Journal profile · Food Science & Technology
Journal of Food Quality
ISSN 0146-9428 · eISSN 1745-4557 · John Wiley & Sons, Inc. · USA · Bimonthly · Founded 1977
Journal of Food Quality: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.61; fully open access; APC about USD 2,830; median 211 days to acceptance (106 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 127 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Food Quality is published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 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 Meat and Animal Product Quality, Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management and Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities, together about 31.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Food Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Food Quality is a peer-reviewed, Open Access journal that publishes original research articles as well as review articles related to all aspects of food quality characteristics acceptable to consumers. The journal aims to provide a valuable resource for food scientists, nutritionists, food producers, the public health sector, and governmental and non-governmental agencies with an interest in food quality. Research article topics that are highly recommended for submission include: analytical tools for measuring parameters of food quality; legislative and regulations related to food safety correlated with research and development of novel food products; food quality of plant based products; meat alternatives etc; food packaging; industry 4.0 elements that contribute to food quality (sensors, Internet of Things - IoT); food traceability related to food quality; digitalisation of industrial monitoring to assure food quality; consumer as a central figure for accepting and considering food quality; blockchain for food quality etc. Pre-harvest research will only be considered where it focuses on the effects of pre-harvest conditions on food quality. Articles regarding food safety may be considered, such as when a comprehensive evaluation of a food product or technology is reported.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Food Science & Technology
Editor-in-chief Anet Režek JambrakPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences14%
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.3%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine8.6%
- Food composition and propertiesNursing7.2%
- Sensory Analysis and Statistical MethodsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.5%
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.6%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.6%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | 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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| 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 SciencePubMedINSPECCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher 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
- 3.61LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 8.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 8.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 89OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,854OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.86OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 123LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 123Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 900,836Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,694 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 86 | 86 | 19 |
| 2025 | 127 | 127 | 281 |
| 2024 | 125 | 125 | 667 |
| 2023 | 130 | 130 | 1,467 |
| 2022 | 311 | 311 | 5,478 |
| 2021 | 231 | 231 | 5,235 |
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
211 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 139 days – 287 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 28 days (106 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 240 days
- Sample
- 106 articles with submission and acceptance dates (206 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)
- over 36 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 34%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 34%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 51 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 51 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 211 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 25 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 23 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,830 / GBP 1,890 / EUR 2,440 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,570 / EUR 2,220 / GBP 1,890 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,375 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted12, with length limits
- commentaryThe journal will consider the following article types: Research Article Research Articles report original, hypothesis-driven research that significantly advance…Length not stated
- editorialThe journal will consider the following article types: Research Article Research Articles report original, hypothesis-driven research that significantly advance…main text ≤ 2,000 words
- hypothesisThe journal will consider the following article types: Research Article Research Articles report original, hypothesis-driven research that significantly advance…Length not stated
- letter to the editorThe journal will consider the following article types: Research Article Research Articles report original, hypothesis-driven research that significantly advance…main text ≤ 1,000 words · figures and tables ≤ 1
- letters to the editorThe journal will consider the following article types: Research Article Research Articles report original, hypothesis-driven research that significantly advance…main text ≤ 1,000 words
- opinionThe journal will consider the following article types: Research Article Research Articles report original, hypothesis-driven research that significantly advance…main text ≤ 4,000 words
- opinion articleOpinion Articles present an author’s perspective or interpretation on a current topic, emerging issue, or scientific debate.Length not stated
- original researchThe journal will consider the following article types: Research Article Research Articles report original, hypothesis-driven research that significantly advance…Length not stated
- perspectiveThe journal will consider the following article types: Research Article Research Articles report original, hypothesis-driven research that significantly advance…Length not stated
- research articleThe journal will consider the following article types: Research Article Research Articles report original, hypothesis-driven research that significantly advance…main text ≤ 8,000 words
- review articleThe journal will consider the following article types: Research Article Research Articles report original, hypothesis-driven research that significantly advance…main text ≤ 10,000 words
- short communicationThe journal will consider the following article types: Research Article Research Articles report original, hypothesis-driven research that significantly advance…main text ≤ 2,500 words · figures and tables ≤ 4
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
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
Copyright retained by authors; open access 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
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
Uses iThenticate CrossCheck 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; not considered to compromise novelty. 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
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1977
- ISSN
- 0146-9428
- Electronic ISSN
- 1745-4557
- Society / sponsor
- EFFoST and will publish special issues related to the EFFoST Annual Conference
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Food Quality
What CAS zone is Journal of Food Quality in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Food Quality 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 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 Quality?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.61; CiteScore 8.6, h-index 89.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Food Quality?
Based on the dates recorded on 106 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 211 days (interquartile range 139–287 days); authors report an average review time of over 36 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 34% (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 Quality?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Chicago; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: 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.
Which databases index Journal of Food Quality?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Food Quality is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PubMed, INSPEC, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Food Quality open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Food Quality is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,830.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .