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Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Springer · United States · Est. 1952

ISSN1573-9104

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

0.741

H-Index

123

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.855

Total Works

3,721

Total Citations

96,222

2yr Mean Citedness

2.90

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Aims & Scope

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition (formerly Qualitas Plantarum) is an international journal presenting reports of original research and critical reviews concerned with the improvement and evaluation of the nutritional quality of plant foods for humans, as they are influenced by: Biotechnology, including molecular biology and genetic engineering Food science and technology Functional, nutraceutical or pharma foods Other nutrients and non-nutrients inherent in plant foods

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1952

FrequencyFour No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,721

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1573-9104

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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?

English

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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.

Food ScienceQ1

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, AppliedFood Science & TechnologyNutrition & DieteticsPlant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Food ScienceChemistry (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Food composition and propertiesPhytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesPhytase and its ApplicationsProteins in Food SystemsMicrobial Metabolites in Food BiotechnologySeed and Plant BiochemistryNatural Antidiabetic Agents StudiesAntioxidant Activity and Oxidative StressAgricultural pest management studiesPlant Physiology and Cultivation Studies