Journal profile · CHEMISTRY, APPLIED-FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Journal of Oleo Science
ISSN 1345-8957 · eISSN 1347-3352 · Japan Oil Chemists Society · JAPAN · Monthly · Founded 2001
Journal of Oleo Science: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.7; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 2 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 75%; 116 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Oleo Science is published by Japan Oil Chemists Society 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 Surfactants and Colloidal Systems, Fatty Acid Research and Health and Edible Oils Quality and Analysis, together about 26.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Food Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Oleo Science publishes peer reviewed, Open Access articles on basic and applied research into fats and oils. Basic research topics include the chemistry, biochemistry and science of fats and oils, such as related food products, cosmetics, detergents, natural products, petroleum products, lipids and related proteins and sugars. The journal encourages the submission of manuscripts that combine chemistry and/or biochemistry with biological/sensory/nutritional/toxicological evaluation related to agriculture and/or food. Published by the Japan Oil Chemists’ Society, the Journal of Oleo Science publishes high-quality articles twelve times a year and continuously online. The journal consists of the following sections: a）Oils & Fats b）Detergents, Surfactants, Interface & Colloid c）Biochemistry & Biotechnology d）Medical Chemistry e）Nutrition, Health Function & Food Science, f）Chemistry & Organic Synthesis g）Essential Oils & Natural Products h）Cosmetic Science i）General Subjects
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CHEMISTRY, APPLIED-FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Surfactants and Colloidal SystemsChemistry10.8%
- Fatty Acid Research and HealthNursing8%
- Edible Oils Quality and AnalysisChemistry7.4%
- Enzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.1%
- Food Chemistry and Fat AnalysisAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine5.6%
- Analytical Chemistry and ChromatographyChemistry5.2%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
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 | Chemistry, Applied | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Applied | Zone 3 |
| 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 | Chemistry, Applied | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 71OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,462OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.01OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 104LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,786 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 88 | 88 | 24 |
| 2025 | 116 | 116 | 136 |
| 2024 | 153 | 153 | 557 |
| 2023 | 118 | 118 | 636 |
| 2022 | 181 | 181 | 1,583 |
| 2021 | 196 | 196 | 1,953 |
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 2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 75%LetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | JPY 100,000 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-SA | |
| OpenAlex | JPY 40,000 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Open Access Model summary
The Journal of Oleo Science publishes peer reviewed, Open Access articles
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
- Japan Oil Chemists Society
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2001
- ISSN
- 1345-8957
- Electronic ISSN
- 1347-3352
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Oleo Science
What CAS zone is Journal of Oleo Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Oleo Science is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Chemistry, Applied / Food Science & Technology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 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 Oleo Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.7; CiteScore 4, h-index 71.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Oleo Science?
Authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 75%”. 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 Oleo Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Oleo Science is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Oleo Science open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Oleo Science is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .