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Journal of Functional Foods

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2008

ISSN1756-4646eISSN2214-9414

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.799

H-Indexi

166

SNIPi

0.951

Total Worksi

7,139

Total Citationsi

232,668

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.47

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Food Science & Technology; Nutrition & Dietetics; Food Science; Medicine (miscellaneous); Nutrition and Dietetics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2008

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,139

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC

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

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1756-4646 / 2214-9414

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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

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

627

23k

2019

507

20k

2020

493

12k

2021

459

8.4k

2022

569

6.9k

2023

669

4.6k

2024

472

1.5k

2025

341

128

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 ScienceQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Nutrition and DieteticsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Food Science & TechnologyNutrition & Dietetics

Scopus Categories

Nutrition and DieteticsFood ScienceMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesGut microbiota and healthProtein Hydrolysis and Bioactive PeptidesProbiotics and Fermented FoodsMicrobial Metabolites in Food BiotechnologyNatural Antidiabetic Agents StudiesDiet and metabolism studiesAntioxidant Activity and Oxidative StressFood composition and propertiesBiochemical effects in animals

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Functional Foods

Is Journal of Functional Foods a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Functional Foods: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Functional Foods?

Journal of Functional Foods 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 3.47.

Is Journal of Functional Foods indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Functional Foods is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Functional Foods?