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International Journal of Food Engineering

Walter de Gruyter GmbH · Germany · Est. 2000

ISSN1556-3758
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
43
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q2+18
Total43
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.402
H-Index
50
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.537
Total Works
1,741
Total Citations
20,268
2yr Mean Citedness
1.44
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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.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

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
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

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.

Engineering (miscellaneous)Q2
Food ScienceQ2
BiotechnologyQ3

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