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Food Chemistry

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1887

ISSN1873-7072

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

1.952

H-Index

392

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.153

Total Works

50,607

Total Citations

2,633,792

2yr Mean Citedness

7.86

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1887

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications50,607

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1873-7072

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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.

Analytical ChemistryQ1

Food ScienceQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, AppliedFood Science & TechnologyNutrition & Dietetics

Scopus Categories

Analytical ChemistryFood ScienceMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMeat and Animal Product QualityProteins in Food SystemsFood composition and propertiesFermentation and Sensory AnalysisProtein Hydrolysis and Bioactive PeptidesAdvanced Chemical Sensor TechnologiesPolysaccharides Composition and ApplicationsMicrobial Metabolites in Food BiotechnologyBiochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques