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EFSA Journal

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2003

ISSN1831-4732eISSN1831-4732

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

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.122

H-Indexi

193

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.539

Total Worksi

9,196

Total Citationsi

192,945

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.26

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Food Science & Technology; Animal Science and Zoology; Food Science; Parasitology; Plant Science; Veterinary (miscellaneous); Microbiology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications9,196

Publisher OrgWiley

OA Since2002

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~5 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1831-4732 / 1831-4732

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, PMC, 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

411

9.4k

2019

423

8.2k

2020

434

11k

2021

503

6.1k

2022

528

2023

449

2.9k

2024

441

938

2025

207

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.

Animal Science and ZoologyQ1

Food ScienceQ1

ParasitologyQ1

Plant ScienceQ1

Veterinary (miscellaneous)Q1

MicrobiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Food Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyVeterinary (miscellaneous)Plant ScienceFood ScienceMicrobiologyParasitology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Agricultural safety and regulationsPesticide Residue Analysis and SafetyEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicalsGenetically Modified Organisms ResearchOccupational exposure and asthmaPesticide Exposure and ToxicityVitamin K Research StudiesConsumer Attitudes and Food LabelingCarcinogens and Genotoxicity AssessmentInsect and Pesticide Research

Frequently asked questions about EFSA Journal

Is EFSA Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for EFSA Journal: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 100/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of EFSA Journal?

EFSA Journal 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 3.26.

Is EFSA Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

EFSA Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of EFSA Journal?