ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS ESCI Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #5,597Gold OADomestic Journal

eFood

Acronym:efd2
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Identifier (ISSN):2666-3066(Print)
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Publisher:Wiley
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
5.7– 0
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS ESCIJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for eFood

WoS Q1
035802023420245.720255.72026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):5.7
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.918
#5,597

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
29

29 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ1
Self-Citation Rate7.5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
87articles/year
100% Gold OA•0% Original Research

Aims & Scope

eFood is the official journal of the International Association of Dietetic Nutrition and Safety (IADNS) which eFood aims to cover all aspects of food science and technology. The journal’s mission is to advance and disseminate knowledge of food science, and to promote and foster research into the chemistry, nutrition and safety of food worldwide, by supporting open dissemination and lively discourse about a wide range of the most important topics in global food and health. The Editors welcome original research articles, comprehensive reviews, mini review, highlights, news, short reports, perspectives and correspondences on both experimental work and policy management in relation to food chemistry, nutrition, food health and safety, etc. Research areas covered in the journal include, but are not limited to, the following: ● Food chemistry ● Nutrition ● Food safety ● Food and health ● Food technology and sustainability ● Food processing ● Sensory and consumer science ● Food microbiology ● Food toxicology ● Food packaging ● Food security ● Healthy foods ● Super foods ● Food science (general)

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology72.8%Chemistry68.4%Medicine50.7%Biochemistry47.1%Organic chemistry41.2%Computer science36%Food science32.4%Physics31.6%Genetics30.9%Internal medicine25%Botany22.1%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRESCI2026

FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Q1
Rank42/187
IndexESCI
JCIESCI2026

FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Q2
Rank65/187
IndexESCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

8 year
2026Latest
IF5.7
Articles / Year87
Total Citations14
2025
IF5.7
Articles / Year97
Total Citations299
2024
IF4
Articles / Year91
Total Citations775
2023
IF0
Articles / Year74
Total Citations1,087
2022
IF—
Articles / Year59
Total Citations942

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #5,597Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2020-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.918

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
5.96

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,205 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,114
3-Year Documents183
Citable Documents168

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate42.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Food ScienceQ1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 7.5%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Agricultural Sciences
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

eFood (acronym: efd2, ISSN: 2666-3066) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of food research, published by Wiley in China since 2020. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 5.70, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (ESCI), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.918 (Q1), an H-index of 29.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Quarterly, an annual output of approximately 87 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Gold OA model with an estimated APC of $3,205 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Gold OA
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
Founding Year
2020
Indexing & Databases
DOAJPubMed
Editorial Address
eFood Editorial Office: Dr. Jing Wang, Email: [email protected]; Production Office: Email: [email protected]

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01