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Food Studies

Common Ground Research Networks · United States · Est. 2012

ISSN2160-1933

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q4+5

Total5

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.111

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.14

Total Works

291

Total Citations

429

2yr Mean Citedness

0.53

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Aims & Scope

Food Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal explores new possibilities for sustainable food production and human nutrition. This interdisciplinary forum integrates agricultural, environmental, nutritional, health, social, economic, and cultural perspectives, offering a platform for broad theoretical and global policy explorations as well as detailed examinations of specific human physiological, nutritional, and socio-cultural dynamics. The journal welcomes rigorous scholarship on how innovative forms of responsible agriculture, culturally informed practices, and institutional mechanisms address these challenges, contributing to the advancement of a sustainable and equitable food system.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2012

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications291

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewtwo-way blind peer-reviewed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate28%

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Common Ground Research Networks

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2160-1933

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

two-way blind peer-reviewed

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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

2021

2022

2023

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.

Cultural StudiesQ4

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q4

Food ScienceQ4

Nutrition and DieteticsQ4

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Cultural StudiesNutrition and DieteticsFood SciencePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Culinary Culture and TourismFood Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsOrganic Food and AgricultureFood Safety and HygieneUrban Agriculture and SustainabilityAfrican Botany and Ecology StudiesSeed and Plant BiochemistryGlobal trade, sustainability, and social impactAgriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentDiverse Educational Innovations Studies