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WoS SCIE Q4CAS 4区Hybrid

International Journal of Food Engineering

Abbreviation (ISO):INT. J. FOOD ENG
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Identifier (ISSN):2194-5764(Print)/1556-3758(Online)•Articles / Year: 103
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
1.6
↑ +0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
19

19 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate12.5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
103articles/year
2.17% Gold OA•92.16% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q4(IF: 1.6)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.6)
🔵 Computed
20251.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.4)
🔵 Computed
20241.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.6)
🔵 Computed
20231.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.6)
🔵 Computed
20211.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.713)
🔵 Computed
20191.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.951)
🔵 Computed
20181.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.923)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

International Journal of Food Engineering is devoted to engineering disciplines related to processing foods. The areas of interest include heat, mass transfer and fluid flow in food processing; food microstructure development and characterization; application of artificial intelligence in food engineering research and in industry; food biotechnology; and mathematical modeling and software development for food processing purposes. Authors and editors come from top engineering programs around the world: the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Western Europe, but also South America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
ChemistryBiologyPhysicsFood ScienceOrganic ChemistryEngineeringMaterials ScienceBiochemistryThermodynamicsQuantum MechanicsChromatographyComposite MaterialsGeologyComputer ScienceMathematicsMedicineGeographyPlant SciencesMeteorology
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Not indexed in SCImago / Scopus database

This journal is currently not indexed in Scopus or is an academic publication indexed exclusively in Web of Science (WoS).

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Agricultural Sciences
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Editorial Address
GENTHINER STRASSE 13, BERLIN, GERMANY, D-10785
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
JCRSCIE
146/187Q4
FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
JCISCIE
145/187Q4

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—4110
20251.46771
20241.679246
20231.672259
2022—60327
20211.71378625
2020—1111,392
20190.951731,203
20180.92362813
2017—1161,511
2016—911,079
2015—1041,457
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for International Journal of Food Engineering

WoS Q4
01122018201920212023202420251.40
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.4

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 12.5%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 1131afa1-6356-43f7-9104-05f8ce39a6ae
Database Updated: 2026-09-28