Journal profile · Food Science & Technology
Journal of Oil Palm Research
ISSN 1511-2780 · eISSN 2811-4701 · Malaysian Palm Oil Board · MALAYSIA · Semiannual · Founded 1998
Journal of Oil Palm Research: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.09; fully open access; no APC; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 55 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Oil Palm Research is published by Malaysian Palm Oil Board 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 Oil Palm Production and Sustainability, Date Palm Research Studies and Biodiesel Production and Applications, together about 62.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Oil Palm Research (JOPR) is an international refereed journal on various aspects of oil palm and/or palm oil. The journal is circulated extensively within Malaysia as well as other countries to individuals, commercial organisations, agencies related with oil palm and palm oil, abstracting companies and academic institutions. The journal publishes research articles, reviews and short communication whose content and approach are of interest to a wide range of scholars. The role of the well-characterized oil palm and/or palm oil must be the major proportion of the work reported, not a peripheral. At least one named oil palm and/or palm oil must be cited and be the main focus of the paper and its title. Research must be innovative and advance scientific knowledge. JOPR covers the study and exploitation of areas of both crop-oriented and bio-based materials researches including food, feeding, non-food and non-feed. Authors should declare in the Cover Letter how the research fits the aims and scope of JOPR based on the detailed scope description below. The examples of detail research areas that fits within the scope of JOPR are as follows: Biology & Sustainability: Peat ecosystem, biodiversity and conservation, climate change, water management, crop physiology, remote sensing, soil fertility, mechanisation, biotechnology, pest control and sustainability of oil palm. The practices to improve productivity, specific chemical components and cultural practices of oil palm such as fertilisation, sowing, plant density, harvest, sustainable cropping systems, biodiversity in oil palm and land use changes. The integration studies in oil palm plantation such as intercropping and livestock integration research in oil palm plantation as well as relationship between cash crop, livestock integration and oil palm productivity. Food Technology: Food & feed technology such as animal feed formulation and processing, palm-based food formulation, quality & processing, general nutrition properties of palm-based products and phytonutrients for human and animal and novel palm-based food & feed products. Food safety and quality of palm oil and palm-based products such as processed & environmental contaminants and mitigation approaches, new analytical techniques for palm oil products, pesticides/insecticides for oil palm, their uptake by the oil palm, their present in the oil and analysis methods. Oleochemistry: Non-food related studies such as synthesis, quality control, prod
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Food Science & Technology
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Malaysia 4, United States 2, Germany 2, Hong Kong, China 1, Japan 1 (12 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Oil Palm Production and SustainabilityEnvironmental Science37.9%
- Date Palm Research StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.4%
- Biodiesel Production and ApplicationsEngineering12%
- Coconut Research and ApplicationsChemistry7.8%
- Agricultural and Environmental ManagementSocial Sciences3.8%
- Biofuel production and bioconversionEngineering3.5%
- Edible Oils Quality and AnalysisChemistry2.6%
- Food Chemistry and Fat AnalysisAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.5%
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)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
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
- 1.09LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.24Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 229OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.4OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.44%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 60LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 958 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 38 | 0 |
| 2025 | 55 | 55 | 15 |
| 2024 | 56 | 56 | 44 |
| 2023 | 69 | 69 | 86 |
| 2022 | 80 | 80 | 244 |
| 2021 | 56 | 56 | 216 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–200 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- regular articleFull-length original empirical investigations, consisting of introduction, materials and methods, results and discussion, conclusions. Original work must provid…main text ≤ 6,000 words · figures and tables ≤ 10
- reviewal of 10 figures and tables. After peer-review, the article word count limit can be extended to a maximum of 8,000 words to better address the reviewers’ and ed…main text ≤ 8,000 words
- review articleCritical evaluation of materials about current research that have already been published by organising, integrating, and evaluating previously published materia…figures and tables ≤ 20
- short communicationSignificant new information to readers of the Journal in a short but complete form. Preferably not exceeding 3000 words (including tables, figures and reference…main text ≤ 3,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Preprints
- Authorship CHANGES TO AUTHORSHIP
Authors are expected to consider carefully the list and order of authors before submitting their manuscript and provide the definitive list of authors at the time of the original submission. Any addition, deletion or rearrangement of author names in the authorship list should be made only before the manuscript has been accepted and only if approved by the journal Editor. To request such a change, …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright 5. Copyright Transfer Agreement (PDF) (Mandatory)
Please download the Copyright Transfer Agreement, fillout and submit during the revision as shown in the Aries system.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Does not accept manuscripts submitted or published elsewhere, including preprints Model summary
JOPR DOES NOT ACCEPT manuscript that has been submitted or published in anywhere including Preprints.
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
- Malaysian Palm Oil Board
- Country or region
- MALAYSIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semiannual
- Founded
- 1998
- ISSN
- 1511-2780
- Electronic ISSN
- 2811-4701
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 38 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Oil Palm Research
What CAS zone is Journal of Oil Palm Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Oil Palm Research 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.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Oil Palm Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.09; CiteScore 2.7, h-index 39.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Oil Palm Research?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Oil Palm Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Keywords: 3–5; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Oil Palm Research based?
Of the 12 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Malaysia (4), United States (2) and Germany (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Oil Palm Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Oil Palm Research is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Oil Palm Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Oil Palm Research is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .