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Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Academic Press Inc. · United States · Est. 1987

ISSN1096-0481

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.806

H-Indexi

173

SNIPi

1.201

Total Worksi

8,788

Total Citationsi

224,620

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.11

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Chemistry, Applied; Food Science & Technology; Food Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1987

Annual Volume~ 1,143 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications8,788

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Academic Press Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1096-0481

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

211

6.7k

2019

314

8.6k

2020

513

12k

2021

671

13k

2022

747

11k

2023

1.1k

11k

2024

1.6k

5.7k

2025

594

334

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Food ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, AppliedFood Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

Food Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMeat and Animal Product QualitySpectroscopy and Chemometric AnalysesAdvanced Chemical Sensor TechnologiesNutritional Studies and DietFermentation and Sensory AnalysisAnalytical chemistry methods developmentPesticide Residue Analysis and SafetyHeavy Metals in PlantsHeavy metals in environment

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Is Journal of Food Composition and Analysis a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Food Composition and Analysis: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Food Composition and Analysis?

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 4.11.

Is Journal of Food Composition and Analysis indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Food Composition and Analysis?