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Food Science and Technology Research

Japanese Society for Food Science and Technology · Switzerland · Est. 1999

ISSN1344-6606eISSN1881-3984

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.259

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.407

Total Worksi

2,467

Total Citationsi

31,229

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.51

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Food Science & Technology; Biotechnology; Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous); Food Science; Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering; Marketing.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1999

Annual Volume~ 62 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,467

Publisher OrgKarger Publishers

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Japanese Society for Food Science and Technology

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1344-6606 / 1881-3984

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

103

1.2k

2019

573

2020

115

604

2021

162

2022

131

2023

2024

2025

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.

BiotechnologyQ3

Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Q3

Food ScienceQ3

Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringQ3

MarketingQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Food Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringBiotechnologyFood ScienceChemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Marketing

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesFood composition and propertiesFood Quality and Safety StudiesMeat and Animal Product QualityProtein Hydrolysis and Bioactive PeptidesProteins in Food SystemsMicrobial Metabolites in Food BiotechnologyProbiotics and Fermented FoodsFermentation and Sensory AnalysisGABA and Rice Research

Frequently asked questions about Food Science and Technology Research

Is Food Science and Technology Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Food Science and Technology Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Food Science and Technology Research?

Food Science and Technology Research 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 0.51.

Is Food Science and Technology Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Food Science and Technology Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Food Science and Technology Research?