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Journal of Insects as Food and Feed
Journal Impact Factor™
The Journal of Insects as Food and Feed has a Journal Impact Factor™ of 3,5, and a 5 year Impact Factor of 4,9. Source: Journal Citation Reports™ from Clarivate 2025.
CiteScore™
The Journal of Insects as Food and Feed received a 2022 CiteScore™ of 5.7 (CiteScore™ 2022. Calculated by Scopus 2023).
Aims and scope
The Journal of Insects as Food and Feed covers edible insects from harvesting in the wild through to industrial scale production. It publishes contributions to understanding the ecology and biology of edible insects and the factors that determine their abundance, the importance of food insects in people’s livelihoods, the value of ethno-entomological knowledge, and the role of technology transfer to assist people to utilise traditional knowledge to improve the value of insect foods in their lives. The journal aims to cover the whole chain of insect collecting or rearing to marketing edible insect products, including the development of sustainable technology, such as automation processes at affordable costs, detection, identification and mitigating of microbial contaminants, development of protocols for quality control, processing methodologies and how they affect digestibility and nutritional composition of insects, and the potential of insects to transform low value organic wastes into high protein products. At the end of the edible insect food or feed chain, marketing issues, consumer acceptance, regulation and legislation pose new research challenges. Food safety and legislation are intimately related. Consumer attitude is strongly dependent on the perceived safety. Microbial safety, toxicity due to chemical contaminants, and allergies are important issues in safety of insects as food and feed. Innovative contributions that address the multitude of aspects relevant for the utilisation of insects in increasing food and feed quality, safety and security are welcomed.
Editorial statement
Insects are the most diverse group of animals known, and although there are nearly 2,000 species known to be utilised as food by people, there is a high likelihood that many more species could be utilised. Historically, insects have been eaten by people from many different cultures as part of their normal diet. This tradition has actively continued in several continents where collecting food insects is an important part of people’s livelihoods. Depending upon the geographical location of these different cultures, insects are collected from forests, freshwater ecosystems, deserts, and even agricultural fields. In most cultures, collecting insects as food was governed by traditional methods that encouraged sustainability in the supply of insects. Increasing population pressures, along with associated habitat degradation, has seen adoption of non-sustainable harvesting practices. One of the dangers faced by people globally is the loss of food diversity, and the use of a diverse range of food insects would be a step to alleviate this problem. Many edible insect species are only seasonally available, and there have been some species that have been semi-domesticated to be farmed, either in the wild or in cages. The number of edible insect species that fall into this category is very small, and the potential to farm more species is high and requires further investigation.
One of the advantages of using insects as food and feed is the reduced environmental impacts associated with their production compared to the more conventional stock animals. Insects can be food for both humans and also for some animals used as food, such as fish, poultry and pigs. Edible insects hold considerable potential to replace major feed ingredients that are currently used but have a larger ecological footprint. Environmental impact studies for the production of insect protein are needed to estimate global warming potential, energy use and land use as are overall life cycle assessments. Production of insects for these purposes goes beyond collecting them in the field, and involves farming that can range from small scale enterprises at the individual household or village level through to industrial-scale rearing. One of the challenges is to be able to produce large volumes of insects at a scale that will help reduce the ecological footprint of food production.
The Journal of Insects as Food and Feed is a Plan S compliant Transformative Journal. Plan S Transformative Journals
The Journal of Insects as Food and Feed has a Journal Impact Factor™ of 3,5, and a 5 year Impact Factor of 4,9. Source: Journal Citation Reports™ from Clarivate 2025.
CiteScore™
The Journal of Insects as Food and Feed received a 2022 CiteScore™ of 5.7 (CiteScore™ 2022. Calculated by Scopus 2023).
Aims and scope
The Journal of Insects as Food and Feed covers edible insects from harvesting in the wild through to industrial scale production. It publishes contributions to understanding the ecology and biology of edible insects and the factors that determine their abundance, the importance of food insects in people’s livelihoods, the value of ethno-entomological knowledge, and the role of technology transfer to assist people to utilise traditional knowledge to improve the value of insect foods in their lives. The journal aims to cover the whole chain of insect collecting or rearing to marketing edible insect products, including the development of sustainable technology, such as automation processes at affordable costs, detection, identification and mitigating of microbial contaminants, development of protocols for quality control, processing methodologies and how they affect digestibility and nutritional composition of insects, and the potential of insects to transform low value organic wastes into high protein products. At the end of the edible insect food or feed chain, marketing issues, consumer acceptance, regulation and legislation pose new research challenges. Food safety and legislation are intimately related. Consumer attitude is strongly dependent on the perceived safety. Microbial safety, toxicity due to chemical contaminants, and allergies are important issues in safety of insects as food and feed. Innovative contributions that address the multitude of aspects relevant for the utilisation of insects in increasing food and feed quality, safety and security are welcomed.
Editorial statement
Insects are the most diverse group of animals known, and although there are nearly 2,000 species known to be utilised as food by people, there is a high likelihood that many more species could be utilised. Historically, insects have been eaten by people from many different cultures as part of their normal diet. This tradition has actively continued in several continents where collecting food insects is an important part of people’s livelihoods. Depending upon the geographical location of these different cultures, insects are collected from forests, freshwater ecosystems, deserts, and even agricultural fields. In most cultures, collecting insects as food was governed by traditional methods that encouraged sustainability in the supply of insects. Increasing population pressures, along with associated habitat degradation, has seen adoption of non-sustainable harvesting practices. One of the dangers faced by people globally is the loss of food diversity, and the use of a diverse range of food insects would be a step to alleviate this problem. Many edible insect species are only seasonally available, and there have been some species that have been semi-domesticated to be farmed, either in the wild or in cages. The number of edible insect species that fall into this category is very small, and the potential to farm more species is high and requires further investigation.
One of the advantages of using insects as food and feed is the reduced environmental impacts associated with their production compared to the more conventional stock animals. Insects can be food for both humans and also for some animals used as food, such as fish, poultry and pigs. Edible insects hold considerable potential to replace major feed ingredients that are currently used but have a larger ecological footprint. Environmental impact studies for the production of insect protein are needed to estimate global warming potential, energy use and land use as are overall life cycle assessments. Production of insects for these purposes goes beyond collecting them in the field, and involves farming that can range from small scale enterprises at the individual household or village level through to industrial-scale rearing. One of the challenges is to be able to produce large volumes of insects at a scale that will help reduce the ecological footprint of food production.
