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Status
Active
Coverage
2010–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
11.5
SJR · SCImago
1.232
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
143
Best quartile
Q1 · 92nd pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food Science | 30 / 420 | 92nd | Q1 |
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Food and Function
Food and Function is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 11.5), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Royal Society of Chemistry.
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ISSN 2042-6496Verify ISSN ↗2042-650XVerify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIEONOS
11.5
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
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Quick answers
Is Food and Function indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2010–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 11.5.
What quartile is Food and Function in Scopus?
Food and Function is Q1 in Food Science (rank 30 of 420), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Food and Function?
Food and Function is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 11.5, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 92nd percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.232, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 143.
Who publishes Food and Function and what is its ISSN?
Food and Function is published by Royal Society of Chemistry. Its print ISSN is 2042-6496 and its online ISSN is 2042-650X.
Is Food and Function covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Food and Function in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Food and Function open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Food and Function? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Food and Function has an h-index of 158 and a 2-year mean of 5.97 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 11.5, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #43 of 407 Scopus journals in Food Science.
158
h-index
5.97
2-yr mean citations
6,809
i10-index
10,295
works indexed
309,114
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#43 of 407 Top 11% Food Science
Food and Function published 721 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 1,073. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Food and Function? — latest 99 articles, 2026
In its latest 99 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (56.1%), Spain (10.4%) and United Kingdom (4.5%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Food and Function? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 20 retracted papers are recorded (1.9 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 20 · 1.9 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration56.1% of recent authorship from China
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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