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LWT

Academic Press · United States

ISSN1096-1127

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

1.394

H-Indexi

216

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.587

Total Worksi

19,728

Total Citationsi

770,360

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.58

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Food Science & Technology; Food Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 1,508 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications19,728

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~18 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Academic Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1096-1127

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.2k

52k

2019

1.7k

65k

2020

2.1k

75k

2021

1.4k

38k

2022

1.3k

26k

2023

1.6k

19k

2024

1.7k

6.5k

2025

725

257

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

Food Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

Food Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Meat and Animal Product QualityFood composition and propertiesProteins in Food SystemsPhytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesProbiotics and Fermented FoodsProtein Hydrolysis and Bioactive PeptidesMicroencapsulation and Drying ProcessesFermentation and Sensory AnalysisMicrobial Metabolites in Food BiotechnologyPolysaccharides Composition and Applications

Frequently asked questions about LWT

Is LWT a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for LWT: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of LWT?

LWT 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 5.58.

Is LWT indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

LWT is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of LWT?