Journal profile · FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
npj Science of Food
ISSN 2396-8370 · SPRINGERNATURE · PEOPLES R CHINA
npj Science of Food: CAS Zone 1 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 10.1; fully open access; APC about USD 2,890; median 151 days to acceptance (143 articles, last 24 months); 312 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
npj Science of Food is published by SPRINGERNATURE and is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Gut microbiota and health, Probiotics and Fermented Foods and Fermentation and Sensory Analysis, together about 23.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Food Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
npj Science of Food is an online-only and open access journal publishes high-quality, high-impact papers related to food safety, security, integrated production, processing and packaging, the changes and interactions of food components, and the influence on health and wellness properties of food. The journal will support fundamental studies that advance the science of food beyond the classic focus on processing, thereby addressing basic inquiries around food from the public and industry. It will also support research that might result in innovation of technologies and products that are public-friendly while promoting the United Nations sustainable development goals.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gut microbiota and healthBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.8%
- Probiotics and Fermented FoodsAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.5%
- Fermentation and Sensory AnalysisAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.3%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences6%
- Proteins in Food SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.8%
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental ImpactEnvironmental Science5.7%
- Biochemical Analysis and Sensing TechniquesNursing5.7%
- Food composition and propertiesNursing5.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePubMedINSPECCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar, BFI List, BIOSIS, Biological Abstracts, CNPIEC, Chinese Academy of Medical Science (CAMS), FSTA Publishing, INIS Atomindex, Japanese Science and Technology Agency (JST), Meta, Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals and Series, OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service, Ovid Discovery, SCImago, TD Net Discovery Service, WTI AG
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
- 10.1LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 9.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 9.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.61LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.82LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 344OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 303LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 2,594,945Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,149 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 484 | 484 | 397 |
| 2025 | 312 | 312 | 2,451 |
| 2024 | 116 | 116 | 2,696 |
| 2023 | 64 | 64 | 1,800 |
| 2022 | 60 | 60 | 2,582 |
| 2021 | 32 | 32 | 1,242 |
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
151 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 102 days – 209 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (143 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 169 days
- Sample
- 143 articles with submission and acceptance dates (826 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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 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 | EUR 2,490 / USD 2,890 / GBP 2,090 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,790 / EUR 2,390 / GBP 1,990 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,790 / USD 2,590 / EUR 2,190 | Yes | — |
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
npj Science of Food is a fully open access journal. More on Creative Commons Attribution licenses and the benefits of publishing open access can be found in this section.
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
- SPRINGERNATURE
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2396-8370
- Society / sponsor
- Published in partnership with
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about npj Science of Food
What CAS zone is npj Science of Food in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, npj Science of Food is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Food Science & Technology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of npj Science of Food?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 10.1; CiteScore 8.3, h-index 58.
How long does peer review take at npj Science of Food?
Based on the dates recorded on 143 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 151 days (interquartile range 102–209 days); authors report an average review time of about 6 weeks. 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 npj Science of Food?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, npj Science of Food is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PubMed, INSPEC, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is npj Science of Food open access, and what is the APC?
npj Science of Food is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,890.
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: .