Journal profile · Food Science & Technology
Journal of Medicinal Food
ISSN 1096-620X · eISSN 1557-7600 · Mary Ann Liebert Inc. · SOUTH KOREA · Quarterly · Founded 1998
Journal of Medicinal Food: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.8; hybrid open access; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 110 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Medicinal Food is published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc. and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities, Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies and Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity, together about 24.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Medicinal Food is the only peer-reviewed journal focusing exclusively on the medicinal value and biomedical effects of food materials. International in scope, the Journal advances the knowledge of the development of new food products and dietary supplements targeted at promoting health and the prevention and treatment of disease.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Food Science & Technology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine12.1%
- Natural Antidiabetic Agents StudiesMedicine6.4%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.3%
- Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative StressMedicine6%
- Phytoestrogen effects and researchMedicine5.8%
- Pharmacological Effects of Natural CompoundsPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics5.2%
- Natural product bioactivities and synthesisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5%
- Diet, Metabolism, and DiseaseMedicine3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Medicinal | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Medicinal | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 4 |
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 | Chemistry, Medicinal | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 1.8LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 70LetPub ·
- h-index
- 120OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,431OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.3OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.22%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 107LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,597 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 70 | 2 | 22 |
| 2025 | 110 | 10 | 157 |
| 2024 | 141 | 19 | 558 |
| 2023 | 107 | 6 | 605 |
| 2022 | 110 | 15 | 1,032 |
| 2021 | 117 | 11 | 1,092 |
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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Mary Ann Liebert Inc.
- Country or region
- SOUTH KOREA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1998
- ISSN
- 1096-620X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1557-7600
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Medicinal Food
What CAS zone is Journal of Medicinal Food in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Medicinal Food is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Chemistry, Medicinal / Food Science & Technology / Nutrition & Dietetics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Medicinal Food?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.8; CiteScore 4, h-index 120.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Medicinal Food?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Medicinal Food?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Medicinal Food is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Medicinal Food open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Medicinal Food is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .