Journal profile · FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Journal of Food Science and Technology-Ukraine
ISSN 2073-8684 · eISSN 2409-7004 · Odessa National Academy of Food Technologies · Ukraine
Journal of Food Science and Technology-Ukraine: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 43 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Food Science and Technology-Ukraine is published by Odessa National Academy of Food Technologies 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 Industry and Aquatic Biology, Advanced Scientific Research Methods and Agriculture and Biological Studies, together about 36.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Food Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The «Food Science and Technology» edition opens possibility of association of variou s categories of readers with scientists, teachers, students and experts in the field of nutriciology, production, storage, use of foodstuff, safety control, etc.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Ukraine 7, United Kingdom 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Food Industry and Aquatic BiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences21%
- Advanced Scientific Research MethodsAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.3%
- Agriculture and Biological StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.3%
- Microbial Metabolites in Food BiotechnologyNursing5.8%
- Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive PeptidesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.3%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine5.1%
- Fermentation and Sensory AnalysisAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Freezing and Crystallization ProcessesEngineering4%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.1%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 43LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 611 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | 34 | 1 |
| 2025 | 43 | 43 | 6 |
| 2024 | 35 | 35 | 10 |
| 2023 | 43 | 43 | 59 |
| 2022 | 44 | 44 | 76 |
| 2021 | 46 | 46 | 126 |
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)
- about 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- 5–10
- Reference style
- Vancouver
Article types accepted1
- reviewAll manuscripts are initially treated by editors to assess their compliance with the requirements of the journal and the subject. After the editor decision the …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review, Plagiarism
- Peer review Review process
All manuscripts are initially treated by editors to assess their compliance with the requirements of the journal and the subject. After the editor decision the manuscripts are sent to at least two external experts working in this area. Review comments transmitted to the author, together with a recommendation for a possible revision of the manuscript. Publishing editor reports to the authors about …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening via Turnitin Model summary
Всі публікації перевіряються на плагіат програмою Turnitin.
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
- Odessa National Academy of Food Technologies
- Country or region
- Ukraine
- Language
- English, Ukrainian, Russian
- ISSN
- 2073-8684
- Electronic ISSN
- 2409-7004
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Food Science and Technology-Ukraine
What CAS zone is Journal of Food Science and Technology-Ukraine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Food Science and Technology-Ukraine 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.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Food Science and Technology-Ukraine?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 weeks. 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 Science and Technology-Ukraine?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: 5–10; Reference style: Vancouver. 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 Science and Technology-Ukraine based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Ukraine (7) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Food Science and Technology-Ukraine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Food Science and Technology-Ukraine is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Food Science and Technology-Ukraine open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Food Science and Technology-Ukraine 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, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .