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Food Additives and Contaminants

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

ISSN1464-5122

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total18

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.434

H-Index

128

CiteScore

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SNIP

0.624

Total Works

2,599

Total Citations

99,185

2yr Mean Citedness

0.00

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the analysis and detection of contaminants and residues in food products. It covers topics such as antibiotic residues, allergens, adulterants like melamine, environmental pollutants including PCBs and mercury, mycotoxins (e.g., aflatoxins, ochratoxin A, Fusarium toxins), and steroid hormones in various food matrices like milk, eggs, fish, cereals, and fruits. The journal also addresses methods for predicting residue decline and assessing consumer exposure.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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