What is the Impact Factor of Food Policy?

According to the latest Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the Journal Impact Factor of Food Policy is 6.80, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE).

Is Food Policy indexed in Web of Science or Scopus?

Yes, Food Policy is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE, Q1 quartile). Furthermore, in Scopus (SCImago), it holds an SJR rating of 2.011 (Q1) and an H-index of 154.

Who publishes Food Policy and what is the Article Processing Charge (APC)?

Food Policy is published by Elsevier BV. The estimated Article Processing Charge (APC) is approximately $3,803 USD, subject to institutional waivers and corresponding author affiliations.

What is the ISO-4 abbreviation and acronym of Food Policy?

The official ISO-4 abbreviation of Food Policy is "FOOD POLICY". This standardized title abbreviation is used in citation lists conforming to IEEE, APA, Harvard, or Vancouver styles.

WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #1,442Top JournalHybrid

Food Policy

Abbreviation (ISO):FOOD POLICY

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Identifier (ISSN):0306-9192(Print)

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Publisher:Elsevier BV

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Clarivate IF (2026)

6.8↑ +0.8

Journal Impact Factor

IF Trend↓

WoS Quartile

WoS SCIETop Tier

Clarivate WoS JCR

WoS Categories↓

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Food Policy

WoS Q1

Annual Impact Factor Metric

Current (2026):6.8

Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1

2.011

#1,442

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025

H-Index (2025)

154

154 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier

Self-Citation Rate5.9%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

168articles/year

54.48% Gold OA•97.17% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Food Policy is a multidisciplinary journal publishing original research and novel evidence on issues in the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of policies for the food sector in developing, transition, and advanced economies. Our main focus is on the economic and social aspect of food policy, and we prioritize empirical studies informing international food policy debates. Provided that articles make a clear and explicit contribution to food policy debates of international interest, we consider papers from any of the social sciences. Papers from other disciplines (e.g., law) will be considered only if they provide a key policy contribution, and are written in a style which is accessible to a social science readership.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Economics84.4%Business72.3%Biology65.2%Political science57.6%Geography53.7%Ecology52.8%History51.4%Archaeology48.5%Law45.1%Agriculture42.1%Sociology36.5%Agricultural economics31.7%Computer science26.9%Philosophy26.8%Medicine25.4%Mathematics24.6%Economic growth23.9%Macroeconomics20.3%

Primary Research Areas

Management Science Agricultural Economics & Policy

Official Website NLM PubMed Catalog Submission Portal SCImago Profile 2 Calls for Papers

2 calls

Special Issues

Calls for Papers

2 Calls for Papers · Automatically synced from ScienceDirect & publishers

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WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

JCRSCIE2026

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY

Rank2/45

IndexSCIE

JCRSSCI2026

ECONOMICS

Rank24/626

IndexSSCI

JCRSCIE2026

FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Rank28/187

IndexSCIE

JCRSCIE2026

NUTRITION & DIETETICS

Rank16/114

IndexSCIE

JCISCIE2026

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY

Rank1/45

IndexSCIE

JCISSCI2026

ECONOMICS

Rank39/627

IndexSSCI

JCISCIE2026

FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Rank7/187

IndexSCIE

JCISCIE2026

NUTRITION & DIETETICS

Rank4/114

IndexSCIE

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY	JCRSCIE	2/45	Q1
ECONOMICS	JCRSSCI	24/626	Q1
FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY	JCRSCIE	28/187	Q1
NUTRITION & DIETETICS	JCRSCIE	16/114	Q1
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY	JCISCIE	1/45	Q1
ECONOMICS	JCISSCI	39/627	Q1
FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY	JCISCIE	7/187	Q1
NUTRITION & DIETETICS	JCISCIE	4/114	Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year

2026Latest

IF6.8

Articles / Year100

Total Citations39

2025

IF6

Articles / Year181

Total Citations775

2024

IF6.8

Articles / Year142

Total Citations1,696

2023

IF6.5

Articles / Year128

Total Citations2,840

2022

IF6.08

Articles / Year121

Total Citations3,386

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	6.8	100	39
2025	6	181	775
2024	6.8	142	1,696
2023	6.5	128	2,840
2022	6.08	121	3,386
2021	4.552	139	6,206
2020	4.189	144	8,032
2019	3.788	102	4,354
2018	3.111	128	7,837
2017	—	124	7,732
2016	—	113	10,081
2015	—	117	8,216

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #1,442Scopus Q1SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:1975-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and FinanceEnvironmental ScienceSocial Sciences

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1

2.011

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1

Citations / Doc (2 years)

7.08

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

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$3,803 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations3,055

3-Year Documents373

Citable Documents371

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)22

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate43.2%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

DevelopmentQ1

Economics and EconometricsQ1

Food ScienceQ1

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ1

Sociology and Political 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: 5.9%

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)Economics

Minor Category (Specific Field):

1区AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY

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 Policy (abbr: FOOD POLICY, ISSN: 0306-9192) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Management Science, published by Elsevier BV in England since 1975. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 6.80, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 2.011 (Q1), an H-index of 154.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an average review speed of 11.4周, a publication frequency of Bimonthly, an annual output of approximately 168 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,803 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.