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Status
Inactive/Discontinued
Coverage
2014–2022
Source type
Journal
Open access
Yes
SJR · SCImago
1.577
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
28
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International Journal of Food Contamination
International Journal of Food Contamination is not currently indexed in Scopus, DOAJ. Published by BioMed Central Ltd.
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ISSN 2196-2804Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: BioMed Central Ltd
Scopus · InactiveOpen Access
1
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Quick answers
Is International Journal of Food Contamination indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2014–2022).
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Food Contamination?
International Journal of Food Contamination has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.577, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 28.
How much does it cost to publish in International Journal of Food Contamination?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,390 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes International Journal of Food Contamination and what is its ISSN?
International Journal of Food Contamination is published by BioMed Central Ltd. Its ISSN is 2196-2804.
Is International Journal of Food Contamination in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is International Journal of Food Contamination open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed International Journal of Food Contamination for 9 years, between 2014 and 2022. Coverage ended in 2022, 4 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 99 works and 3,555 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2022, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2022, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is International Journal of Food Contamination? — open metrics via OpenAlex
International Journal of Food Contamination has an h-index of 35 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
35
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
80
i10-index
99
works indexed
3,555
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$2,390
International Journal of Food Contamination published 13 papers in 2022; its busiest recent year was 2016 with 22. 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. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in International Journal of Food Contamination? — latest 18 articles, 2021–2022
In its latest 18 research articles (2021–2022), authors are most often from Belgium (12%), Ethiopia (8.5%) and Germany (8.5%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for International Journal of Food Contamination? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2022. 2 retracted papers are recorded (20.2 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2022
- Retracted papers 2 · 20.2 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
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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