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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #3,475CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

Food & Function

Abbreviation (ISO):FOOD FUNCT
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.232•SCImago Rank: #3,475•Identifier (ISSN):2042-6496(Print)/2042-650X(Online)•Articles / Year: 1,057•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,401 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
6.3
↑ +0.9

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
53

53 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate3.9%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
1,057articles/year
19.03% Gold OA•91.53% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.3)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.3)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.4)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.1)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.1)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.317)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.396)
🔵 Computed
20202.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.171)
🔵 Computed
20192.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.241)
🔵 Computed
20182.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.289)
🔵 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

Food & Function provides a unique venue for physicists, chemists, biochemists, nutritionists and other food scientists to publish work at the interface of the chemistry, physics and biology of food. The journal focuses on food and the functions of food in relation to health.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Chemistry89.5%Biology89.2%Biochemistry75.8%Medicine73.4%Internal medicine57%Organic chemistry55.2%Genetics53.1%Food science46%Endocrinology41.2%Physics34.6%Pathology28%Pharmacology24.4%Immunology21.6%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #3,475Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2010-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesMedicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.232

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
143

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
6.48

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,401 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations17,538
3-Year Documents2,601
Citable Documents2,594

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate50.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Food ScienceQ1
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Agricultural Sciences
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
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
Royal Society of Chemistry
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Founding Year
2010
Editorial Address
THOMAS GRAHAM HOUSE, SCIENCE PARK, MILTON RD, CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND, CAMBS, CB4 0WF
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
JCRSCIE
60/328Q1
FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
JCRSCIE
33/187Q1
BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
JCISCIE
62/328Q1
FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
JCISCIE
35/187Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—573302
20255.47212,943
20245.191910,074
20236.186614,665
20226.3171,04722,299
20215.3961,07332,014
20204.17195036,211
20193.24183036,914
20183.28960126,343
2017—67126,086
2016—51522,006
2015—44521,466
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Food & Function

WoS Q1
2468201820192020202120222023202420255.40
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:5.4

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 3.9%

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

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01