The Journal of Insects as Food and Feed is a Plan S compliant Transformative Journal. Plan S Transformative Journals
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Editor-in-Chief
Dr Cecilia Lalander, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Honorary Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Arnold van Huis, Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands
Associate Editors
Dr Silvia Cappellozza (sericulture), Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Italy
Dr Nancy Carrejo (bioconversion, BSF, ecology, taxonomy, scavenging), Universidad del Valle, Colombia
Dr Shpahan Y. Chia (insect production, feed formulation and circular bioeconomy), International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Kenya
Prof. Eraldo M. Costa-Neto (ethno-entomology, anthropology), Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Brazil
Dr Arnout Fischer (consumer behaviour), Wageningen University & Researchy, the Netherlands
Prof. Laura Gasco (effects of insects as feed), University of Turin, Italy
Dr Ivã Guidini Lopes (waste conversion, frass), Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Dr Hong Ji (aquaculture, fish feed, lipid metabolism, insect protein, chitin), Northwest A&F University, China
Dr John N. Kinyuru (human nutrition and consumer acceptance), Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology, Kenya
Dr Attawit Kovitvadhi (feed, dogs & cats), Kasetsart University, Thailand
Dr Catriona Lakemond (processing), Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands
Dr Andrea Liceaga (bioactive peptides), Purdue University, USA
Dr Nina Liland (animal nutrition), Institute of Marine Research, Norway
Dr Faith Manditsera, Harare Institute of Technology, Zimbabwe
Dr Maryia Mishyna (post-processing of insects as food and feed), Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands
Dr Vusi Vincent Mshayisa (processing, protein functionality, nutritional and structural characterisation), Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Bellville, Cape Town, South Africa
Dr Adriana Najar-Rodriguez (effects of insects as feed, BSF bioconversion, BSF ecology, circular economy, mass rearing), The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Dr Dennis G.A.B. Oonincx (animal nutrition), Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands
Dr Daniela A. Peguero (processing), Eawag, Switzerland
Dr Christine J. Picard (genetics), Indiana University, USA
Prof. Santos Rojo (mass rearing, feed), University of Alicante, Spain
Dr Christos I. Rumbos (mass production, rearing, waste streams), International Hellenic University, Greece
Dr Birgit Rumpold (consumer attitudes and processing), Technische Universitat Berlin, Germany
Dr Sergiy Smetana (environmental impact, processing), German Institute of Food Technologies (DIL e.V.), Germany
Dr Thomas Spranghers (black soldier fly, yellow mealworm), VIVES University of Applied Sciences, Belgium
Dr Gianluca Tettamanti (digestion, immune system and metabolism), University of Insubria, Italy
Dr Hung Q. Tran (aquafeed), University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
Editorial Board
Prof. Dewi Apri Astuti (animal nutrition), IPB University Indonesia, Indonesia
Prof. Christos Athanassiou (Tenebrio molitor, Alphitobius diaperinus, Zophobas morio, mass rearing protocols, valorizaion of agricultural byproducts and side-streams), University of Thessaly, Greece
Prof. Monica Awuor Ayieko, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology, Kenya
Dr Meghan Barrett (insect physiology, insect welfare during rearing, transport and slaughter), Indiana University Indianapolis, USA
Dr Dennis Beesigamukama (frass fertilizer production, quality assessment and performance evaluation, agronomy and soil health, edible insect production systems), International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Kenya
Dr Sara Bellezza Oddon, University of Turin, Italy
Dr Simone Belluco, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Italy
Dr Daniele Bruno, University of Insubria, Italy
Prof. Jharna Chakravorty, Rajiv Gandhi University, India
Dr Adrian Charlton, FERA Science, UK
Prof. Stefania Colombini, University of Milan, Italy
Dr Luís Miguel Cunha, University of Porto, Portugal
Dr David Deruytter, INAGRO, Belgium
Dr Florence Dunkel, Montana State University, USA
Dr Patrick Durst, Independent scholar, Thailand
Dr Daniel Dzepe (BSF breeding and mass rearing, BSF-based organic waste recycling), IITA, Cameroon
Prof. Jørgen Eilenberg (insect diseases), University of Copenhagen (emeritus), Denmark
Dr Sunday Ekesi, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Kenya
Prof. Ying Feng, Chinese Academy of Forestry, China
Dr Bob Fischer (insect welfare, ethics), Texas State University, USA
Prof. Lynn Frewer (consumer behaviour, risk-benefit perception), Newcastle University, UK
Dr Sampat Ghosh (biochemistry, food chemistry, functional properties, ethnozoology), Andong National University, South Korea
Dr Yupa Hanboonsong, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
Dr Laura Skrubbeltrang Hansen (quantitative genetics, selective breeding), Aarhus University, Denmark
Dr Zabentungwa Thakasile Hlongwane, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Dr Elise Hoek-van den Hil (food safety), Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands
Prof. Constanza Jucker, University of Milan, Italy
Dr Esther Katz, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, France
Dr Marc Kenis, CABI, Switzerland
Dr Bartosz Kierończyk, University of Life Sciences, Poland
Dr Thomas Klammsteiner (microbe-host interactions, bioconversion dynamics), University of Innsbruck, Austria
Dr Silvenus O. Konyole, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya
Dr Martin Kulma, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic
Dr Pablo Librado (evolutionary genomics (population & comparative genomics), animal domestication, museomics and ancient DNA), Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE), Spain
Dr Sahya Maulu, Palabana University, Zambia
Dr Nathan Meijer, Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands
Prof. Victor Benno Meyer-Rochow, University of Oulu, Finland
Dr Robert Musundire, Chinhoyi University of Technology, Zimbabwe
Dr Matthew Muzzatti, Cornell University / Carleton University / Aspire Food Group, Canada
Dr Somaya Naser El Deen (optimisation of BSF and yellow mealworm rearing, use of waste streams and low-value by-products as feed substrates for BSF and yellow mealworms), Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands
Dr Christina Nielsen-LeRoux, INRAE, France
Dr Søren Bøye Olsen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Prof. Maurizio G. Paoletti (local use of biodiversity, managed livestock and wild plants), Padova University, Italy
