Journal profile · Food Science & Technology
Trends in Food Science & Technology
ISSN 0924-2244 · eISSN 1879-3053 · Elsevier Ltd · ENGLAND · Irregular · Founded 1990
Trends in Food Science & Technology: CAS Zone 1 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 17.3; hybrid open access; APC about USD 5,440; review about 87 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 579 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Trends in Food Science & Technology is published by Elsevier Ltd 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 Proteins in Food Systems, Meat and Animal Product Quality and Food composition and properties, together about 20.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
An official journal of the International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST)Trends in Food Science & Technology is one of the premier international peer-reviewed journals publishing critical and comprehensive reviews and commentaries of current technology, food science and human nutrition. Its role is to fill the gap between the specialized primary journals and general trade magazines by focusing on the most promising new research developments and their current and potential food industry applications in a readable, scientifically rigorous way.Topics include novel food materials such as bioactive substances, alternative protein and novel food ingredients; advances in food engineering and manufacturing technologies including processing, preservation, packaging and digital transformation; molecular, micro- and macro-structure of foods; new developments in food security, sustainability and/or waste management; advanced technological applications including nanoscience and biotechnology; quality assurance including advanced methodology and applications of various -omics techniques; food traceability and authenticity; food safety including the risk assessment of chemical and/or biological hazards; food allergies and intolerances; food function and its relationships with food structure, food composition, nutrition and health benefits; consumer attitude, and policy/regulation.This journal primarily publishes critical and comprehensive reviews and does not publish original research papers.Subjects not considered for publication:Reviews on plant science, agronomics, plant breeding, veterinary issues or on non-food applications such as drug development, cosmetics, pharmacology, pharmacognosy, medical/health orientated papers will not be considered. Additionally, bibliometric analysis papers will also not be considered.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Food Science & Technology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Proteins in Food SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.1%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.7%
- Food composition and propertiesNursing6.3%
- Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive PeptidesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.7%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.3%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine4.9%
- Probiotics and Fermented FoodsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
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 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
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 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
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
- 17.3LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 17.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 27.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 27.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.04LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 162LetPub ·
- h-index
- 340OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,746OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 14.9OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.19%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 540LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,196 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 516 | 122 | 706 |
| 2025 | 579 | 138 | 7,348 |
| 2024 | 445 | 117 | 14,892 |
| 2023 | 342 | 90 | 18,447 |
| 2022 | 300 | 102 | 21,665 |
| 2021 | 607 | 177 | 65,336 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
87 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 1 month
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 39 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 87 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 1 daysPublisher 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 5,440 / EUR 5,090 / GBP 4,360 / JPY 674,720 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 5,250 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access
Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 5,250 (excluding taxes). The amount you pay may be reduced during submission if applicable.Review this journal’s open access policy.
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
- Elsevier Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Irregular
- Founded
- 1990
- ISSN
- 0924-2244
- Electronic ISSN
- 1879-3053
- Society / sponsor
- International Union of Food Science and Technology
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Trends in Food Science & Technology
What CAS zone is Trends in Food Science & Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Trends in Food Science & Technology is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 1 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 Trends in Food Science & Technology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 17.3; CiteScore 27.3, h-index 340.
How long does peer review take at Trends in Food Science & Technology?
The publisher reports about 87 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”. 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 Trends in Food Science & Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Trends in Food Science & Technology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Trends in Food Science & Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Trends in Food Science & Technology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 5,440.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .