Journal profile · Food Science & Technology

JOURNAL OF THE JAPANESE SOCIETY FOR FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-NIPPON SHOKUHIN KAGAKU KOGAKU KAISHI

ISSN 1341-027X · Japanese Society for Food Science and Technology · JAPAN · Monthly · Founded 1995

JOURNAL OF THE JAPANESE SOCIETY FOR FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-NIPPON SHOKUHIN KAGAKU KOGAKU KAISHI: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.11; hybrid open access; review 18–36 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 50 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Impact factor0.11Latest value listed by LetPub

CAS zoneZone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences

Review time18–36 weeksCommunity average

APC—No source gives fee information

AcceptanceEasyCommunity average

Articles per year502025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

JOURNAL OF THE JAPANESE SOCIETY FOR FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-NIPPON SHOKUHIN KAGAKU KOGAKU KAISHI is published by Japanese Society for Food Science and Technology 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 Food Quality and Safety Studies, Food composition and properties and Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, together about 27.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Information not localized

Source: LetPub

Research area (LetPub): Food Science & Technology

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

Food Quality and Safety StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences14.2%
Food composition and propertiesNursing6.6%
Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences6.4%
Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences6.4%
Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering6.4%
Fermentation and Sensory AnalysisAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.8%
Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine4.3%

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: 0.11LetPub · 2026-09-13
CiteScore 2026-06: 0.4LetPub · 2026-09-13
SJR 2026-06: 0.16LetPub · 2026-09-13
SNIP 2026-06: 0.28LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 20LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 43OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
i10-index: 678OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
2-year mean citedness: 0.13OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
Self-citation rate: 0%LetPub · 2026-09-13
Share of gold OA articles: 46.49%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year: 14LetPub · 2026-09-13

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,345 in total · the current year is incomplete

Year	Articles	Open access	Citations
2026	34	12	0
2025	50	17	2
2024	53	42	16
2023	65	65	34
2022	74	74	74
2021	59	58	64

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): 18–36 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13
Average acceptance (community reports): EasyLetPub · 2026-09-13

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: Japanese Society for Food Science and Technology
Country or region: JAPAN
Language: Multi-Language
Frequency: Monthly
Founded: 1995
ISSN: 1341-027X
Official links: Journal homepage ↗LetPub
Submission system ↗LetPub

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF THE JAPANESE SOCIETY FOR FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-NIPPON SHOKUHIN KAGAKU KOGAKU KAISHI

What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF THE JAPANESE SOCIETY FOR FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-NIPPON SHOKUHIN KAGAKU KOGAKU KAISHI in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF THE JAPANESE SOCIETY FOR FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-NIPPON SHOKUHIN KAGAKU KOGAKU KAISHI 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 THE JAPANESE SOCIETY FOR FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-NIPPON SHOKUHIN KAGAKU KOGAKU KAISHI?

The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.11; CiteScore 0.4, h-index 43.

How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF THE JAPANESE SOCIETY FOR FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-NIPPON SHOKUHIN KAGAKU KOGAKU KAISHI?

Authors report an average review time of 18–36 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.

Which databases index JOURNAL OF THE JAPANESE SOCIETY FOR FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-NIPPON SHOKUHIN KAGAKU KOGAKU KAISHI?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF THE JAPANESE SOCIETY FOR FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-NIPPON SHOKUHIN KAGAKU KOGAKU KAISHI is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Is JOURNAL OF THE JAPANESE SOCIETY FOR FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-NIPPON SHOKUHIN KAGAKU KOGAKU KAISHI open access, and what is the APC?

JOURNAL OF THE JAPANESE SOCIETY FOR FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-NIPPON SHOKUHIN KAGAKU KOGAKU KAISHI 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; 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: 2026-10-01.