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Food Security

Springer Science and Business Media B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1999

ISSN1876-4517eISSN1876-4525

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

1.599

H-Index

117

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.211

Total Works

1,696

Total Citations

68,660

2yr Mean Citedness

2.67

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Aims & Scope

Food Security: addresses food security and food systems as a whole, covering production, stability, access, stocks, markets, trade, and nutrition; considers the Global South as well as the Global North; addresses the physical, biological, sociological, economical, and technological constraints to food production and to accessing a healthy diet. covers the sociological contexts of food production, access, quality, and consumption. addresses the policies that affect global food needs.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1999

Annual Volume~ 103 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,696

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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?

Springer Science and Business Media B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1876-4517 / 1876-4525

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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

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2022

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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.

Agronomy and Crop ScienceQ1

DevelopmentQ1

Food ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Food Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop ScienceDevelopmentFood Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Food Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsChild Nutrition and Water AccessAgricultural Innovations and PracticesAgricultural risk and resilienceAgriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentUrban Agriculture and SustainabilityClimate change impacts on agricultureAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental ImpactFood Waste Reduction and SustainabilityPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare