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NFS Journal

Elsevier GmbH · Germany · Est. 2015

ISSN2352-3646eISSN2352-3646

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total78

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.629

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.132

Total Worksi

253

Total Citationsi

6,166

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.90

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Food Science & Technology; Nutrition & Dietetics; Food Science; Nutrition and Dietetics.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2015

Annual Volume~ 38 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications253

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~16 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2352-3646 / 2352-3646

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

740

2019

1.3k

2020

772

2021

337

2022

337

2023

200

2024

123

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.

Food ScienceQ2

Nutrition and DieteticsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Food Science & TechnologyNutrition & Dietetics

Scopus Categories

Nutrition and DieteticsFood Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesFood composition and propertiesDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationEducational Robotics and EngineeringMeat and Animal Product QualityProteins in Food SystemsNutritional Studies and DietProtein Hydrolysis and Bioactive PeptidesMicrobial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology

Frequently asked questions about NFS Journal

Is NFS Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for NFS Journal: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of NFS Journal?

NFS Journal 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 2.90.

Is NFS Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

NFS Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of NFS Journal?