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Status
Active
Coverage
1977–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
13.6
SJR · SCImago
1.402
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
215
Best quartile
Q1 · 95th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food Science | 19 / 420 | 95th | Q1 |
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Meat Science
Meat Science is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 13.6), 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 0309-1740Verify ISSN ↗1873-4138Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIEONOS
13.6
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$4,740 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
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Quick answers
Is Meat Science indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1977–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 13.6.
What quartile is Meat Science in Scopus?
Meat Science is Q1 in Food Science (rank 19 of 420), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Meat Science?
Meat Science 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 13.6, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 95th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.402, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 215.
How much does it cost to publish in Meat Science?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$4,740 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Meat Science and what is its ISSN?
Meat Science is published by Elsevier Ltd. Its print ISSN is 0309-1740 and its online ISSN is 1873-4138.
Is Meat Science covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Meat Science in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Meat Science open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Meat Science? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Meat Science has an h-index of 247 and a 2-year mean of 6.21 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 13.6, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #38 of 407 Scopus journals in Food Science.
247
h-index
6.21
2-yr mean citations
7,602
i10-index
10,180
works indexed
535,031
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$4,740
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#38 of 407 Top 10% Food Science
Meat Science published 212 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 379. 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 Meat Science? — latest 100 articles, 2026
In its latest 100 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (33.5%), United States (9.8%) and Brazil (8.7%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Meat Science? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 2 retracted papers are recorded (0.2 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags 2 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 2 · 0.2 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags 2 · 0.2 per 1,000 papers — mostly suspect text
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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