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Journal of Food Quality

John Wiley and Sons Inc · United Kingdom

ISSN1745-4557

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

158

days submission → published

measured · last 15 articles · accept 240d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.666

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.029

Total Worksi

3,628

Total Citationsi

64,311

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.29

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Food Science & Technology; Food Science; Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications3,628

Publisher OrgHindawi Publishing Corporation

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~23 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1745-4557

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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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

Citations received

124

3.5k

2019

162

3.7k

2020

231

5.1k

2021

311

5.2k

2022

130

1.4k

2023

125

568

2024

127

217

2025

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.

Food ScienceQ2

Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Food Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

Food ScienceSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Meat and Animal Product QualityPostharvest Quality and Shelf Life ManagementPhytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesFood composition and propertiesSensory Analysis and Statistical MethodsPlant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAnimal Nutrition and PhysiologyFood Quality and Safety StudiesProtein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Food Quality

Is Journal of Food Quality a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Food Quality: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Journal of Food Quality?

Journal of Food Quality 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 2.29.

Is Journal of Food Quality indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Food Quality is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Food Quality?