Journal profile · Food Science & Technology
Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society
ISSN 0003-021X · eISSN 1558-9331 · Springer Berlin Heidelberg · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1924
Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.37; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,555; median 134 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: 66%; 110 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society is published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg 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 Edible Oils Quality and Analysis, Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis and Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography, together about 26.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of the American Oil Chemists’ Society (JAOCS) is an international peer-reviewed journal that publishes significant original scientific research and technological advances on fats, oils, oilseed proteins, and related materials through original research articles, invited reviews, short communications, and letters to the editor. We seek to publish reports that will significantly advance scientific understanding through hypothesis driven research, innovations, and important new information pertaining to analysis, properties, processing, products, and applications of these food and industrial resources. Breakthroughs in food science and technology, biotechnology (including genomics, biomechanisms, biocatalysis and bioprocessing), and industrial products and applications are particularly appropriate. JAOCS also considers reports on the lipid composition of new, unique, and traditional sources of lipids that definitively address a research hypothesis and advances scientific understanding. However, the genus and species of the source must be verified by appropriate means of classification. In addition, the GPS location of the harvested materials and seed or vegetative samples should be deposited in an accredited germplasm repository. Compositional data suitable for Original Research Articles must embody replicated estimate of tissue constituents, such as oil, protein, carbohydrate, fatty acid, phospholipid, tocopherol, sterol, and carotenoid compositions. Other components unique to the specific plant or animal source may be reported. Furthermore, lipid composition papers should incorporate elements of yeartoyear, environmental, and/ or cultivar variations through use of appropriate statistical analyses. Manuscripts will be evaluated for their originality, presentation of broadly important data and concepts, and relevance to our readership. Manuscripts that lack significant scientific advancement or whose contributions are narrowly focused toward the interests of a specific country or region will likely not be considered. Journal Sections & Categories During submission, each manuscript must be identified as fitting within one of the seven subject areas: Analytical and Physical Chemistry Biotechnology and Biocatalysis Edible Applications and Physicochemical Properties Genetics, Genomics, and Biological Mechanisms Lipid Oxidation and Antioxidants Nonfood or Industrial Applications Processing and Engineering Technology Failure to identify the manuscript
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Food Science & Technology
Editor-in-chief Xuebing Xu WilmarPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 9%); most named United States 6, Mainland China 1, Japan 1, Canada 1, Australia 1 (11 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Edible Oils Quality and AnalysisChemistry10.2%
- Food Chemistry and Fat AnalysisAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.2%
- Analytical Chemistry and ChromatographyChemistry7.1%
- Enzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.4%
- Lipid metabolism and biosynthesisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.2%
- Fatty Acid Research and HealthNursing4.7%
- Proteins in Food SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Advanced Chemical Sensor TechnologiesEngineering4.4%
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
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexINSPECCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, AGRICOLA
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 2.37LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- h-index
- 104LetPub ·
- h-index
- 199OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9,712OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.98OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 19.81%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 84LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 85Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 231,505Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 24,888 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 128 | 43 | 26 |
| 2025 | 110 | 57 | 183 |
| 2024 | 133 | 59 | 526 |
| 2023 | 146 | 71 | 990 |
| 2022 | 117 | 28 | 1,150 |
| 2021 | 131 | 17 | 1,157 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
134 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 91 days – 187 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (96 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 148 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (245 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 2.5 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 66%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 33%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 33%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 35 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 35 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 127 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,555 / EUR 2,970 / GBP 2,390 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted6
- letterOriginal research articles should normally not exceed 10 printed pages (about 800 words per printed page) including no more than 8–10 figures, schemes, tables a…Length not stated
- letters to the editorOriginal research articles should normally not exceed 10 printed pages (about 800 words per printed page) including no more than 8–10 figures, schemes, tables a…Length not stated
- original research articleOriginal research articles should normally not exceed 10 printed pages (about 800 words per printed page) including no more than 8–10 figures, schemes, tables a…Length not stated
- reviewOriginal research articles should normally not exceed 10 printed pages (about 800 words per printed page) including no more than 8–10 figures, schemes, tables a…Length not stated
- review articleOriginal research articles should normally not exceed 10 printed pages (about 800 words per printed page) including no more than 8–10 figures, schemes, tables a…Length not stated
- short communicationOriginal research articles should normally not exceed 10 printed pages (about 800 words per printed page) including no more than 8–10 figures, schemes, tables a…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use
AI tools cannot qualify as authors; use must be disclosed. Model summary
Nonhuman technologies such as AI tools cannot qualify as authors. Use of AI tools in the experimental design, data collection, analysis, writing, and/or development of graphics or images must be disclosed in the Methods and/or Acknowledgments, as appropriate, including naming the AI tool and describing how it was used. Refer to the COPE position statement on Authorship and AI tools.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
Originality Model summary
The list of authors should accurately illustrate who contributed to the work and how. All those listed as authors should qualify for authorship according to the following criteria:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
Authors must disclose all relationships or interests that could have direct or potential influence or impart bias on the work. Although an author may not feel there is any conflict, disclosure of relationships and interests provides a more complete and transparent process, leading to an accurate and objective assessment of the work. Awareness of real or perceived conflicts of interest is a perspec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility
The journal encourages authors to share the data and other artefacts supporting the results in the paper by archiving it in an appropriate public repository. Authors should include a data accessibility statement, including a link to the repository they have used, in order that this statement can be published alongside their paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
COPE member; uses iThenticate CrossCheck. Model summary
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Note this journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Read Wiley’s Top 10 Publishing Ethics Tips for Authors here. Wiley’s Publication Ethics Guidelines can be found here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Copyright license agreement via WALS. Model summary
If a paper is accepted for publication, the author identified as the formal corresponding author will receive an email prompting them to log in to Author Services, where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be required to complete a copyright license agreement on behalf of all authors of the paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review and Acceptance
Single-blind peer review. Model summary
The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to journal readership. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are single-blind peer reviewed. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The journal requires that clinical trials are prospectively registered in a publicly accessible database and clinical trial registration numbers should be included in all papers that report their results. Authors are asked to include the name of the trial register and the clinical trial registration number at the end of the abstract. If the trial is not registered, or was registered retrospectivel…
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
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1924
- ISSN
- 0003-021X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1558-9331
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 103, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society
What CAS zone is Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society 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 the American Oil Chemists Society?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.37; CiteScore 4.7, h-index 199.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 134 days (interquartile range 91–187 days); authors report an average review time of about 2.5 months; the community-reported acceptance is “66%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 33% (2025). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society based?
Of the 11 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 9%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (6), Mainland China (1) and Japan (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, INSPEC, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,555.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .