Journal profile · FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Ukrainian Food Journal
ISSN 2304-974X · eISSN 2313-5891 · National university of food technologies · Ukraine
Ukrainian Food Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 49 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ukrainian Food Journal is published by National university of food technologies 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 Industry and Aquatic Biology, Food composition and properties and Freezing and Crystallization Processes, together about 36.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Food Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Ukrainian Food Journal publishes original research articles, short communications, review papers, news and literature reviews dealing with all aspects of the food science, technology, engeneering, nutrition, food chemistry, economics and management. Studies must be novel, have a clear connection to food science, and be of general interest to the international scientific community. Topic covered by the journal include: Food engineering Food chemistry Food microbiology Food quality and safety Food processes Economics Automation of food processes Food packaging Food nanotechnologies
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Olena StabnikovaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Food Industry and Aquatic BiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences19%
- Food composition and propertiesNursing10.3%
- Freezing and Crystallization ProcessesEngineering7.2%
- Fermentation and Sensory AnalysisAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Microbial Metabolites in Food BiotechnologyNursing5.1%
- Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive PeptidesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.3%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
- Agriculture and Biological StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.7%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, EBSCO, Ulrichs Web, Cabi Full Text, Directory of Open Access Scholarly Resources, InfoBase Index, FSTA (Food Science and Technology Abstracts)Publisher 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
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.5OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 42.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.44%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 42LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 760 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 32 | 2 |
| 2025 | 49 | 49 | 11 |
| 2024 | 49 | 49 | 52 |
| 2023 | 39 | 39 | 58 |
| 2022 | 45 | 45 | 125 |
| 2021 | 59 | 59 | 229 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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)
Article types accepted5
- literature reviewsUkrainian Food Journal publishes original research articles, short communications, review papers, news and literature reviewsLength not stated
- newsUkrainian Food Journal publishes original research articles, short communications, review papers, news and literature reviewsLength not stated
- original research articlesUkrainian Food Journal publishes original research articles, short communications, review papers, news and literature reviewsLength not stated
- review papersUkrainian Food Journal publishes original research articles, short communications, review papers, news and literature reviewsLength not stated
- short communicationsUkrainian Food Journal publishes original research articles, short communications, review papers, news and literature reviewsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
No publication or submission charges. Model summary
There are no publication or submission charges.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Editorial privacy policy compliant with GDPR. Model summary
In May 2018 we updated our internal rules and code of conduct so that to comply fully with the acting GDPR policies.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
The journal follows COPE rules and regulations. Model summary
The Editorial Office strictly follows all rules and regulations recommended for all academic and scientific journals by COPE - the Committee on Publication Ethics (the official web site:https://publicationethics.org/resources).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and Open Access License
Authors submitting articles for publication warrant that the work is not an infringement of any existing copyright and will indemnify the publisher against any breach of such warranty. For ease of dissemination and to ensure proper policing of use, papers and contributions become the legal copyright of the publisher unless otherwise agreed.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Copyright and Open Access License
Open access under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY) license. Model summary
Authors submitting articles for publication warrant that the work is not an infringement of any existing copyright and will indemnify the publisher against any breach of such warranty. For ease of dissemination and to ensure proper policing of use, papers and contributions become the legal copyright of the publisher unless otherwise agreed.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review by at least two academics. Model summary
All scientific articles submitted for publication in “Ukrainian Food Journal” are double-blind peer-reviewed by at least two academics appointed by the Editors' Board: one from the Editorial Board and one, not affiliated to the Board and/or the Publisher.
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
- National university of food technologies
- Country or region
- Ukraine
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2304-974X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2313-5891
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ukrainian Food Journal
What CAS zone is Ukrainian Food Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Ukrainian Food Journal 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.
How long does peer review take at Ukrainian Food Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 Ukrainian Food Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ukrainian Food Journal is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Ukrainian Food Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Ukrainian Food Journal 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .