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Food Science and Biotechnology

The Korean Society of Food Science and Technology · South Korea · Est. 1970

ISSN2092-6456
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / 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.

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📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.744
H-Indexi
83
SNIPi
0.956
Total Worksi
6,029
Total Citationsi
85,518
2yr Mean Citednessi
3.22
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
2
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Food Science and Biotechnology is an international journal focusing on the physical, chemical, biological, and health aspects of food science and technology. Published by the Korean Society of Food Science and Technology. Welcomes submissions on food chemistry and analysis, food hygiene and toxicology, food microbiology and biotechnology, and food engineering. Offers high visibility for work, with over 361,613 article downloads in 2023. Provide attractive turnaround times, averaging a month from submission to first decision.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1970
FrequencyBimonthly, 1999-
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications6,029
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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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

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
The Korean Society of Food Science and Technology
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2092-6456
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, PubMed
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
183
5.1k
2019
125
3.3k
2020
169
3.2k
2021
206
3k
2022
259
3.4k
2023
305
2.5k
2024
279
651
2025
203
42
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
Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologyQ2
BiotechnologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Food Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

BiotechnologyFood ScienceApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Food Quality and Safety StudiesPhytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesFood composition and propertiesProbiotics and Fermented FoodsMeat and Animal Product QualityProtein Hydrolysis and Bioactive PeptidesMicrobial Metabolites in Food BiotechnologyProteins in Food SystemsGABA and Rice ResearchPhytoestrogen effects and research

Frequently asked questions about Food Science and Biotechnology

Is Food Science and Biotechnology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Food Science and Biotechnology: 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 Food Science and Biotechnology?

Food Science and Biotechnology 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 3.22.

Is Food Science and Biotechnology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Food Science and Biotechnology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Food Science and Biotechnology?

Food Science and Biotechnology is an international journal focusing on the physical, chemical, biological, and health aspects of food science and technology. Published by the Korean Society of Food Science and Technology. Welcomes submissions on food chemistry and analysis, food hygiene and toxicology, food microbiology and biotechnology, and food engineering. Offers high visibility for work, with over 361,613 article downloads in 2023. Provide attractive turnaround times, averaging a month from submission to first decision.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref