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Food Additives and Contaminants: Part B Surveillance

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2008

ISSN1939-3210eISSN1939-3229

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.617

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.176

Total Works

758

Total Citations

15,899

2yr Mean Citedness

2.80

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the surveillance of contaminants and residues in food products. It examines the occurrence, levels, and potential health risks associated with various substances including heavy metals, pesticides, mycotoxins, and persistent organic pollutants in diverse food matrices. The scope also includes the development and application of analytical methods for contaminant detection and risk assessment for different populations.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2008

Annual Volume~ 38 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications758

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1939-3210 / 1939-3229

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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

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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.

Food ScienceQ2

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2

ToxicologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, AppliedFood Science & TechnologyToxicology

Scopus Categories

Food ScienceToxicologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mycotoxins in Agriculture and FoodHeavy metals in environmentPesticide Residue Analysis and SafetyWheat and Barley Genetics and PathologyHeavy Metal Exposure and ToxicityMercury impact and mitigation studiesHeavy Metals in PlantsToxic Organic Pollutants ImpactPotato Plant ResearchEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals