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Food Packaging and Shelf Life

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2009

ISSN2214-2894eISSN2214-2894

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

1.603

H-Index

111

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.631

Total Works

1,786

Total Citations

66,082

2yr Mean Citedness

9.02

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Food Packaging and Shelf Life publishes research on food packaging and shelf-life evaluation. It serves packaging scientists, material scientists, food chemists, and microbiologists. The journal covers food science & technology, agricultural and biological sciences, engineering, and materials science.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2009

Annual Volume~ 222 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,786

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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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?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2214-2894 / 2214-2894

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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.

BiomaterialsQ1

Food ScienceQ1

Microbiology (medical)Q1

Polymers and PlasticsQ1

Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Food Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

Polymers and PlasticsBiomaterialsFood ScienceSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityMicrobiology (medical)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nanocomposite Films for Food PackagingPostharvest Quality and Shelf Life Managementbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesMeat and Animal Product QualityMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionAdvanced Cellulose Research StudiesElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsPhytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesAdvanced Chemical Sensor TechnologiesMicroencapsulation and Drying Processes