Dr Elsje Pieterse, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Dr Kashif Ur Rehman (insect biotechnology and industrial entomology: insect microbiomes and applied insect-based bioprocesses, BSF systems for valorization of agricultural waste streams, circular bioeconomy, sustainable feed and food protein production), German Institute of Food Technologies (DIL e.V.), Germany
Dr Clint Rhode, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Dr José Carlos Ribeiro, University of Porto, Portugal
Dr Laura Riggi, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences / Wageningen University & Research, Sweden
Dr Zsuzsanna J. Sándor (freshwater aquaculture, feed formulation, evaluation of alternative protein and lipid sources), Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hungary
Dr Oliver Schlüter, Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB), Germany
Prof. John Schneider (insect physiological ecology, BSF rearing), Independent scholar (retired), USA
Dr Giulia Secci (use of insects as feed for poultry and aquaculture: zootechnical aspects, product quality), Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy
Prof. Matan Shelomi (consumer attitudes to edible insects, black soldier fly physiology), National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Dr Giovanni Sogari (sensory and consumer analysis), University of Parma, Italy
Dr Chrysantus M. Tanga, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Kenya
Dr Norhidayah Mohd Taufek (insects as fish feed, BSF bioconversion), University of Malaya, Malaysia
Prof. Joop van Loon, Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands
Dr Dries Vandeweyer (processing & product quality, stability and safety), KU Leuven, Belgium
Dr Teun Veldkamp (insect products applications in feed for livestock, insect rearing, substrates and bioconversion), Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands
Dr Pabodha Weththasinghe, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Prof. Jibin Zhang, Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Dr Longyu Zheng, Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Dr Cecilia Lalander, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Honorary Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Arnold van Huis, Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands
Associate Editors
Dr Silvia Cappellozza (sericulture), Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Italy
Dr Nancy Carrejo (bioconversion, BSF, ecology, taxonomy, scavenging), Universidad del Valle, Colombia
Dr Shpahan Y. Chia (insect production, feed formulation and circular bioeconomy), International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Kenya
Prof. Eraldo M. Costa-Neto (ethno-entomology, anthropology), Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Brazil
Dr Arnout Fischer (consumer behaviour), Wageningen University & Researchy, the Netherlands
Prof. Laura Gasco (effects of insects as feed), University of Turin, Italy
Dr Ivã Guidini Lopes (waste conversion, frass), Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Dr Hong Ji (aquaculture, fish feed, lipid metabolism, insect protein, chitin), Northwest A&F University, China
Dr John N. Kinyuru (human nutrition and consumer acceptance), Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology, Kenya
Dr Attawit Kovitvadhi (feed, dogs & cats), Kasetsart University, Thailand
Dr Catriona Lakemond (processing), Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands
Dr Andrea Liceaga (bioactive peptides), Purdue University, USA
Dr Nina Liland (animal nutrition), Institute of Marine Research, Norway
Dr Faith Manditsera, Harare Institute of Technology, Zimbabwe
Dr Maryia Mishyna (post-processing of insects as food and feed), Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands
Dr Vusi Vincent Mshayisa (processing, protein functionality, nutritional and structural characterisation), Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Bellville, Cape Town, South Africa
Dr Adriana Najar-Rodriguez (effects of insects as feed, BSF bioconversion, BSF ecology, circular economy, mass rearing), The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Dr Dennis G.A.B. Oonincx (animal nutrition), Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands
Dr Daniela A. Peguero (processing), Eawag, Switzerland
Dr Christine J. Picard (genetics), Indiana University, USA
Prof. Santos Rojo (mass rearing, feed), University of Alicante, Spain
Dr Christos I. Rumbos (mass production, rearing, waste streams), International Hellenic University, Greece
Dr Birgit Rumpold (consumer attitudes and processing), Technische Universitat Berlin, Germany
Dr Sergiy Smetana (environmental impact, processing), German Institute of Food Technologies (DIL e.V.), Germany
Dr Thomas Spranghers (black soldier fly, yellow mealworm), VIVES University of Applied Sciences, Belgium
Dr Gianluca Tettamanti (digestion, immune system and metabolism), University of Insubria, Italy
Dr Hung Q. Tran (aquafeed), University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
Editorial Board
Prof. Dewi Apri Astuti (animal nutrition), IPB University Indonesia, Indonesia
Prof. Christos Athanassiou (Tenebrio molitor, Alphitobius diaperinus, Zophobas morio, mass rearing protocols, valorizaion of agricultural byproducts and side-streams), University of Thessaly, Greece
Prof. Monica Awuor Ayieko, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology, Kenya
Dr Meghan Barrett (insect physiology, insect welfare during rearing, transport and slaughter), Indiana University Indianapolis, USA
Dr Dennis Beesigamukama (frass fertilizer production, quality assessment and performance evaluation, agronomy and soil health, edible insect production systems), International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Kenya
Dr Sara Bellezza Oddon, University of Turin, Italy
Dr Simone Belluco, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Italy
Dr Daniele Bruno, University of Insubria, Italy
Prof. Jharna Chakravorty, Rajiv Gandhi University, India
Dr Adrian Charlton, FERA Science, UK
Prof. Stefania Colombini, University of Milan, Italy
Dr Luís Miguel Cunha, University of Porto, Portugal
Dr David Deruytter, INAGRO, Belgium
Dr Florence Dunkel, Montana State University, USA
Dr Patrick Durst, Independent scholar, Thailand
Dr Daniel Dzepe (BSF breeding and mass rearing, BSF-based organic waste recycling), IITA, Cameroon
Prof. Jørgen Eilenberg (insect diseases), University of Copenhagen (emeritus), Denmark
Dr Sunday Ekesi, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Kenya
Prof. Ying Feng, Chinese Academy of Forestry, China
Dr Bob Fischer (insect welfare, ethics), Texas State University, USA
Prof. Lynn Frewer (consumer behaviour, risk-benefit perception), Newcastle University, UK
Dr Sampat Ghosh (biochemistry, food chemistry, functional properties, ethnozoology), Andong National University, South Korea
Dr Yupa Hanboonsong, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
Dr Laura Skrubbeltrang Hansen (quantitative genetics, selective breeding), Aarhus University, Denmark
