Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
Journal of Future Foods
ISSN 2772-5669 · KeAi Communications Co. Ltd. · China
Journal of Future Foods: CAS Zone 1 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 10.6 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,200; review about 73 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 383 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Future Foods is published by KeAi Communications Co. Ltd. and is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Meat and Animal Product Quality, Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides and Gut microbiota and health, together about 20.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Future Foods is a peer-reviewed open access journal belonging to the discipline of food science and technology. The aim of the journal is to report latest research results of high-tech in food science. We welcome submissions that drive the field of food science towards whole food nutrition, intelligence and high technology.Journal of Future Foods is dedicated to disseminating cutting-edge fundamental food science research, exploring the frontier issues of future food research and developing disruptive technologies in the food field. Articles must present information that is novel, high impact and scientifically robust.Topics featured in Journal of Future Foods include:Food bio-manufacturing: The application of cell, enzyme and genetic engineering in the manufacture of new food products and food ingredients, and improvements to food processing efficiency.Sensory and oral processing of foods: For example,sensory measurements and evaluation,nature of sensory experience and sensation perception,molecular gastronomy,relationship between physical properties of foods and dynamic sensory perception,relationship between instrumental measurements and human perception, andthe relationship between sensory responses, eating behaviors and nutrition.Precision nutrition: Dietary supplements and foods for specific populations (such as the elderly, pregnant women, infants and children), or to meet individuals & specific needs, including foods for special dietary use.High tech:nanotechnology,histology,3D printingadvanced physical processing and green manufacturing technologies, etc.Intelligent equipment: Image and spectroscopic technologies; intelligent sensory technologies in food ingredients and product composition analysis; non-destructive testing, storage and transportation and quality control, etc.Food safety big data: Blockchain, traceability and risk assessment technologies, and predictive microbiology in food safety assurance.Smart and green food packaging:active, intelligent or combined packaging for foods;green materials and green technologies for food packaging;innovative packaging for food takeout and bioactive delivery;packaging systems coupled with sensors, indicators, radio frequency identification technology and modern barcode technology.Cross-disciplinary research:the exploration of new food materials and ingredients;research focusing on medicine and food homology;food hazard screening, prevention and control;loss minimization for edible agricultural products;systematic research on the association between food intake, physical activity and health-related quality of life;digitalisation in the food supply chain, etc.Editorial Board
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.1%
- Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive PeptidesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.5%
- Gut microbiota and healthBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.3%
- Food composition and propertiesNursing6.1%
- Proteins in Food SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.1%
- Probiotics and Fermented FoodsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.9%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine5.7%
- Polysaccharides and Plant Cell WallsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 10.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 16.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 16.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.69LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 163OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.22OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.22%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 89LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 846 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 273 | 273 | 200 |
| 2025 | 383 | 383 | 1,300 |
| 2024 | 50 | 50 | 774 |
| 2023 | 70 | 70 | 2,135 |
| 2022 | 50 | 50 | 1,754 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 1,175 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
73 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 13 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 29 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 73 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 273 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 1,200 / EUR 1,050 / CNY 8,000 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,200 / EUR 1,050 / CNY 8,000 | Yes | — |
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted4
- original research paperOriginal Research Papers and Review Articles.Please ensure that you select the appropriate article type from the list of options when making your submission. Au…Length not stated
- original research papersOriginal Research Papers and Review Articles.Length not stated
- review articleOriginal Research Papers and Review Articles.Please ensure that you select the appropriate article type from the list of options when making your submission. Au…Length not stated
- review articlesOriginal Research Papers and Review Articles.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship Changes to authorship
This policy concerns the addition, deletion, or rearrangement of author names in the authorship of accepted manuscripts:Before the accepted manuscript is published in an online issue: Requests to add or remove an author, or to rearrange the author names, must be sent to the Journal Manager from the corresponding author of the accepted manuscript and must include: (a) the reason the name should be …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interest
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential conflicts of interest include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors should complete the declaration of compe…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
This journal is a peer reviewed, fully open access journal owned by Beijing Academy of Food Sciences (BAFS). BAFS retains copyright of the overall compiled journal and the compiled issues. For the single article, authors will retain copyright alongside scholarly usage rights, and KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. will be granted non-exclusive publishing and distribution rights.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Journal of Future Foods only accepts online submission. A submitted manuscript is initially evaluated by the Managing Editor to check academic misconduct. Considering the research area of the manuscript, it will then be assigned to one of the Associate Editors for evaluation. When a manuscript is considered unqualified for at least one of the following principles, the Associate Editors has the rig…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Submitted articles may be checked with duplication-checking software, e.g. iThenticate. Model summary
Submitted articles may be checked with duplication-checking software, e.g. iThenticate.
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
- KeAi Communications Co. Ltd.
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2772-5669
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗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 Future Foods
What CAS zone is Journal of Future Foods in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Future Foods is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Food Science & Technology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 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 Future Foods?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 10.6; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 16.9, h-index 38.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Future Foods?
The publisher reports about 73 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 13 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 Future Foods?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Required; Cover letter: Required. 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 Future Foods?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Future Foods is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Future Foods open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Future Foods is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,200.
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: .