of food marketing policy and practice, such as food processors, retailers, food service managers, government food and nutrition agencies, and service organizations. The journal is valuable to academicians, researchers, professionals, and consultants in the food marketing, economics, business administration, law, consumer behavior, policy, food science, and nutrition fields. Editorial Emphasis A focus on contemporary food marketing including motivation, context, issues, concepts, and analysis. Sufficient basis in academic theory and comprehension of existing knowledge supporting the research. The goal of the Journal of Food Products Marketing is to publish articles that use academic theory, knowledge, and methods to examine contemporary food marketing issues and make material contributions to extending food marketing learning and practice. Discussion of current references from quality sources that can provide readers with up-to-date supplementary information to support their work, research, and decisions. Innovative & Flexible Various approaches to publication are considered: Traditional submitted articles will be reviewed for fit by the editorial team and if appropriate evaluated by a double anonymized peer review process. Occasional special issues will compile a series of articles on “Contemporary Topics in Food Marketing” which explore a common topic. Comprehensive literature reviews and meta-analyses will be considered, particularly if they demonstrate the evolution of a topic within the field of
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): BUSINESS
Editor-in-chief DIOGO SOUZA-MONTEIROPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Organic Food and AgricultureAgricultural and Biological Sciences15%
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting12.8%
- Culinary Culture and TourismAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.9%
- Wine Industry and TourismBusiness, Management and Accounting7.2%
- Consumer Attitudes and Food LabelingMedicine5.9%
- Consumer Retail Behavior StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting5.3%
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting4.5%
- Sensory Analysis and Statistical MethodsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: AGRICOLA, CABI, De Gruyter Saur, EBSCOhost, Elsevier BV, H.W. Wilson, Ovid, ProQuest, Thomson Reuters, VINITI RAN
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 (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.56Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.71Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 407OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.3OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 21.95%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 67,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 883 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2024 | 13 | 7 | 77 |
| 2023 | 19 | 3 | 144 |
| 2022 | 20 | 5 | 284 |
| 2021 | 25 | 6 | 744 |
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 3%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 62 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 accepted1
- editorialA focus on contemporary food marketing including motivation, context, issues, concepts, and analysis. Sufficient basis in academic theory and comprehension of e…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Journal of Food Products Marketing is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discover…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Initial appraisal by Editor in Chief, minimum of two peer reviews Model summary
Research Article submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor in Chief, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to a minimum of two peer reviews by independent, anonymous expert referees.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1045-4446
- Electronic ISSN
- 1540-4102
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 32, Issue 1-5 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Food Products Marketing
What CAS zone is Journal of Food Products Marketing in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Food Products Marketing is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Business. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Food Products Marketing?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.6 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 5.2, h-index 59.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Food Products Marketing?
The publisher reports about 62 days (submission to first decision); first decisions include desk rejections; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 3%. 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 Products Marketing?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Food Products Marketing is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Food Products Marketing open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Food Products Marketing is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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: .