Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Food Science
Pishchevye sistemy
ISSN 2618-9771 · eISSN 2618-7272 · Russian Academy of Sciences, V.M. Gorbatov Federal Research Center for Food Systems · Russian Federation
Pishchevye sistemy: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 74 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pishchevye sistemy is published by Russian Academy of Sciences, V.M. Gorbatov Federal Research Center for Food Systems. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced Scientific Research Methods, Food and Agricultural Sciences and Proteins in Food Systems, together about 45.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Food Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The main mission is to create, aggregate, support and distribute the scientific content in the field of the food industry, join the efforts of researchers from scientific centers and universities, bridge the gap between publications at the regional, national and federal levels. The journal “Food systems” serves to highlight topical problems in the food and related industries, promote new promising technologies among the wide audience of scientific and practical professionals, lecturers, students, postgraduate students and entrepreneurs. The scientific concept of the journal envisages publication of new knowledge in the field of food systems and scientific foundations of the resource saving technologies for deep processing of agricultural raw materials, breakthrough technical solutions for producing food of general and specialized purpose. The journal “Food systems” publishes scientific and review papers, reports, communications, critical reviews, short scientific communications (letters to the editorial office), information materials concerned with food technology and processes;equipment and apparatus for food production;nutritional hygiene;biotechnology;standardization, certification, quality and safety;economics;automation and informatization of technological processes. The editors strive to expand the pool of writers and welcome new authors. The editorial staff of the journal strives to expand the pool of authors independent of a nationality, country of residence and territory where a study was carried out.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Food Science
Editor-in-chief Oxana A. KuznetsovaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Russia 21, Egypt 2, Japan 1, India 1, Indonesia 1 (27 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Scientific Research MethodsAgricultural and Biological Sciences19.1%
- Food and Agricultural SciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences16.3%
- Proteins in Food SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.8%
- Food composition and propertiesNursing7.9%
- Probiotics and Fermented FoodsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.7%
- Enzyme Production and CharacterizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.3%
- Polysaccharides Composition and ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food Science | Q4 | 342/420 | 18th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Russian index of scientific citation, eLIBRARY.RUPublisher website
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.29OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 521 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 79 | 79 | 302 |
| 2025 | 74 | 74 | 272 |
| 2024 | 78 | 78 | 238 |
| 2023 | 63 | 63 | 148 |
| 2022 | 46 | 46 | 97 |
| 2021 | 102 | 102 | 76 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| 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 prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 200–250 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted2
- original articleOriginal article Review article Reports, communications, critical reviews, short research communications (letters to the editorial office), informative publicat…Length not stated
- review articleOriginal article Review article Reports, communications, critical reviews, short research communications (letters to the editorial office), informative publicat…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Conflicts of interest Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in a reviewer’s own research without the express written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through editorial and publishing process must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. The Editors and Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest r…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement
The Editorial staff of the journal monitors the compliance with the ethical requirements relying on the manuals prepared by specialized organizations, associations, publishing houses such as the Committee on Publication Ethics (UK), Elsevier (Netherlands), and the Ethical Principles of Scientific Publications (ASEP). The following statements apply to the editor(s), reviewers, authors, and the Foun…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license. Model summary
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.Authors are able to enter into separate, addition…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Open access policy following the Budapest Open Access Initiative. Model summary
This is an open access journal. All articles are made freely available to readers immediatly upon publication. Our open access policy is in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition - it means that articles have free availability on the public internet, permitting any users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles, …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer-Review
DOIs assigned to accepted articles. Model summary
All scientific articles received by the editorial office of the journal “Food systems” are subject to obligatory double-blind peer review (a reviewer does not know an author of a manuscript, an author of a manuscript does not know reviewers). A scientific manuscript submitted to the editorial office of the journal “Food systems” is considered by the Production Editor in terms of correspondence to …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism detection
The editorial office of the journal “Food systems” checks the originality of the text using the Antiplagiat system and CrossCheck If plagiarism is identified, the COPE guidelines on plagiarism will be followed.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint and postprint Policy
Prior to acceptance and publication in “Food systems”, authors may make their submissions available as preprints on personal or public websites. As part of submission process, authors are required to confirm that the submission has not been previously published, nor has been submitted. After a manuscript has been published in “Food systems” we suggest that the link to the article on journal's webs…
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
- Russian Academy of Sciences, V.M. Gorbatov Federal Research Center for Food Systems
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- Russian
- ISSN
- 2618-9771
- Electronic ISSN
- 2618-7272
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 9, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Pishchevye sistemy
How long does peer review take at Pishchevye sistemy?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Pishchevye sistemy?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–250 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; 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 Pishchevye sistemy based?
Of the 27 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Russia (21), Egypt (2) and Japan (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Pishchevye sistemy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pishchevye sistemy is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Pishchevye sistemy open access, and what is the APC?
Pishchevye sistemy is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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: .