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Journals in Food Science

315 established journals that publish mainly in Food Science, compared by fees, open access and citation rates, updated 2026-10-14.

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315 established journals publish at least 20 % of their articles in Food Science. 209 of them are fully open access, and at least 5 of those charge authors nothing (diamond open access). Where open-access journals charge a fee, the median is 1 810 USD. Highest recent citation rates: Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, Food Engineering Reviews, Trends in Food Science & Technology.

315 journals

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Food HydrocolloidsElsevier BV56 %1 09513.31279Subscription; open access option 4 990 USD
FoodsMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute52 %4 0807.401873 499 USD
LWTElsevier BV56 %1 5937.462223 240 USD
Trends in Food Science & TechnologyElsevier BV55 %45515.02340Subscription; open access option 5 440 USD
Food ChemistryElsevier BV44 %3 49310.29399Subscription; open access option 4 930 USD
Food Research InternationalElsevier BV52 %1 4877.31280Subscription; open access option 4 320 USD
Food Chemistry XElsevier BV54 %6646.34742 330 USD
Food BioscienceElsevier BV48 %1 4415.94104Subscription; open access option 3 380 USD
Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food SafetyWiley49 %23115.44238Subscription; open access option 5 000 USD
International Journal of Food Science & TechnologyWiley55 %6345.301592 638 USD
Current Research in Food ScienceElsevier BV54 %2478.37693 170 USD
European Food Research and TechnologySpringer Science+Business Media66 %2543.69154Subscription; open access option 2 590 USD
Food ControlElsevier BV44 %7227.31208Subscription; open access option 4 340 USD
Food Science & NutritionWiley49 %8134.74107Subscription; open access option 3 630 USD
Journal of Food ScienceWiley54 %6014.09252Subscription; open access option 4 550 USD
International Journal of Gastronomy and Food ScienceElsevier BV67 %2153.4660Subscription; open access option 3 580 USD
Food Chemistry AdvancesElsevier BV52 %2367.00562 080 USD
Journal of Agricultural and Food ChemistryAmerican Chemical Society37 %2 0606.67418Subscription; open access option 4 500 USD
Applied Food ResearchElsevier BV57 %3263.89512 050 USD
Journal of Ethnic Foodsdiamond OABioMed Central78 %455.2752None (diamond OA)
International Dairy JournalElsevier BV67 %2382.80187Subscription; open access option 3 290 USD
Current Opinion in Food ScienceElsevier BV52 %1169.12123Subscription; open access option 4 610 USD
EFSA JournalWiley52 %4713.741962 400 USD
Food and Bioprocess TechnologySpringer Science+Business Media46 %3215.89147Subscription; open access option 2 690 USD
Critical Reviews in Food Science and NutritionTaylor & Francis38 %4559.80303Subscription
Journal of Food Composition and AnalysisElsevier BV39 %9225.63175Subscription; open access option 3 450 USD
ACS Food Science & TechnologyAmerican Chemical Society54 %2963.3840Subscription; open access option 4 500 USD
Journal of the Science of Food and AgricultureWiley44 %7764.05240Subscription; open access option 4 620 USD
Food Science and BiotechnologySpringer Science+Business Media52 %2444.2886Subscription; open access option 2 190 USD
Journal of Food EngineeringElsevier BV44 %3375.83262Subscription; open access option 4 350 USD
Food Reviews InternationalTaylor & Francis52 %1525.48138Subscription
Journal of Food Processing and PreservationWiley54 %5062.5491Subscription; open access option 2 700 USD
Future FoodsElsevier BV47 %1836.58601 990 USD
International Journal of Food PropertiesMarcel Dekker53 %1494.581082 306 USD
Journal of Food Measurement & CharacterizationSpringer Science+Business Media48 %6232.9574Subscription; open access option 3 490 USD
International Journal of Food MicrobiologyElsevier BV43 %3525.41269Subscription; open access option 4 090 USD
International Journal of Food ScienceHindawi Publishing Corporation63 %1013.3762860 USD
Food Production Processing and NutritionBioMed Central50 %6010.59432 390 USD
Food Technology and BiotechnologyUniversity of Zagreb51 %4811.6855Open access, fee unknown
Food and HumanityElsevier BV55 %1983.1929Subscription; open access option 2 990 USD
Food MicrobiologyElsevier BV45 %2055.14179Subscription; open access option 4 210 USD
Carbohydrate PolymersElsevier BV26 %1 26013.27344Subscription; open access option 5 340 USD
Sustainable Food TechnologyRoyal Society of Chemistry46 %1057.4440Open access, fee unknown
Food StructureElsevier BV63 %584.2056Subscription; open access option 3 570 USD
Journal of Food Science and TechnologySpringer Science+Business Media57 %3162.11153Subscription; open access option 4 090 USD
