JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE

Basic Journal Info

Country:	United States
Journal ISSN:	0022-1147
Journal EISSN:	1750-3841^eissn
History	1936-ongoing
Publisher	WILEY
Journal Hompage:	Link
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Research Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Impact Factor Ranking

JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE

3957

Scope/Description:

The goal of the Journal of Food Science is to offer scientists, researchers, and other food professionals the opportunity to share knowledge of scientific advancements in the myriad disciplines affecting their work, through a respected peer-reviewed publication. The Journal of Food Science serves as an international forum for vital research and developments in food science. The range of topics covered in the journal include: -Concise Reviews and Hypotheses in Food Science -New Horizons in Food Research -Integrated Food Science -Food Chemistry -Food Engineering, Materials Science, and Nanotechnology -Food Microbiology and Safety -Sensory and Consumer Sciences -Health, Nutrition, and Food -Toxicology and Chemical Food Safety The Journal of Food Science publishes peer-reviewed articles that cover all aspects of food science, including safety and nutrition. Reviews should be 15 to 50 typewritten pages (including tables, figures, and references), should provide in-depth coverage of a narrowly defined topic, and should embody careful evaluation (weaknesses, strengths, explanation of discrepancies in results among similar studies) of all pertinent studies, so that insightful interpretations and conclusions can be presented. Hypothesis papers are especially appropriate in pioneering areas of research or important areas that are afflicted by scientific controversy.

JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE | Journal Impact factor 2025 Trends

Impact Factor Trend 2000 - 2025

Impact Factor

The impact factor (IF) or journal impact factor (JIF) of an academic journal is a scientometric factor based on the yearly average number of citations on articles published by a particular journal in the last two years. In other words, the impact factor of 2024 - 2025 is the average of the number of cited publications divided by the citable publications of a journal. A journal impact factor is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field. Normally, journals with higher impact factors are often deemed to have more influence than those with lower ones. However, the science community has also noted that review articles typically are more citable than research articles.Here you can check the journal performance trends based on last 20 years of data, also check the latest journal citation reports 2025. Also Check H-Index, SCImago journal rank and journal impact factor 2025.

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Impact Factor History

2024/2025 Impact Factor 3.4
2023 Impact Factor 3.2
2022 Impact Factor 3.9
2021 Impact Factor 3.693
2020 Impact Factor 3.167
2019 Impact Factor 2.081
2018 Impact Factor 2.146
2017 Impact Factor 2.164
2016 Impact Factor 2.044
2015 Impact Factor 1.881
2014 Impact Factor 2.08
2013 Impact Factor 2.265
2012 Impact Factor 2.253
2011 Impact Factor 2.006
2010 Impact Factor 2.133
2009 Impact Factor 1.974
2008 Impact Factor 1.639
2007 Impact Factor 1.423
2006 Impact Factor 1.17
2005 Impact Factor 1.239
2004 Impact Factor 1.116
2003 Impact Factor 1.0
2002 Impact Factor 1.353
2001 Impact Factor 0.928
2000 Impact Factor 1.032

Note: impact factor data for reference only

Other Journal Impact Indicator

Any journal impact factor or scientometric indicator alone will not give you the full picture of a science journal. That’s why every year, scholars review current metrics to improve upon them and sometimes come up with new ones. There are also other factors to sider for example, H-Index, Self-Citation Ratio, SJR (SCImago Journal Rank Indicator) and SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper). Researchers may also consider the practical aspect of a journal such as publication fees, acceptance rate, review speed.

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