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International Journal of Food Microbiology

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1935

ISSN1879-3460

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.116

H-Indexi

266

SNIPi

1.353

Total Worksi

12,396

Total Citationsi

660,494

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.14

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The International Journal of Food Microbiology publishes papers dealing with all aspects of food microbiology. It covers food science and technology, specifically in the area of microbiology.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1935

FrequencyTwenty Four No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications12,396

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

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?

1879-3460

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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

300

10k

2019

361

11k

2020

302

7.4k

2021

345

7.5k

2022

304

4.9k

2023

375

3.8k

2024

436

1.9k

2025

332

150

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)Q1

Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityQ1

MicrobiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Food Science & TechnologyMicrobiology

Scopus Categories

Food ScienceSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityMedicine (miscellaneous)Microbiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Listeria monocytogenes in Food SafetyProbiotics and Fermented FoodsSalmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyMicrobial Inactivation MethodsMeat and Animal Product QualityFood Safety and HygieneFermentation and Sensory AnalysisEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityMycotoxins in Agriculture and FoodDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Food Microbiology

Is International Journal of Food Microbiology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Food Microbiology: 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 Food Microbiology?

International Journal of Food Microbiology 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 4.14.

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

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