Dr Zabentungwa Thakasile Hlongwane, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Dr Elise Hoek-van den Hil (food safety), Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands
Prof. Constanza Jucker, University of Milan, Italy
Dr Esther Katz, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, France
Dr Marc Kenis, CABI, Switzerland
Dr Bartosz Kierończyk, University of Life Sciences, Poland
Dr Thomas Klammsteiner (microbe-host interactions, bioconversion dynamics), University of Innsbruck, Austria
Dr Silvenus O. Konyole, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya
Dr Martin Kulma, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic
Dr Pablo Librado (evolutionary genomics (population & comparative genomics), animal domestication, museomics and ancient DNA), Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE), Spain
Dr Sahya Maulu, Palabana University, Zambia
Dr Nathan Meijer, Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands
Prof. Victor Benno Meyer-Rochow, University of Oulu, Finland
Dr Robert Musundire, Chinhoyi University of Technology, Zimbabwe
Dr Matthew Muzzatti, Cornell University / Carleton University / Aspire Food Group, Canada
Dr Somaya Naser El Deen (optimisation of BSF and yellow mealworm rearing, use of waste streams and low-value by-products as feed substrates for BSF and yellow mealworms), Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands
Dr Christina Nielsen-LeRoux, INRAE, France
Dr Søren Bøye Olsen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Prof. Maurizio G. Paoletti (local use of biodiversity, managed livestock and wild plants), Padova University, Italy
Dr Elsje Pieterse, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Dr Kashif Ur Rehman (insect biotechnology and industrial entomology: insect microbiomes and applied insect-based bioprocesses, BSF systems for valorization of agricultural waste streams, circular bioeconomy, sustainable feed and food protein production), German Institute of Food Technologies (DIL e.V.), Germany
Dr Clint Rhode, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Dr José Carlos Ribeiro, University of Porto, Portugal
Dr Laura Riggi, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences / Wageningen University & Research, Sweden
Dr Zsuzsanna J. Sándor (freshwater aquaculture, feed formulation, evaluation of alternative protein and lipid sources), Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hungary
Dr Oliver Schlüter, Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB), Germany
Prof. John Schneider (insect physiological ecology, BSF rearing), Independent scholar (retired), USA
Dr Giulia Secci (use of insects as feed for poultry and aquaculture: zootechnical aspects, product quality), Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy
Prof. Matan Shelomi (consumer attitudes to edible insects, black soldier fly physiology), National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Dr Giovanni Sogari (sensory and consumer analysis), University of Parma, Italy
Dr Chrysantus M. Tanga, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Kenya
Dr Norhidayah Mohd Taufek (insects as fish feed, BSF bioconversion), University of Malaya, Malaysia
Prof. Joop van Loon, Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands
Dr Dries Vandeweyer (processing & product quality, stability and safety), KU Leuven, Belgium
Dr Teun Veldkamp (insect products applications in feed for livestock, insect rearing, substrates and bioconversion), Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands
Dr Pabodha Weththasinghe, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Prof. Jibin Zhang, Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Dr Longyu Zheng, Huazhong Agricultural University, China
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Guidelines for reviewers can be found here.
Contributions to the Journal of Insects as Food and Feed must be original (research) and will be subject to single-anonymous peer review by at least two external, independent reviewers. Submission of a manuscript implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or thesis), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. The publication must be approved by all authors and tacitly by the institute where the work was carried out. Final decision on all manuscripts is handled by the Editor-in-Chief.
Journal of Insects as Food and Feed (JIFF) is a hybrid journal with no processing fees for authors. Optional Open Access (under the CC-BY 4.0, CC-BY-NC, or CC-BY-ND license):
• Authors who are willing to publish their work open access, please find more details here. In case of any problems, please contact: openaccess@brill.com.
• Brill's Transformative Agreement: when the article's corresponding author is from an eligible university APC will be waived.
• EIFL Agreement: Brill has an agreement with EIFL (Electronic Information for Libraries) to enable access to digital information for people in developing and transition countries. The agreement includes discounted access to Brill journals and Open Access publishing opportunities for eligible authors. Authors from 37 EIFL partner countries may be eligible for a discount or waiver to publish in the journal.
The Journal of Insects as Food and Feed agenda will provide an overview of the important international and national Insects as Food and Feed conferences, seminars and meetings world wide, announcements of international projects, as well as Insects as Food and Feed related courses and events.
We try to keep the list updated, but please always check the website of the events for the most recent news. When no new date is known, we will only mention it is postponed. When a new date has been set, NEW DATE is added to the new date.
| 2026 | |
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| 9-10 September | 11th INSECTA® 2026 International Conference, Magdeburg, Germany |
| 7-10 December | The 57th Australian Entomological Society Conference, Sydney, Australia |
| 2027 | |
| 3-5 May | Insects Plus 2027 International Congress, Berlin, Germany |
| 2028 | |
| 6-9 June | IFW 2028 – Insects to Feed the World, Adelaide, Australia |
The Journal of Insects as Food and Feed is partner of the ASEAN Food and Feed Insects’ Association.
The Journal of Insects as Food and Feed is partner of the ASBRACI (Associação Brasileira dos Criadores de Insetos).
The Journal of Insects as Food and Feed is partner of the EAAP Insect Study Commission.
The Journal of Insects as Food and Feed is partner of the International InsectCentre.
Brill | Wageningen Academic is partner of the International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed.
Brill | Wageningen Academic is partner of the NGN (New Generation Nutrition).
Brill | Wageningen Academic is partner of the NACIA (North American Coalition for Insect Agriculture).
Brill | Wageningen Academic is partner of the Woven Network CIC.
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For detailed formatting and style guidelines, please refer to our Instructions for Authors.
