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International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2012

ISSN1878-4518

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.673

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.09

Total Worksi

1,452

Total Citationsi

20,151

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.83

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Food Science & Technology; Cultural Studies; Food Science.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2012

FrequencyTwo Issues Per Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,452

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1878-4518

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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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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

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

1.5k

2019

3.1k

2020

159

3.9k

2021

186

3.5k

2022

202

2.6k

2023

225

1.7k

2024

301

761

2025

232

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.

Cultural StudiesQ1

Food ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Food Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

Cultural StudiesFood Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Culinary Culture and TourismSensory Analysis and Statistical MethodsMeat and Animal Product QualityOrganic Food and AgricultureBiochemical Analysis and Sensing TechniquesFood composition and propertiesWine Industry and TourismOlfactory and Sensory Function StudiesConsumer Attitudes and Food LabelingFermentation and Sensory Analysis

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science

Is International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science a predatory journal?

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

International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science 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 2.83.

Is International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science?