Discover FoodSpringer Nature52 %1503.80321 590 USD
International Journal of Dairy TechnologyWiley68 %1032.2889Subscription; open access option 3 950 USD
Italian Journal of Food ScienceChiriotti Editori60 %693.86371 100 USD
Innovative Food Science & Emerging TechnologiesElsevier BV38 %3016.38177Subscription; open access option 4 470 USD
Acta Scientiarum Polonorum Technologia AlimentariaPublisher unknown58 %644.3243Open access, fee unknown
BeveragesMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute54 %1143.67571 930 USD
Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops & FoodsCodon Publications52 %605.8442Open access, fee unknown
Food Quality and PreferenceElsevier BV40 %2724.96203Subscription; open access option 4 420 USD
Drying TechnologyTaylor & Francis50 %1663.38137Subscription
CyTA - Journal of FoodTaylor & Francis53 %904.10611 790 USD
Food and Bioproducts ProcessingElsevier BV43 %1744.89120Subscription; open access option 3 970 USD
FermentationMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute32 %6995.68922 534 USD
Journal of Food ProtectionElsevier BV44 %2034.111982 300 USD
Journal of Food QualityHindawi Publishing Corporation50 %1852.90882 570 USD
Food BiophysicsSpringer Science+Business Media56 %863.2076Subscription; open access option 2 590 USD
Annual Review of Food Science and TechnologyAnnual Reviews50 %2414.62124Subscription
International Journal of Biological MacromoleculesElsevier BV20 %6 1449.23271Subscription; open access option 4 390 USD
Measurement FoodElsevier BV52 %505.30291 810 USD
Food ResearchRynnye Lyan Resources59 %3651.2535100 USD
Food Protection TrendsPublisher unknown57 %247.1923Subscription
Applied Biological ChemistrySpringer Nature42 %985.74481 690 USD
Journal of Food Process EngineeringWiley42 %3042.9485Subscription; open access option 3 570 USD
Journal of Texture StudiesWiley52 %783.33109Subscription; open access option 3 920 USD
Probiotics and Antimicrobial ProteinsSpringer Science+Business Media36 %2304.7281Subscription; open access option 4 090 USD
npj Science of FoodNature Portfolio38 %1166.17572 790 USD
Food Hydrocolloids for HealthElsevier BV52 %504.24332 300 USD
British Food JournalEmerald Publishing Limited36 %2944.04140Subscription
Food Engineering ReviewsSpringer Science+Business Media40 %3215.2195Subscription; open access option 3 090 USD
Current Research in Nutrition and Food Science JournalPublisher unknown50 %1122.6243Open access, fee unknown
International Food Research JournalUniversity of Putra Malaysia58 %1251.6660Subscription
Food Science and TechnologySociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos61 %3590.9088Subscription; open access option 750 USD
Frontiers in Food Science and TechnologyFrontiers Media51 %394.17232 353 USD
Food Science of Animal ResourcesPublisher unknown39 %845.5743Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Agriculture and Food ResearchElsevier BV28 %5035.42772 530 USD
Plant Foods for Human NutritionSpringer Science+Business Media41 %1163.68123Subscription; open access option 3 990 USD
Journal of Future Foodsdiamond OAElsevier BV42 %1153.3339None (diamond OA)
Sustainable Food ProteinsWiley62 %213.7814Subscription; open access option 2 900 USD
Starch - StärkeWiley42 %1932.39144Subscription; open access option 4 260 USD
Brazilian journal of food technology/Brazilian Journal of Food TechnologyInstitute of Food Technology61 %591.7940161 USD
Journal of Sensory StudiesWiley55 %901.7184Subscription; open access option 4 030 USD
Journal of Culinary Science & TechnologyTaylor & Francis65 %611.4035Subscription
Food Culture & SocietyRoutledge61 %971.2951Subscription
EFSA Supporting PublicationsEuropean Food Safety Authority48 %1621.7755Open access, fee unknown
Food systemsThe V.M. Gorbatov All-Russian Meat Research  Institute66 %731.2411Open access, fee unknown
Food Processing Techniques and TechnologyKemerovo State University69 %771.0414Open access, fee unknown
Food & FunctionRoyal Society of Chemistry22 %9256.05157Subscription
Journal of Consumer Protection and Food SafetySpringer Science+Business Media52 %562.3644Subscription; open access option 3 490 USD
Food Safety and HealthWiley47 %334.30173 000 USD
Exploration of Foods and FoodomicsPublisher unknown58 %223.2612Open access, fee unknown
Food Additives & Contaminants Part ATaylor & Francis39 %1402.68108Subscription
Grain & Oil Science and Technologydiamond OAElsevier BV44 %256.8537None (diamond OA)
Journal of Cereal ScienceElsevier BV30 %1994.77180Subscription; open access option 3 930 USD
International Journal of Food EngineeringDe Gruyter54 %711.7151Subscription; open access option 2 712 USD
Food Quality and SafetyOxford University Press39 %644.24441 855 USD
Food Bioengineeringdiamond OAWiley41 %345.6219None (diamond OA)
