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Food Science · 70 journals ranked · top 40 listed

Best open-access journals for Food Science

The top 40 of 70 Food Science journals, open-access only, ranked by Scimago quartile, then by whether OpenAlex and Scimago agree on the subject and how central Food Science is to each journal, then OpenAlex cites/paper (2-year window), leaving out journals both place in another discipline, drawn from a 17,782-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded; the FAQ below gives the exact ranking rule. These are field-wide rankings — for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, paste your title and abstract into the Journal Finder (a free account starts with 25 welcome credits).

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  1. 1
    Current Research in Food Science
    6.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  2. 2
    LWT
    6.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  3. 3
    Foods
    6.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  4. 4
    Food Chemistry Advances
    5.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
  5. 5
    Food Chemistry X
    5.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  6. 6
    Future Foods
    5.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  7. 7
    Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
    4.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  8. 8
    Fermentation
    4.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  9. 9
    International Journal of Food Science & Technology
    4.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  10. 10
    International Journal of Food Properties
    4.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Marcel Dekker
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  11. 11
    EFSA Journal
    3.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  12. 12
    Applied Food Research
    3.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  13. 13
    Applied Biological Chemistry
    5.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Nature
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  14. 14
    International Journal of Microbiology
    2.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Hindawi Publishing Corporation
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  15. 15
    Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops & Foods
    4.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Codon Publications
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  16. 16
    Journal of Food Protection
    3.6 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  17. 17
    CyTA - Journal of Food
    3.4 cites/paper · Q2 · Taylor & Francis
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  18. 18
    Italian Journal of Food Science
    3.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Chiriotti Editori
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  19. 19
    Beverages
    2.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  20. 20
    Journal of Food Quality
    2.6 cites/paper · Q2 · Hindawi Publishing Corporation
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  21. 21
    Polish Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences
    2.0 cites/paper · Q2 · De Gruyter Open
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  22. 22
    Discover Food
    3.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Springer Nature
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  23. 23
    Current Research in Nutrition and Food Science Journal
    2.3 cites/paper · Q3
    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  24. 24
    Brazilian Journal of Food Technology
    2.0 cites/paper · Q3 · Institute of Food Technology
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  25. 25
    Food Research
    1.1 cites/paper · Q3 · Rynnye Lyan Resources
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  26. 26
    Journal of Microbiology Biotechnology and Food Sciences
    1.1 cites/paper · Q3 · Slovak University of Agriculture
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  27. 27
    Czech Journal of Food Sciences
    1.1 cites/paper · Q3 · Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  28. 28
    Food Processing Techniques and Technology
    0.8 cites/paper · Q3 · Kemerovo State University
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  29. 29
    Italian Journal of Food Safety
    0.7 cites/paper · Q3 · PAGEPress (Italy)
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  30. 30
    Asian Journal of Dairy and Food Research
    0.3 cites/paper · Q3
    Open AccessScopusPubMed
  31. 31
    Ankara Universitesi Eczacilik Fakultesi Dergisi
    0.5 cites/paper · Q3 · Ankara University
    Open AccessScopusTR-Dizin
  32. 32
    Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
    0.3 cites/paper · Q4 · Korean Society of Food Science and Technology
    Open AccessScopus
  33. 33
    Food Hygiene and Safety Science (Shokuhin Eiseigaku Zasshi)
    0.2 cites/paper · Q4 · Japanese Society for Food Hygiene and Safety
    Open AccessScopusPubMed
  34. 34
    Buletin Peternakan
    0.2 cites/paper · Q4 · Gadjah Mada University
    Open AccessScopus
  35. 35
    Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
    0.4 cites/paper · Q4
    Open AccessScopus
  36. 36
    Potravinarstvo Slovak Journal of Food Sciences
    2.3 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · HACCP Consulting
    Open Access
  37. 37
    Biosciences Biotechnology Research Asia
    1.8 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Oriental Scientific Publishing Company
    Open Access
  38. 38
    EFSA Supporting Publications
    1.7 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · European Food Safety Authority
    Open Access
  39. 39
    International Journal of Sciences
    1.3 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Alkhaer Publications
    Open AccessPubMed
  40. 40
    Journal of Food and Dairy Sciences
    0.7 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile
    Open AccessDOAJ

“Cites/paper” is the OpenAlex 2-year citation rate — a transparent signal, not a licensed Impact Factor. Many regional and open-access journals are strong but aren’t covered by Scimago, so they show “no Scimago quartile”; that’s a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.

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Frequently asked

Current Research in Food Science, LWT, Foods, Food Chemistry Advances, Food Chemistry X lead this list, drawn from a 17,782-venue index. The top 40 of 70 ranked venues are listed on this page; 14 are Scimago Q1, 8 Q2, 9 Q3, 4 Q4 and 5 have no Scimago quartile. Journals are placed by two independent classifications, OpenAlex's and Scimago's, plus any documented corrections. A journal both place under Food Science ranks ahead, within its Scimago quartile, of one only OpenAlex places there — because Scimago does not cover it, files it as Multidisciplinary, or files it under a neighbouring subject or only under a broad “(miscellaneous)” category (which counts as agreement when Food Science is the journal's main OpenAlex subfield). By Scimago quartile first (Q1 → Q4, then venues without one). Within a quartile, journals both sources place under Food Science come first, then venues whose main OpenAlex subfield is Food Science come before those that list it second or third, and ties go to OpenAlex cites/paper over a 2-year window. A venue whose main subfield is unrelated to Food Science — fewer than a quarter of the venues filed under that subfield (or fewer than five) are also filed under Food Science — is listed after all the others. Only open-access venues are included. Cites/paper is a transparent citation rate, not a licensed Impact Factor, and journals flagged as predatory are excluded. For a match to your specific paper use the Journal Finder (15 credits; free account starts with 25).

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