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Journal of Food Quality and Hazards Control

Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences · Iran · Est. 2014

ISSN2345-6825
SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access
60
/ 100
Established
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
◆ Scopus Q354
✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6
Total60
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
8
weeks to publish · journal-reported
Fast · vs ~15 wk median
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Scorei
0.283
H-Indexi
17
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.499
Total Worksi
323
Total Citationsi
1,606
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.76
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Journal of Food Quality and Hazards Control ( J. Food Qual. Hazards Control ) is an international peer-reviewed quarterly journal that aims at publishing of high quality scientific articles involved in food quality, food hygiene, food safety, and food control which scientists from all over the world may submit their manuscript. The journal is an open access publication that allows readers to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of its articles and allow readers to use them for any other lawful purpose. This journal is an official journal of Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.

General Information

Country / RegionIran
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2014
Frequencyquarterly
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications323
Publisher OrgShahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences
Region🌍 Global South
OA Since2017
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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewPeer review
Review Time~8 weeks
Acceptance Rate—
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
2345-6825
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
✅
Peer review process documented?
Peer review
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
✅
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
✅
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
✅
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
✅
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
32
177
2019
32
228
2020
24
65
2021
40
117
2022
32
176
2023
32
56
2024
34
7
2025
8
0
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 ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Food Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Food Safety and HygieneProbiotics and Fermented FoodsIdentification and Quantification in FoodEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityMeat and Animal Product QualityMycotoxins in Agriculture and FoodListeria monocytogenes in Food SafetyPhytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesNutrition, Genetics, and DiseaseFood composition and properties

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Food Quality and Hazards Control

Is Journal of Food Quality and Hazards Control a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Food Quality and Hazards Control: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 60/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Food Quality and Hazards Control?

Journal of Food Quality and Hazards Control is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.283.

Is Journal of Food Quality and Hazards Control indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Food Quality and Hazards Control is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Food Quality and Hazards Control?

Journal of Food Quality and Hazards Control ( J. Food Qual. Hazards Control ) is an international peer-reviewed quarterly journal that aims at publishing of high quality scientific articles involved in food quality, food hygiene, food safety, and food control which scientists from all over the world may submit their manuscript. The journal is an open access publication that allows readers to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of its articles and allow readers to use them for any other lawful purpose. This journal is an official journal of Shahid Sadoughi

How much does it cost to publish in Journal of Food Quality and Hazards Control?

Journal of Food Quality and Hazards Control is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.

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