Journal of Food Science

Journal of Food Science is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Meat and Animal Product Quality, Proteins in Food Systems and Food composition and properties, together about 30% of its articles. Its main subfields are Food Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

The goal of the Journal of Food Science is to offer scientists, researchers, and other food professionals the opportunity to share knowledge of scientific advancements in the myriad disciplines affecting their work, through a respected peer-reviewed publication. The Journal of Food Science serves as an international forum for vital research and developments in food science. The range of topics covered in the journal include: -Concise Reviews and Hypotheses in Food Science -New Horizons in Food Research -Integrated Food Science -Food Chemistry -Food Engineering, Materials Science, and Nanotechnology -Food Microbiology and Safety -Sensory and Consumer Sciences -Health, Nutrition, and Food -Toxicology and Chemical Food Safety The Journal of Food Science publishes peer-reviewed articles that cover all aspects of food science, including safety and nutrition. Reviews should be 15 to 50 typewritten pages (including tables, figures, and references), should provide in-depth coverage of a narrowly defined topic, and should embody careful evaluation (weaknesses, strengths, explanation of discrepancies in results among similar studies) of all pertinent studies, so that insightful interpretations and conclusions can be presented. Hypothesis papers are especially appropriate in pioneering areas of research or important areas that are afflicted by scientific controversy.

Source: LetPub

Research area (LetPub): Food Science & Technology

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

SCIEScopusLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

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Impact

Impact factor

4.08LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore 2026-06

5.6LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR 2026-06

0.75LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

0.89LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

134LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

252OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

18,909OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

4.05OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

2.4%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

22.74%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

785LetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

Other sources

Average review time (community reports)

about 3.2 monthsLetPub · 2026-09-13

Average acceptance (community reports)

EasyLetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

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.

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Country or region

UNITED STATES

Language

English

Frequency

Monthly

Founded

1961

ISSN

0022-1147

Electronic ISSN

1750-3841

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗LetPub