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Food Additives & Contaminants Part B-Surveillance

Acronym:tfab
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Abbreviation (ISO):FOOD ADDIT CONTAM B
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Identifier (ISSN):1939-3210(Print)/1939-3229(Online)
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Publisher:Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Clarivate IF (2026)
2.6↑ +0.1
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Food Additives & Contaminants Part B-Surveillance

WoS Q2
13462.4120182.4220192.620203.4120213.9620222.920232.520242.520252.62026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):2.6
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.524
#11,361

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
49

49 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate16%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessSubscription
35articles/year
0% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Food Additives & Contaminants: Part B publishes surveillance data indicating the presence and levels of occurrence of designated food additives, residues and contaminants in foods, food supplements and animal feed. Data using validated methods must meet stipulated quality standards to be acceptable and must be presented in a prescribed format for subsequent data-handling. Food Additives & Contaminants: Part B restricts its scope to include certain classes of food additives, residues and contaminants. This is based on a goal of covering those areas where there is a need to record surveillance data for the purposes of exposure and risk assessment. The scope is initially restricted to: Additives - food colours, artificial sweeteners, and preservatives; Residues – veterinary drug and pesticide residues; Contaminants – metals, mycotoxins, phycotoxins, plant toxins, nitrate/nitrite, PCDDs/PCFDs, PCBs, PAHs, acrylamide, 3-MPCD and contaminants derived from food packaging. Readership: The readership includes scientists involved in all aspects of food safety and quality and particularly those involved in monitoring human exposure to chemicals from the diet. Papers reporting surveillance data in areas other than the above should be submitted to Part A . The scope of Part B will be expanded from time-to-time to ensure inclusion of new areas of concern.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Chemistry94.5%Biology94.5%Food science66.9%Organic chemistry55.2%Ecology55%Medicine49.8%Chromatography35.3%Biotechnology34.5%Toxicology33%Botany32.3%Environmental chemistry31.5%Contamination30%Physics29.2%Materials science28.7%Biochemistry28.4%Animal science26.6%Metallurgy23.1%Mathematics23.1%Mycotoxin23.1%Aflatoxin22.8%Horticulture22.7%Agronomy21.6%Genetics21.4%Quantum mechanics21.1%Environmental science20.9%Statistics20.1%Computer science20.1%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

CHEMISTRY, APPLIED

Q2
Rank38/77
IndexSCIE
JCRSCIE2026

FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Q3
Rank112/187
IndexSCIE
JCRSCIE2026

TOXICOLOGY

Q3
Rank70/106
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

CHEMISTRY, APPLIED

Q2
Rank33/77
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Q3
Rank100/187
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

TOXICOLOGY

Q3
Rank74/106
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF2.6
Articles / Year32
Total Citations8
2025
IF2.5
Articles / Year37
Total Citations77
2024
IF2.5
Articles / Year40
Total Citations256
2023
IF2.9
Articles / Year38
Total Citations286
2022
IF3.964
Articles / Year39
Total Citations360

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #11,361Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2008-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesMedicinePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.524

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

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.96

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,010 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations299
3-Year Documents111
Citable Documents111

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 Rate51.5%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Food ScienceQ2
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2
ToxicologyQ3
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: 16%

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):
3区 (Zone 3)Agricultural Sciences
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区CHEMISTRY, APPLIED
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

Food Additives & Contaminants Part B-Surveillance (acronym: tfab, abbr: FOOD ADDIT CONTAM B, ISSN: 1939-3210) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Agricultural Sciences, published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. in England since 2008. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.60, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.524 (Q2), an H-index of 49.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 35 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Subscription model with an estimated APC of $3,010 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
Subscription
Publisher
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Founding Year
2008
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 4 PARK SQUARE, MILTON PARK, ABINGDON, ENGLAND, OXON, OX14 4RN

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