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Food Ethics

Springer International Publishing AG · Switzerland · Est. 2008

ISSN2364-6861

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total84

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?

302

days submission → published

measured · last 10 articles · accept 268d

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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

0.452

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.869

Total Worksi

226

Total Citationsi

2,195

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.50

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Philosophy; Food Science.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2008

Annual Volume~ 25 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications226

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer International Publishing AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2364-6861

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

442

2019

174

2020

294

2021

186

2022

142

2023

2024

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.

PhilosophyQ1

Food ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

PhilosophyFood Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental ImpactOrganic Food and AgricultureFood Waste Reduction and SustainabilityCulinary Culture and TourismAnimal Behavior and Welfare StudiesGeographies of human-animal interactionsAgriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentFood Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsPsychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentHuman-Animal Interaction Studies

Frequently asked questions about Food Ethics

Is Food Ethics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Food Ethics: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Food Ethics?

Food Ethics is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.452.

Is Food Ethics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Food Ethics is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Food Ethics?