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African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development

African Scholarly Science Communications Trust (ASSCAT) · Kenya · Est. 2001

ISSN1684-5358eISSN1684-5374

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total27

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.19

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.335

Total Works

2,436

Total Citations

19,768

2yr Mean Citedness

1.91

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Aims & Scope

The journal focuses on food, agriculture, nutrition, and development, with a particular emphasis on the well-being of children and the role of women's education in child health and nutrition. It covers research related to food science, nutrition, agricultural economics, and related development issues, especially in African contexts.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionKenya

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2001

Annual Volume~ 179 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,436

Publisher OrgAfrican Scholarly Science Communications Trust

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2000

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~24 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

African Scholarly Science Communications Trust (ASSCAT)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1684-5358 / 1684-5374

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q3

DevelopmentQ4

Food ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)DevelopmentFood Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child Nutrition and Water AccessFood Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsAgricultural Innovations and PracticesSeed and Plant BiochemistryAgriculture and Rural Development ResearchPoverty, Education, and Child WelfareAfrican Botany and Ecology StudiesFood composition and propertiesAgricultural pest management studiesObesity, Physical Activity, Diet