Authors who believe their manuscript would benefit from professional editing are encouraged to use a here before submission.
Guidelines for reviewers can be found here.
Contributions to the Journal of Insects as Food and Feed must be original (research) and will be subject to single-anonymous peer review by at least two external, independent reviewers. Submission of a manuscript implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or thesis), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. The publication must be approved by all authors and tacitly by the institute where the work was carried out. Final decision on all manuscripts is handled by the Editor-in-Chief.
Journal of Insects as Food and Feed (JIFF) is a hybrid journal with no processing fees for authors. Optional Open Access (under the CC-BY 4.0, CC-BY-NC, or CC-BY-ND license):
• Authors who are willing to publish their work open access, please find more details here. In case of any problems, please contact: openaccess@brill.com.
• Brill's Transformative Agreement: when the article's corresponding author is from an eligible university APC will be waived.
• EIFL Agreement: Brill has an agreement with EIFL (Electronic Information for Libraries) to enable access to digital information for people in developing and transition countries. The agreement includes discounted access to Brill journals and Open Access publishing opportunities for eligible authors. Authors from 37 EIFL partner countries may be eligible for a discount or waiver to publish in the journal.
For detailed formatting and style guidelines, please refer to our Instructions for Authors.
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Editor-in-Chief
Dr Cecilia Lalander, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Honorary Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Arnold van Huis, Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands
Associate Editors
Dr Silvia Cappellozza (sericulture), Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Italy
Dr Nancy Carrejo (bioconversion, BSF, ecology, taxonomy, scavenging), Universidad del Valle, Colombia
Dr Shpahan Y. Chia (insect production, feed formulation and circular bioeconomy), International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Kenya
Prof. Eraldo M. Costa-Neto (ethno-entomology, anthropology), Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Brazil
Dr Arnout Fischer (consumer behaviour), Wageningen University & Researchy, the Netherlands
Prof. Laura Gasco (effects of insects as feed), University of Turin, Italy
Dr Ivã Guidini Lopes (waste conversion, frass), Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Dr Hong Ji (aquaculture, fish feed, lipid metabolism, insect protein, chitin), Northwest A&F University, China
Dr John N. Kinyuru (human nutrition and consumer acceptance), Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology, Kenya
Dr Attawit Kovitvadhi (feed, dogs & cats), Kasetsart University, Thailand
Dr Catriona Lakemond (processing), Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands
Dr Andrea Liceaga (bioactive peptides), Purdue University, USA
Dr Nina Liland (animal nutrition), Institute of Marine Research, Norway
Dr Faith Manditsera, Harare Institute of Technology, Zimbabwe
Dr Maryia Mishyna (post-processing of insects as food and feed), Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands
Dr Vusi Vincent Mshayisa (processing, protein functionality, nutritional and structural characterisation), Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Bellville, Cape Town, South Africa
Dr Adriana Najar-Rodriguez (effects of insects as feed, BSF bioconversion, BSF ecology, circular economy, mass rearing), The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Dr Dennis G.A.B. Oonincx (animal nutrition), Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands
Dr Daniela A. Peguero (processing), Eawag, Switzerland
Dr Christine J. Picard (genetics), Indiana University, USA
Prof. Santos Rojo (mass rearing, feed), University of Alicante, Spain
Dr Christos I. Rumbos (mass production, rearing, waste streams), International Hellenic University, Greece
Dr Birgit Rumpold (consumer attitudes and processing), Technische Universitat Berlin, Germany
Dr Sergiy Smetana (environmental impact, processing), German Institute of Food Technologies (DIL e.V.), Germany
Dr Thomas Spranghers (black soldier fly, yellow mealworm), VIVES University of Applied Sciences, Belgium
Dr Gianluca Tettamanti (digestion, immune system and metabolism), University of Insubria, Italy
Dr Hung Q. Tran (aquafeed), University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
Editorial Board
Prof. Dewi Apri Astuti (animal nutrition), IPB University Indonesia, Indonesia
Prof. Christos Athanassiou (Tenebrio molitor, Alphitobius diaperinus, Zophobas morio, mass rearing protocols, valorizaion of agricultural byproducts and side-streams), University of Thessaly, Greece
Prof. Monica Awuor Ayieko, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology, Kenya
Dr Meghan Barrett (insect physiology, insect welfare during rearing, transport and slaughter), Indiana University Indianapolis, USA
Dr Dennis Beesigamukama (frass fertilizer production, quality assessment and performance evaluation, agronomy and soil health, edible insect production systems), International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Kenya
Dr Sara Bellezza Oddon, University of Turin, Italy
Dr Simone Belluco, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Italy
Dr Daniele Bruno, University of Insubria, Italy
Prof. Jharna Chakravorty, Rajiv Gandhi University, India
Dr Adrian Charlton, FERA Science, UK
Prof. Stefania Colombini, University of Milan, Italy
Dr Luís Miguel Cunha, University of Porto, Portugal
Dr David Deruytter, INAGRO, Belgium
Dr Florence Dunkel, Montana State University, USA
Dr Patrick Durst, Independent scholar, Thailand
Dr Daniel Dzepe (BSF breeding and mass rearing, BSF-based organic waste recycling), IITA, Cameroon
Prof. Jørgen Eilenberg (insect diseases), University of Copenhagen (emeritus), Denmark
Dr Sunday Ekesi, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Kenya
Prof. Ying Feng, Chinese Academy of Forestry, China
Dr Bob Fischer (insect welfare, ethics), Texas State University, USA
Prof. Lynn Frewer (consumer behaviour, risk-benefit perception), Newcastle University, UK
Dr Sampat Ghosh (biochemistry, food chemistry, functional properties, ethnozoology), Andong National University, South Korea
Dr Yupa Hanboonsong, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
Dr Laura Skrubbeltrang Hansen (quantitative genetics, selective breeding), Aarhus University, Denmark
Dr Zabentungwa Thakasile Hlongwane, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Dr Elise Hoek-van den Hil (food safety), Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands
Prof. Constanza Jucker, University of Milan, Italy
Dr Esther Katz, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, France
Dr Marc Kenis, CABI, Switzerland
Dr Bartosz Kierończyk, University of Life Sciences, Poland
