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Food Additives and Contaminants

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1984

ISSN1464-5122

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

Total66

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 50% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.478

H-Indexi

128

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.624

Total Worksi

2,599

Total Citationsi

99,185

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Chemistry (miscellaneous); Food Science; Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; Toxicology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1984

Annual Volume~ 106 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2008)

Total Publications2,599

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1464-5122

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

196

6.7k

2001

156

9.6k

2002

157

8.3k

2003

134

7.1k

2004

179

12k

2005

157

7.4k

2006

154

6.7k

2007

2008

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.

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q2

Food ScienceQ2

Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisQ3

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ3

ToxicologyQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Food ScienceToxicologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthChemistry (miscellaneous)Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mycotoxins in Agriculture and FoodPesticide Residue Analysis and SafetyEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicalsToxic Organic Pollutants ImpactCarcinogens and Genotoxicity AssessmentDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationEducational Robotics and EngineeringMeat and Animal Product QualityWheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology

Frequently asked questions about Food Additives and Contaminants

Is Food Additives and Contaminants a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Food Additives and Contaminants: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 66/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Food Additives and Contaminants?

Food Additives and Contaminants is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.478.

Is Food Additives and Contaminants indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Food Additives and Contaminants is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Food Additives and Contaminants?