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Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

American Chemical Society · United States · Est. 1860

ISSN1520-5118
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
1.206
H-Indexi
415
SNIPi
1.342
Total Worksi
61,126
Total Citationsi
2,874,776
2yr Mean Citednessi
5.08
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
8
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Agriculture, Multidisciplinary; Chemistry, Applied; Food Science & Technology; Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous); Chemistry (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1860
FrequencyTwenty-Six No. A Year 2002-
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications61,126
Publisher OrgAmerican Chemical Society
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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

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
American Chemical Society
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1520-5118
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
1.6k
69k
2019
1.6k
60k
2020
1.5k
50k
2021
1.6k
42k
2022
1.9k
37k
2023
2.5k
31k
2024
2.7k
14k
2025
1.9k
1.1k
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1
Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Agriculture, MultidisciplinaryChemistry, AppliedFood Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Chemistry (miscellaneous)

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Is Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry: 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 Agricultural and Food Chemistry?

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 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 5.08.

Is Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry?

Subject areas: Agriculture, Multidisciplinary; Chemistry, Applied; Food Science & Technology; Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous); Chemistry (miscellaneous).

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref