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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #7,307CAS 2区Hybrid

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

Abbreviation (ISO):Front. Sustainable Food Syst
Country: Switzerland•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.768•SCImago Rank: #7,307•Identifier (ISSN):2571-581X(Print)•Articles / Year: 507•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,205 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
4.1
↑ +1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
87

87 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate8.1%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
507articles/year
99.86% Gold OA•82.61% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.75pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4.1)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4.1)
🔵 Computed
20251.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.1)
🔵 Computed
20241.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.7)
🔵 Computed
20231.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4.7)
🔵 Computed
20221.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 5.005)
🔵 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

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q2 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology95%Ecology77.5%Geography65.1%History52.7%Archaeology52.2%Environmental science51.1%Economics49.3%Agriculture47.1%Chemistry45.5%Business41.4%Geology40.6%Agronomy34.2%Medicine33.3%Political science30.6%Engineering29.1%Law29.1%Botany27.9%Physics26.4%Organic chemistry26.1%Paleontology24.6%Sociology23.6%Food science22.7%Computer science22.4%Biochemistry21.7%Horticulture20.5%Genetics20.5%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #7,307Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2017-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesEnvironmental Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.768

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
87

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.33

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,205 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations11,791
3-Year Documents2,577
Citable Documents2,427

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)16

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate40.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Agronomy and Crop ScienceQ1
EcologyQ1
Food ScienceQ1
HorticultureQ1
Global and Planetary ChangeQ2
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Agricultural Sciences
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3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
Frontiers Media S.A.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
JCRSCIE
70/187Q2
FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
JCISCIE
87/187Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

10 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—1,403710
20253.11,1685,661
20243.79248,814
20234.792112,821
20225.00569712,348
2021—54421,208
2020—28414,577
2019—1178,014
2018—904,926
2017—256
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

WoS Q2
235620222023202420253.10
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:3.1

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 8.1%

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: 3978f718-484f-4bd4-b7e4-be06aaefd5dc
Database Updated: 2026-09-30