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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q2SCImago #11,912CAS 3区Hybrid

Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops & Foods

Abbreviation (ISO):QUAL ASSUR SAF CROP
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.499•SCImago Rank: #11,912•Identifier (ISSN):1757-8361(Print)/1757-837X(Online)•Articles / Year: 45•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,819 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
4.5
↓ -0.8

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
16

16 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate4.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
45articles/year
99.47% Gold OA•85% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

2.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.5)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.5)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.3)
🔵 Computed
20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.6)
🔵 Computed
20232.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4)
🔵 Computed
20222.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.672)
🔵 Computed
20212.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 0.922)
🔵 Computed
20202.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 0.67)
🔵 Computed
20192.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 0.735)
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20182.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 0.558)
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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

'Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops & Foods' is an international peer-reviewed journal publishing research and review papers associated with the quality and safety of food and food sources including cereals, grains, oilseeds, fruits, root crops and animal sources. It targets both primary materials and their conversion to human foods. There is a strong focus on the development and application of new analytical tools and their potential for quality assessment, assurance, control and safety. The scope includes issues of risk assessment, traceability, authenticity, food security and socio-economic impacts. Manuscripts presenting novel data and information that are likely to significantly contribute to scientific knowledge in areas of food quality and safety will be considered. 'Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops & Foods' provides a forum for all those working in the specialist field of food quality and safety to report on the progress and outcomes of their research.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology96.1%Chemistry94.7%Food science80.5%Organic chemistry50.6%Biochemistry47.9%Physics43.8%Medicine42.7%Botany32.8%Ecology30.5%Materials science29.1%Engineering28.8%Business26.7%Mathematics25.5%Pathology24.9%Geology23.3%Genetics22.5%Quantum mechanics22.2%Horticulture22.2%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #11,912Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2009-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.499

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
36

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
5.61

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,819 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations866
3-Year Documents172
Citable Documents172

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 Rate46.1%

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 ScienceQ2
Food ScienceQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)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
Wageningen Academic Publishers
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Founding Year
2009
Editorial Address
LEVEL 9, 167 EAGLE ST, BRISBANE, Australia, QLD, 4000
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
JCRSCIE
61/187Q2
FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
JCISCIE
40/187Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—526
20255.381367
20244.636422
20234711,227
20221.672671,168
20210.92246731
20200.6747641
20190.73581941
20180.55843488
2017—33359
2016—52477
2015—69732
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops & Foods

WoS Q2
0257201820192020202120222023202420255.30
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:5.3

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 4.3%

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