Food Science and Technology InternationalSAGE Publishing57 %751.3486Subscription; open access option 4 150 USD
Journal of the American Society of Brewing ChemistsTaylor & Francis53 %432.1757Subscription
Journal of Food SafetyWiley40 %773.0272Subscription; open access option 3 790 USD
International Journal of Food Sciences and NutritionTaylor & Francis34 %954.31116Subscription
Foodborne Pathogens and DiseaseMary Ann Liebert, Inc.39 %1102.50105Subscription
Food FrontiersWiley28 %1415.49523 700 USD
Preventive Nutrition and Food ScienceKorean Society of Food Science and Nutrition42 %642.6052Subscription
Journal of Microbiology Biotechnology and Food SciencesSlovak University of Agriculture46 %1921.2136Open access, fee unknown
Polish Journal of Food and Nutrition SciencesDe Gruyter Open48 %352.6759485 USD
Journal of Essential Oil Bearing PlantsTaylor & Francis37 %1112.4949Subscription
NFS JournalElsevier BV42 %323.68422 800 USD
eFoodAtlantis Press33 %724.36352 500 USD
Journal of Applied MicrobiologyOxford University Press26 %3793.14229Subscription; open access option 3 777 USD
Czech Journal of Food SciencesCzech Academy of Agricultural Sciences56 %521.3070609 USD
Cereal ChemistryWiley36 %1152.40155Subscription; open access option 3 750 USD
Food Innovation and AdvancesPublisher unknown39 %255.3320Open access, fee unknown
Food Materials ResearchPublisher unknown46 %243.2613Open access, fee unknown
Acta AlimentariaAkadémiai Kiadó58 %611.0241Subscription
Food PhysicsElsevier BV41 %166.8714700 USD
Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary FibreElsevier BV34 %503.9651Subscription; open access option 3 340 USD
Current Food Science and Technology ReportsSpringer Nature40 %157.0717Subscription; open access option 3 590 USD
MOJ Food Processing & TechnologyMedCrave Group58 %142.3726Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Food BiochemistryWiley26 %2882.7491Subscription; open access option 2 700 USD
Emirates Journal of Food and AgricultureUnited Arab Emirates University28 %924.4555Open access, fee unknown
PolysaccharidesMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute30 %704.16381 207 USD
Food Additives and Contaminants Part BTaylor & Francis38 %383.2352Subscription
Journal of Essential Oil ResearchTaylor & Francis36 %492.9875Subscription
Mljekarstvo/Mljekarstvo.comCroatian Dairy Union60 %241.2524Open access, fee unknown
Journal of AOAC InternationalOxford University Press31 %1361.98123Subscription; open access option 1 868 USD
Flavour and Fragrance JournalWiley41 %631.48103Subscription; open access option 3 950 USD
Food Science and Technology ResearchKarger Publishers56 %700.7162Subscription
Journal of Food and Dairy SciencesPublisher unknown68 %340.7119Open access, fee unknown
DairyMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute30 %613.07281 448 USD
Letters in Applied MicrobiologyOxford University Press26 %1852.50162Subscription; open access option 3 240 USD
Food and FoodwaysTaylor & Francis63 %201.0840Subscription
Food Science of Animal ProductsTsinghua University Press43 %311.819Open access, fee unknown
OENO OneADERA27 %1032.7257Open access, fee unknown
Legume ScienceWiley30 %572.98373 080 USD
Journal of Aquatic Food Product TechnologyTaylor & Francis38 %691.4653Subscription
Beneficial MicrobesPublisher unknown36 %422.3382Subscription
Nutrition & Food ScienceEmerald Publishing Limited37 %871.4062Subscription
Journal of Food Engineering and TechnologyPublisher unknown49 %65.709Open access, fee unknown
African Journal of Microbiology ResearchAcademic Journals23 %3111.5371Open access, fee unknown
Food Science and TechnologyHorizon Research Publishing62 %191.0519Open access, fee unknown
American journal of food science and technologyPublisher unknown60 %181.1422Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Dairy ResearchCambridge University Press39 %901.18126Subscription; open access option 3 090 USD
Food Analytical MethodsSpringer Science+Business Media23 %2092.6284Subscription; open access option 2 490 USD
Food SafetyPublisher unknown57 %310.9023Open access, fee unknown
Nutrition BulletinWiley26 %643.8681Subscription; open access option 3 400 USD
Croatian Journal of Food Science and TechnologyJosip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Food Technology Osijek55 %251.0621Open access, fee unknown

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Journals in CWTS Journal Indicators Core or the Directory of Open Access Journals that published at least 20 articles in the last five years, mostly in English. "In this field" is the share of a journal's articles that OpenAlex classifies in Food Science. Citation rate is OpenAlex's two-year mean citedness, an open measure similar to the journal impact factor. Fees are taken from OpenAlex and DOAJ and can be out of date: always check the journal's own website before you submit.