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Current Opinion in Food Science

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2014

ISSN2214-7993eISSN2214-8000

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

1.646

H-Indexi

118

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.015

Total Worksi

1,299

Total Citationsi

59,103

2yr Mean Citednessi

8.11

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Food Science & Technology; Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology; Food Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,299

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2214-7993 / 2214-8000

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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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

118

7.6k

2019

141

9.5k

2020

138

7.4k

2021

153

5.1k

2022

104

2.2k

2023

116

1.6k

2024

338

2025

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.

Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologyQ1

Food ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Food Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

Food ScienceApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Proteins in Food SystemsMeat and Animal Product QualityProbiotics and Fermented FoodsListeria monocytogenes in Food SafetyFood composition and propertiesProtein Hydrolysis and Bioactive PeptidesMycotoxins in Agriculture and FoodMicrobial Metabolites in Food BiotechnologyBiochemical Analysis and Sensing TechniquesIdentification and Quantification in Food

Frequently asked questions about Current Opinion in Food Science

Is Current Opinion in Food Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Current Opinion in Food Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Current Opinion in Food Science?

Current Opinion in Food Science 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 8.11.

Is Current Opinion in Food Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Current Opinion in Food Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Current Opinion in Food Science?