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International Journal of Food Engineering

Walter de Gruyter GmbH · Germany · Est. 2000

ISSN1556-3758
SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR
90
/ 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
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
0.369
H-Indexi
50
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.537
Total Worksi
1,741
Total Citationsi
20,268
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.44
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

International Journal of Food Engineering is devoted to engineering disciplines related to processing foods. The areas of interest include heat, mass transfer and fluid flow in food processing; food microstructure development and characterization; application of artificial intelligence in food engineering research and in industry; food biotechnology; and mathematical modeling and software development for food processing purposes. Authors and editors come from top engineering programs around the world: the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Western Europe, but also South America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2000
FrequencyAnnual
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications1,741
Publisher OrgDe Gruyter
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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
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/12 · 58%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
1556-3758
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
❌
Peer review process documented?
N/A
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
❌
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
✅
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
❌
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
✅
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
73
1.2k
2019
111
1.3k
2020
78
608
2021
60
311
2022
72
250
2023
79
221
2024
68
48
2025
28
3
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.

Engineering (miscellaneous)Q2
BiotechnologyQ3
Food ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Food Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

BiotechnologyEngineering (miscellaneous)Food Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Food Drying and ModelingFood composition and propertiesMicroencapsulation and Drying ProcessesPolysaccharides Composition and ApplicationsProteins in Food SystemsMeat and Animal Product QualityPhytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMicrobial Inactivation MethodsPostharvest Quality and Shelf Life ManagementFreezing and Crystallization Processes

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Food Engineering

Is International Journal of Food Engineering a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Food Engineering: 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 International Journal of Food Engineering?

International Journal of Food Engineering 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 1.44.

Is International Journal of Food Engineering indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Food Engineering is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Food Engineering?

International Journal of Food Engineering is devoted to engineering disciplines related to processing foods. The areas of interest include heat, mass transfer and fluid flow in food processing; food microstructure development and characterization; application of artificial intelligence in food engineering research and in industry; food biotechnology; and mathematical modeling and software development for food processing purposes. Authors and editors come from top engineering programs around the world: the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Western Europe, but also South America, Asia, Africa, and the

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