Dr Thomas Klammsteiner (microbe-host interactions, bioconversion dynamics), University of Innsbruck, Austria
Dr Silvenus O. Konyole, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya
Dr Martin Kulma, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic
Dr Pablo Librado (evolutionary genomics (population & comparative genomics), animal domestication, museomics and ancient DNA), Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE), Spain
Dr Sahya Maulu, Palabana University, Zambia
Dr Nathan Meijer, Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands
Prof. Victor Benno Meyer-Rochow, University of Oulu, Finland
Dr Robert Musundire, Chinhoyi University of Technology, Zimbabwe
Dr Matthew Muzzatti, Cornell University / Carleton University / Aspire Food Group, Canada
Dr Somaya Naser El Deen (optimisation of BSF and yellow mealworm rearing, use of waste streams and low-value by-products as feed substrates for BSF and yellow mealworms), Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands
Dr Christina Nielsen-LeRoux, INRAE, France
Dr Søren Bøye Olsen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Prof. Maurizio G. Paoletti (local use of biodiversity, managed livestock and wild plants), Padova University, Italy
Dr Elsje Pieterse, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Dr Kashif Ur Rehman (insect biotechnology and industrial entomology: insect microbiomes and applied insect-based bioprocesses, BSF systems for valorization of agricultural waste streams, circular bioeconomy, sustainable feed and food protein production), German Institute of Food Technologies (DIL e.V.), Germany
Dr Clint Rhode, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Dr José Carlos Ribeiro, University of Porto, Portugal
Dr Laura Riggi, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences / Wageningen University & Research, Sweden
Dr Zsuzsanna J. Sándor (freshwater aquaculture, feed formulation, evaluation of alternative protein and lipid sources), Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hungary
Dr Oliver Schlüter, Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB), Germany
Prof. John Schneider (insect physiological ecology, BSF rearing), Independent scholar (retired), USA
Dr Giulia Secci (use of insects as feed for poultry and aquaculture: zootechnical aspects, product quality), Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy
Prof. Matan Shelomi (consumer attitudes to edible insects, black soldier fly physiology), National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Dr Giovanni Sogari (sensory and consumer analysis), University of Parma, Italy
Dr Chrysantus M. Tanga, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Kenya
Dr Norhidayah Mohd Taufek (insects as fish feed, BSF bioconversion), University of Malaya, Malaysia
Prof. Joop van Loon, Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands
Dr Dries Vandeweyer (processing & product quality, stability and safety), KU Leuven, Belgium
Dr Teun Veldkamp (insect products applications in feed for livestock, insect rearing, substrates and bioconversion), Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands
Dr Pabodha Weththasinghe, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Prof. Jibin Zhang, Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Dr Longyu Zheng, Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Dr Cecilia Lalander, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Honorary Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Arnold van Huis, Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands
Associate Editors
Dr Silvia Cappellozza (sericulture), Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Italy
Dr Nancy Carrejo (bioconversion, BSF, ecology, taxonomy, scavenging), Universidad del Valle, Colombia
Dr Shpahan Y. Chia (insect production, feed formulation and circular bioeconomy), International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Kenya
Prof. Eraldo M. Costa-Neto (ethno-entomology, anthropology), Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Brazil
Dr Arnout Fischer (consumer behaviour), Wageningen University & Researchy, the Netherlands
Prof. Laura Gasco (effects of insects as feed), University of Turin, Italy
Dr Ivã Guidini Lopes (waste conversion, frass), Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Dr Hong Ji (aquaculture, fish feed, lipid metabolism, insect protein, chitin), Northwest A&F University, China
Dr John N. Kinyuru (human nutrition and consumer acceptance), Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology, Kenya
Dr Attawit Kovitvadhi (feed, dogs & cats), Kasetsart University, Thailand
Dr Catriona Lakemond (processing), Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands
Dr Andrea Liceaga (bioactive peptides), Purdue University, USA
Dr Nina Liland (animal nutrition), Institute of Marine Research, Norway
Dr Faith Manditsera, Harare Institute of Technology, Zimbabwe
Dr Maryia Mishyna (post-processing of insects as food and feed), Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands
Dr Vusi Vincent Mshayisa (processing, protein functionality, nutritional and structural characterisation), Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Bellville, Cape Town, South Africa
Dr Adriana Najar-Rodriguez (effects of insects as feed, BSF bioconversion, BSF ecology, circular economy, mass rearing), The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Dr Dennis G.A.B. Oonincx (animal nutrition), Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands
Dr Daniela A. Peguero (processing), Eawag, Switzerland
Dr Christine J. Picard (genetics), Indiana University, USA
Prof. Santos Rojo (mass rearing, feed), University of Alicante, Spain
Dr Christos I. Rumbos (mass production, rearing, waste streams), International Hellenic University, Greece
Dr Birgit Rumpold (consumer attitudes and processing), Technische Universitat Berlin, Germany
Dr Sergiy Smetana (environmental impact, processing), German Institute of Food Technologies (DIL e.V.), Germany
Dr Thomas Spranghers (black soldier fly, yellow mealworm), VIVES University of Applied Sciences, Belgium
Dr Gianluca Tettamanti (digestion, immune system and metabolism), University of Insubria, Italy
Dr Hung Q. Tran (aquafeed), University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
Editorial Board
Prof. Dewi Apri Astuti (animal nutrition), IPB University Indonesia, Indonesia
Prof. Christos Athanassiou (Tenebrio molitor, Alphitobius diaperinus, Zophobas morio, mass rearing protocols, valorizaion of agricultural byproducts and side-streams), University of Thessaly, Greece
Prof. Monica Awuor Ayieko, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology, Kenya
Dr Meghan Barrett (insect physiology, insect welfare during rearing, transport and slaughter), Indiana University Indianapolis, USA
Dr Dennis Beesigamukama (frass fertilizer production, quality assessment and performance evaluation, agronomy and soil health, edible insect production systems), International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Kenya
Dr Sara Bellezza Oddon, University of Turin, Italy
