npj Science of Food
Last updated ISSN 2396-8370
npj Science of Food is published by Nature Portfolio in biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology. It is open access. The article processing charge is $2,790.
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What it publishes
Recent work in npj Science of Food concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Gut microbiota and health
- Probiotics and Fermented Foods
- Fermentation and Sensory Analysis
- Meat and Animal Product Quality
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Proteins in Food Systems
- Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
- Food composition and properties
- Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides
- Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
Key facts
| Publisher | Nature Portfolio |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 2396-8370 |
| Subject area | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology |
| Access | Open access |
| Article processing charge | $2,790 |
| Indexed in | Scopus · DOAJ |
| Articles published | 1,112 |
| Publishing since | 2009 |
| Journal website | www.nature.com/npjscifood/ |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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