Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Food Science
Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
ISSN 2287-1098 · eISSN 2287-8602 · Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
Preventive Nutrition and Food Science: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; median 57 days to acceptance (83 articles, last 24 months); 64 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Preventive Nutrition and Food Science is published by Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition 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, Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities and Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior, together about 39.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Food Science
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Food Quality and Safety StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences20.2%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine12.8%
- Nutrition, Health and Food BehaviorNursing6.4%
- Phytoestrogen effects and researchMedicine5%
- Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive PeptidesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.9%
- Food composition and propertiesNursing3.9%
- Pharmacological Effects of Natural CompoundsPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.4%
- GABA and Rice ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.2%
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 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | 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 | Food Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 53OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 607OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.56OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 63LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,770 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 39 | 5 |
| 2025 | 64 | 64 | 124 |
| 2024 | 59 | 59 | 285 |
| 2023 | 55 | 55 | 505 |
| 2022 | 51 | 51 | 628 |
| 2021 | 92 | 53 | 669 |
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
57 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 36 days – 89 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 95 days (83 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 156 days
- Sample
- 83 articles with submission and acceptance dates (137 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".
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
- ISSN
- 2287-1098
- Electronic ISSN
- 2287-8602
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
What CAS zone is Preventive Nutrition and Food Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Preventive Nutrition and Food Science is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Food Science & Technology / Nutrition & Dietetics. 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.
How long does peer review take at Preventive Nutrition and Food Science?
Based on the dates recorded on 83 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 57 days (interquartile range 36–89 days). 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 Preventive Nutrition and Food Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Preventive Nutrition and Food Science is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Preventive Nutrition and Food Science open access, and what is the APC?
Preventive Nutrition and Food Science is a subscription 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .