| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food Science | 21 / 420 | 95th | Q1 |
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Food Research International
Food Research International is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 13.4), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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ISSN 0963-9969Verify ISSN ↗1873-7145Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
Cost to publish: About US$4,320 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (APC covered)
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Is Food Research International indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1992–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 13.4.
What quartile is Food Research International in Scopus?
Food Research International is Q1 in Food Science (rank 21 of 420), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Food Research International?
Food Research International 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 13.4, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 95th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.666, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 253.
How much does it cost to publish in Food Research International?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$4,320 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Food Research International and what is its ISSN?
Food Research International is published by Elsevier Ltd. Its print ISSN is 0963-9969 and its online ISSN is 1873-7145.
Is Food Research International 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 Research International in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Food Research International open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Food Research International? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Food Research International has an h-index of 280 and a 2-year mean of 7.12 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 13.4, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #26 of 407 Scopus journals in Food Science.
Food Research International published 2,440 papers in 2025. 2026* is the year so far.
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 Research International? — latest 89 articles, 2026
In its latest 89 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (72.3%), Brazil (6%) and South Korea (2.2%). 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 Research International? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 6 retracted papers are recorded (0.3 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 6 · 0.3 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 · 0.1 per 1,000 papers — mostly hijacked journal
- Author concentration72.3% 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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