Journal of Food Protection

Impact, Factor and Metrics, Impact Score, Ranking, h-index, SJR, Rating, Publisher, ISSN, and More

Aim and Scope

First published in 1937, the Journal of Food Protection® is a refereed monthly publication.

Each issue contains scientific research and authoritative review articles reporting on a variety of topics in food science pertaining to food safety and quality. The journal is internationally recognized as the leading publication in the field of food microbiology with a readership exceeding 11,000 scientists from 69 countries. The Journal of Food Protection® is indexed in Index Medicus, Current Contents, BIOSIS, PubMed, Medline, and many others.

About Journal of Food Protection

Journal of Food Protection is a journal covering the technologies/fields/categories related to Food Science (Q2); Microbiology (Q3). It is published by Elsevier B.V.. The overall rank of Journal of Food Protection is 8849. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 0.65. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come. SJR acts as an alternative to the Journal Impact Factor (or an average number of citations received in last 2 years). This journal has an h-index of 157. The best quartile for this journal is Q2.

The ISSN of Journal of Food Protection journal is 19449097, 0362028X. An International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic. Journal of Food Protection is cited by a total of 1945 articles during the last 3 years (Preceding 2024).

Journal of Food Protection Impact IF 2024-2025

The Impact IF 2024 of Journal of Food Protection is 3.01, which is computed in 2025 as per its definition. Journal of Food Protection IF is increased by a factor of 0.91 and approximate percentage change is 43.33% when compared to preceding year 2023, which shows a rising trend. The impact IF, also denoted as Journal impact score (JIS), of an academic journal is a measure of the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in that journal. It is based on Scopus data.

Journal of Food Protection Impact IF 2025 Prediction

Impact IF 2024 of Journal of Food Protection is 3.01. If the same upward trend persists, Impact IF may rise in 2025 as well.

Journal of Food Protection h-index

 

Journal of Food Protection has an h-index of 157. It means 157 articles of this journal have more than 157 number of citations. The h-index is a way of measuring the productivity and citation impact of the publications. The h-index is defined as the maximum value of h such that the given journal/author has published h papers that have each been cited at least h number of times.

Journal of Food Protection ISSN

The ISSN of Journal of Food Protection is 19449097, 0362028X. ISSN stands for International Standard Serial Number.

An ISSN is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic.

Journal of Food Protection Rank and SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)

The overall rank of Journal of Food Protection is 8849. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 0.65. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come.

SJR of Journal of Food Protection by Year

Ranking of Journal of Food Protection by Year

Journal of Food Protection Publisher

Journal of Food Protection is published by Elsevier B.V.. It's publishing house is located in Netherlands. Coverage history of this journal is as following: 1977-1980, 1982-2025. The organization or individual who handles the printing and distribution of printed or digital publications is known as Publisher.

Call For Papers

Visit the official website of the journal/conference to check the further details about the call for papers.

Abbreviation

The IS0 4 standard abbreviation of Journal of Food Protection is J. Food Prot.. This abbreviation ('J. Food Prot.') is well recommended and approved for the purpose of indexing, abstraction, referencing and citing goals. It meets all the essential criteria of ISO 4 standard.

ISO 4 (International Organization for Standardization 4) is an international standard that defines a uniform and consistent system for abbreviating serial publication titles and journals.

How to publish in Journal of Food Protection

If your research field is/are related to Food Science (Q2); Microbiology (Q3), then please visit the official website of this journal.

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate/percentage of any academic journal/conference depends upon many parameters. Some of the critical parameters are listed below.

• The demand or interest of researchers/scientists in publishing in a specific Journal/Conference.
• Peer review complexity and timeline.
• The mix of unsolicited and invited submissions.
• The time it takes from manuscript submission to final publication.
• And Many More.

It is essential to understand that the acceptance rate/rejection rate of papers varies among journals. Some Journals considers all the manuscripts submissions as a basis of acceptance rate computation. On the other hand, few consider the only manuscripts sent for peer review or few even not bother about the accurate maintenance of total submissions. Hence, it can provide a rough estimation only.

The best way to find out the acceptance rate is to reach out to the associated editor or to check the official website of the Journal/Conference.

Credits and Sources

• Scimago Journal & Country Rank (SJR), https://www.scimagojr.com/
• Journal Impact Factor, https://clarivate.com/