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FSTA
Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom
Plans and prices
FSTA corporate pay-as-you-go
Priced on request
Pay-as-you-go access for corporate users; price not stated
Read 9 Oct 2026 · ifis.org
FSTA subscription
Priced on request
Subscription access; pricing not stated on the pages reviewed
Read 9 Oct 2026 · ifis.org
On the record
- Access help
- IFIS says its team will check subscription access and get back to users within one working day if automatic matching does not identify a subscription.ifis.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Audience
- IFIS describes FSTA as serving researchers, scientists, students, libraries, corporate research labs and government agencies.ifis.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Content
- The database includes scientific journal articles, trade publications, conference proceedings, and industry patents.ifis.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Content types
- FSTA covers scientific journal articles, trade publications, conference proceedings and industry patents.ifis.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Coverage
- The database contains more than 2,400,000 abstracts directly related to food and includes more than 27,000 sources.ifis.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Curation
- IFIS says expert scientists vet additions and sources for reliability and relevance to food and health sciences.ifis.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Full text option
- FSTA with Full Text lists 273 active full-text journals, including 163 with no embargo.ifis.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Indexing
- FSTA records are indexed using an IFIS food thesaurus of over 16,000 terms to support targeted searches.ifis.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- FSTA is available through Web of Science, Ovid and EBSCOhost; FSTA with Full Text is available exclusively on EBSCO.ifis.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Journal screening
- IFIS evaluates new journals for quality, integrity, and relevance, using a checklist of 60 measures to screen for predatory or unethical practices.ifis.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Maker
- IFIS is a not-for-profit academic publishing organization founded in 1968 and based in Reading, UK.ifis.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- FSTA is a literature-search database for food science and related fields, including food and health sciences.ifis.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Record count
- IFIS says FSTA contains over 2,400,000 abstracts related to food and health sciences.ifis.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Research platforms
- FSTA subscriptions are available through Web of Science, Ovid, and EBSCOhost.ifis.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Search
- Records are indexed using IFIS’s food thesaurus of more than 16,000 terms to support targeted searches.ifis.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- IFIS offers drop-in webinars and downloadable training materials for users and information professionals.ifis.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Training and support
- IFIS offers drop-in webinars, downloadable training materials and tailored training for organizations or universities.ifis.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Trial
- IFIS invites organizations to arrange a free trial, but the page does not state its duration.ifis.org · read 9 Oct 2026
