Food Control
Q1 Journal
Journal
Country
Netherlands
Western Europe
Subject Area and Category
Agricultural and Biological Sciences
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Biotechnology
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Food Science
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Publisher
SJR 2025
1.190
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SJR Score
H-Index
186
Citations / Doc (2yr)
8.10
Total Docs. (latest)
650
Total Citations (3yr)
16,162
Publication type
Journals
ISSN
09567135
Coverage
1990-2026
Journal Rank
#3,687
Subject Categories
Biotechnology
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Food Science
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Aims & Scope
Food Control is an international journal that provides essential information for those involved in food safety and process control.
Food Control covers the below areas that relate to food process control or to food safety of human foods:
• Microbial food safety and antimicrobial systems
• Mycotoxins
• Hazard analysis, HACCP and food safety objectives
• Risk assessment, including microbial and chemical hazards
• Quality assurance
• Good manufacturing practices
• Food process systems design and control
• Food Packaging technology and materials in contact with foods
• Rapid methods of analysis and detection, including sensor technology
• Codes of practice, legislation and international harmonization
• Consumer issues
• Education, training and research needs.
The scope of Food Control is comprehensive and includes original research papers, authoritative reviews, short communications, comment articles that report on new developments in food control, and position papers.
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Detailed Metrics
| Total Docs. (latest) | 650 |
| Total Docs. (3 years) | 2,003 |
| Total Refs. | 38,411 |
| Total Citations (3 years) | 16,162 |
| Citable Docs. (3 years) | 1,988 |
| Citations / Doc. (2 years) | 8.10 |
| Ref. / Doc. | 59.09 |
| % Female | 47.5% |
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