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Announcements
11 June 2026
Foods Receives an Increased CiteScore of 10.3
We are pleased to inform you that Foods (ISSN: 2304-8158) has received an increased CiteScore of 10.3.
CiteScore provides transparent metrics that enable well-informed publishing strategies, library collection development, and the benchmarking of journal performance. It is now a standard citation metric alongside SNIP and SJR that gives an up-to-date view of a journal’s impact.
The current CiteScores measure the average number of citations within a journal over a four-year window (2022–2025). The Scopus database provides a comprehensive suite of metrics that support informed publishing strategies, research evaluation, and enable benchmarking of journal performance.
Foods’ CiteScore ranks as follows:
- Q1 (1 out of 101) in the “Health Professions (miscellaneous)” category;
- Q1 (12 out 387) in the “Health (social science)” category;
- Q1 (30 out 541) in the “Plant Science” category;
- Q1 (39 out 420) in the “Food Science” category;
- Q1 (24 out 194) in the “Microbiology” category.
For more journal statistics, please visit https://www.mdpi.com/journal/foods/stats.
This is a reflection of the excellent performance, support, and dedication of all journal editors, reviewers, authors, and readers. Together we will continue to track the progress of Foods and its growing impact in the food science and technology field.
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the journal.
Foods Editorial Office
