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Food Safety and Risk

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2023

ISSN2731-9245

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total33

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.608

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

Total Citations

2yr Mean Citedness

0.94

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on identifying and assessing risks associated with food safety, including chemical residues, microbial contamination, and mycotoxins in various food products. It examines the prevalence and impact of these hazards in different regions and food systems, as well as strategies for mitigation and regulatory oversight. The scope also encompasses the evaluation of novel technologies for food safety monitoring and the influence of agricultural practices and climate change on food safety.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2023

Annual Volume~ 8 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications39

OA Since2022

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~13 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?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2731-9245

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

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

Times cited

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Food ScienceQ2

Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisQ2

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Food SciencePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Food Safety and HygieneSalmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyMycotoxins in Agriculture and FoodIdentification and Quantification in FoodPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsListeria monocytogenes in Food SafetyHeavy metals in environmentAntimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusWheat and Barley Genetics and PathologyPesticide Residue Analysis and Safety