Dr Simone Belluco, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Italy
Dr Daniele Bruno, University of Insubria, Italy
Prof. Jharna Chakravorty, Rajiv Gandhi University, India
Dr Adrian Charlton, FERA Science, UK
Prof. Stefania Colombini, University of Milan, Italy
Dr Luís Miguel Cunha, University of Porto, Portugal
Dr David Deruytter, INAGRO, Belgium
Dr Florence Dunkel, Montana State University, USA
Dr Patrick Durst, Independent scholar, Thailand
Dr Daniel Dzepe (BSF breeding and mass rearing, BSF-based organic waste recycling), IITA, Cameroon
Prof. Jørgen Eilenberg (insect diseases), University of Copenhagen (emeritus), Denmark
Dr Sunday Ekesi, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Kenya
Prof. Ying Feng, Chinese Academy of Forestry, China
Dr Bob Fischer (insect welfare, ethics), Texas State University, USA
Prof. Lynn Frewer (consumer behaviour, risk-benefit perception), Newcastle University, UK
Dr Sampat Ghosh (biochemistry, food chemistry, functional properties, ethnozoology), Andong National University, South Korea
Dr Yupa Hanboonsong, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
Dr Laura Skrubbeltrang Hansen (quantitative genetics, selective breeding), Aarhus University, Denmark
Dr Zabentungwa Thakasile Hlongwane, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Dr Elise Hoek-van den Hil (food safety), Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands
Prof. Constanza Jucker, University of Milan, Italy
Dr Esther Katz, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, France
Dr Marc Kenis, CABI, Switzerland
Dr Bartosz Kierończyk, University of Life Sciences, Poland
Dr Thomas Klammsteiner (microbe-host interactions, bioconversion dynamics), University of Innsbruck, Austria
Dr Silvenus O. Konyole, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya
Dr Martin Kulma, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic
Dr Pablo Librado (evolutionary genomics (population & comparative genomics), animal domestication, museomics and ancient DNA), Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE), Spain
Dr Sahya Maulu, Palabana University, Zambia
Dr Nathan Meijer, Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands
Prof. Victor Benno Meyer-Rochow, University of Oulu, Finland
Dr Robert Musundire, Chinhoyi University of Technology, Zimbabwe
Dr Matthew Muzzatti, Cornell University / Carleton University / Aspire Food Group, Canada
Dr Somaya Naser El Deen (optimisation of BSF and yellow mealworm rearing, use of waste streams and low-value by-products as feed substrates for BSF and yellow mealworms), Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands
Dr Christina Nielsen-LeRoux, INRAE, France
Dr Søren Bøye Olsen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Prof. Maurizio G. Paoletti (local use of biodiversity, managed livestock and wild plants), Padova University, Italy
Dr Elsje Pieterse, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Dr Kashif Ur Rehman (insect biotechnology and industrial entomology: insect microbiomes and applied insect-based bioprocesses, BSF systems for valorization of agricultural waste streams, circular bioeconomy, sustainable feed and food protein production), German Institute of Food Technologies (DIL e.V.), Germany
Dr Clint Rhode, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Dr José Carlos Ribeiro, University of Porto, Portugal
Dr Laura Riggi, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences / Wageningen University & Research, Sweden
Dr Zsuzsanna J. Sándor (freshwater aquaculture, feed formulation, evaluation of alternative protein and lipid sources), Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hungary
Dr Oliver Schlüter, Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB), Germany
Prof. John Schneider (insect physiological ecology, BSF rearing), Independent scholar (retired), USA
Dr Giulia Secci (use of insects as feed for poultry and aquaculture: zootechnical aspects, product quality), Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy
Prof. Matan Shelomi (consumer attitudes to edible insects, black soldier fly physiology), National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Dr Giovanni Sogari (sensory and consumer analysis), University of Parma, Italy
Dr Chrysantus M. Tanga, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Kenya
Dr Norhidayah Mohd Taufek (insects as fish feed, BSF bioconversion), University of Malaya, Malaysia
Prof. Joop van Loon, Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands
Dr Dries Vandeweyer (processing & product quality, stability and safety), KU Leuven, Belgium
Dr Teun Veldkamp (insect products applications in feed for livestock, insect rearing, substrates and bioconversion), Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands
Dr Pabodha Weththasinghe, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Prof. Jibin Zhang, Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Dr Longyu Zheng, Huazhong Agricultural University, China
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The Journal of Insects as Food and Feed agenda will provide an overview of the important international and national Insects as Food and Feed conferences, seminars and meetings world wide, announcements of international projects, as well as Insects as Food and Feed related courses and events.
We try to keep the list updated, but please always check the website of the events for the most recent news. When no new date is known, we will only mention it is postponed. When a new date has been set, NEW DATE is added to the new date.
| 2026 | |
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| 9-10 September | 11th INSECTA® 2026 International Conference, Magdeburg, Germany |
| 7-10 December | The 57th Australian Entomological Society Conference, Sydney, Australia |
| 2027 | |
| 3-5 May | Insects Plus 2027 International Congress, Berlin, Germany |
| 2028 | |
| 6-9 June | IFW 2028 – Insects to Feed the World, Adelaide, Australia |
The Journal of Insects as Food and Feed is partner of the ASEAN Food and Feed Insects’ Association.
The Journal of Insects as Food and Feed is partner of the ASBRACI (Associação Brasileira dos Criadores de Insetos).
The Journal of Insects as Food and Feed is partner of the EAAP Insect Study Commission.
The Journal of Insects as Food and Feed is partner of the International InsectCentre.
Brill | Wageningen Academic is partner of the International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed.
Brill | Wageningen Academic is partner of the NGN (New Generation Nutrition).
Brill | Wageningen Academic is partner of the NACIA (North American Coalition for Insect Agriculture).
Brill | Wageningen Academic is partner of the Woven Network CIC.
Journal of Insects as Food and Feed
Journal Impact Factor™
The Journal of Insects as Food and Feed has a Journal Impact Factor™ of 3,5, and a 5 year Impact Factor of 4,9. Source: Journal Citation Reports™ from Clarivate 2025.
CiteScore™
The Journal of Insects as Food and Feed received a 2022 CiteScore™ of 5.7 (CiteScore™ 2022. Calculated by Scopus 2023).
