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Discover Food

Springer Nature · Switzerland · Est. 2021

ISSN2731-4286eISSN2731-4286

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

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

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?

172

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 156d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.57

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

925

Total Citationsi

3,478

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.70

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Food Science & Technology; Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous); Agronomy and Crop Science; Aquatic Science; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2021

Annual Volume~ 238 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications925

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

OA Since2020

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~9 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

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Nature

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2731-4286 / 2731-4286

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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

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

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

2021

924

2022

300

2023

191

1.4k

2024

495

1.7k

2025

318

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Agronomy and Crop ScienceQ2

Aquatic ScienceQ2

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Food Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop ScienceAgricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Aquatic Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Food composition and propertiesPhytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesSeed and Plant BiochemistryProbiotics and Fermented FoodsProteins in Food SystemsMeat and Animal Product QualityChild Nutrition and Water AccessFood Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsPolysaccharides Composition and ApplicationsFood Waste Reduction and Sustainability

Frequently asked questions about Discover Food

Is Discover Food a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Discover Food: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Discover Food?

Discover Food 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 2.70.

Is Discover Food indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Discover Food is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.