Aims and scope
The Journal of Insects as Food and Feed covers edible insects from harvesting in the wild through to industrial scale production. It publishes contributions to understanding the ecology and biology of edible insects and the factors that determine their abundance, the importance of food insects in people’s livelihoods, the value of ethno-entomological knowledge, and the role of technology transfer to assist people to utilise traditional knowledge to improve the value of insect foods in their lives. The journal aims to cover the whole chain of insect collecting or rearing to marketing edible insect products, including the development of sustainable technology, such as automation processes at affordable costs, detection, identification and mitigating of microbial contaminants, development of protocols for quality control, processing methodologies and how they affect digestibility and nutritional composition of insects, and the potential of insects to transform low value organic wastes into high protein products. At the end of the edible insect food or feed chain, marketing issues, consumer acceptance, regulation and legislation pose new research challenges. Food safety and legislation are intimately related. Consumer attitude is strongly dependent on the perceived safety. Microbial safety, toxicity due to chemical contaminants, and allergies are important issues in safety of insects as food and feed. Innovative contributions that address the multitude of aspects relevant for the utilisation of insects in increasing food and feed quality, safety and security are welcomed.
Editorial statement
Insects are the most diverse group of animals known, and although there are nearly 2,000 species known to be utilised as food by people, there is a high likelihood that many more species could be utilised. Historically, insects have been eaten by people from many different cultures as part of their normal diet. This tradition has actively continued in several continents where collecting food insects is an important part of people’s livelihoods. Depending upon the geographical location of these different cultures, insects are collected from forests, freshwater ecosystems, deserts, and even agricultural fields. In most cultures, collecting insects as food was governed by traditional methods that encouraged sustainability in the supply of insects. Increasing population pressures, along with associated habitat degradation, has seen adoption of non-sustainable harvesting practices. One of the dangers faced by people globally is the loss of food diversity, and the use of a diverse range of food insects would be a step to alleviate this problem. Many edible insect species are only seasonally available, and there have been some species that have been semi-domesticated to be farmed, either in the wild or in cages. The number of edible insect species that fall into this category is very small, and the potential to farm more species is high and requires further investigation.
One of the advantages of using insects as food and feed is the reduced environmental impacts associated with their production compared to the more conventional stock animals. Insects can be food for both humans and also for some animals used as food, such as fish, poultry and pigs. Edible insects hold considerable potential to replace major feed ingredients that are currently used but have a larger ecological footprint. Environmental impact studies for the production of insect protein are needed to estimate global warming potential, energy use and land use as are overall life cycle assessments. Production of insects for these purposes goes beyond collecting them in the field, and involves farming that can range from small scale enterprises at the individual household or village level through to industrial-scale rearing. One of the challenges is to be able to produce large volumes of insects at a scale that will help reduce the ecological footprint of food production.
The Journal of Insects as Food and Feed is a Plan S compliant Transformative Journal. Plan S Transformative Journals
The Journal of Insects as Food and Feed has a Journal Impact Factor™ of 3,5, and a 5 year Impact Factor of 4,9. Source: Journal Citation Reports™ from Clarivate 2025.
CiteScore™
The Journal of Insects as Food and Feed received a 2022 CiteScore™ of 5.7 (CiteScore™ 2022. Calculated by Scopus 2023).
Aims and scope
The Journal of Insects as Food and Feed covers edible insects from harvesting in the wild through to industrial scale production. It publishes contributions to understanding the ecology and biology of edible insects and the factors that determine their abundance, the importance of food insects in people’s livelihoods, the value of ethno-entomological knowledge, and the role of technology transfer to assist people to utilise traditional knowledge to improve the value of insect foods in their lives. The journal aims to cover the whole chain of insect collecting or rearing to marketing edible insect products, including the development of sustainable technology, such as automation processes at affordable costs, detection, identification and mitigating of microbial contaminants, development of protocols for quality control, processing methodologies and how they affect digestibility and nutritional composition of insects, and the potential of insects to transform low value organic wastes into high protein products. At the end of the edible insect food or feed chain, marketing issues, consumer acceptance, regulation and legislation pose new research challenges. Food safety and legislation are intimately related. Consumer attitude is strongly dependent on the perceived safety. Microbial safety, toxicity due to chemical contaminants, and allergies are important issues in safety of insects as food and feed. Innovative contributions that address the multitude of aspects relevant for the utilisation of insects in increasing food and feed quality, safety and security are welcomed.
Editorial statement
Insects are the most diverse group of animals known, and although there are nearly 2,000 species known to be utilised as food by people, there is a high likelihood that many more species could be utilised. Historically, insects have been eaten by people from many different cultures as part of their normal diet. This tradition has actively continued in several continents where collecting food insects is an important part of people’s livelihoods. Depending upon the geographical location of these different cultures, insects are collected from forests, freshwater ecosystems, deserts, and even agricultural fields. In most cultures, collecting insects as food was governed by traditional methods that encouraged sustainability in the supply of insects. Increasing population pressures, along with associated habitat degradation, has seen adoption of non-sustainable harvesting practices. One of the dangers faced by people globally is the loss of food diversity, and the use of a diverse range of food insects would be a step to alleviate this problem. Many edible insect species are only seasonally available, and there have been some species that have been semi-domesticated to be farmed, either in the wild or in cages. The number of edible insect species that fall into this category is very small, and the potential to farm more species is high and requires further investigation.
One of the advantages of using insects as food and feed is the reduced environmental impacts associated with their production compared to the more conventional stock animals. Insects can be food for both humans and also for some animals used as food, such as fish, poultry and pigs. Edible insects hold considerable potential to replace major feed ingredients that are currently used but have a larger ecological footprint. Environmental impact studies for the production of insect protein are needed to estimate global warming potential, energy use and land use as are overall life cycle assessments. Production of insects for these purposes goes beyond collecting them in the field, and involves farming that can range from small scale enterprises at the individual household or village level through to industrial-scale rearing. One of the challenges is to be able to produce large volumes of insects at a scale that will help reduce the ecological footprint of food production.
The Journal of Insects as Food and Feed is a Plan S compliant Transformative Journal. Plan S Transformative Journals
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