FSTA

6.8easy start · #10 of 34
in Academic Research Databases

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Free trialyes
Well documentedyes
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FSTA is ranked #10 of 34 in academic research databases on The Geeks Club. It runs on Web. There is no free plan. A free trial is offered.

FSTA plans and pricing

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FSTA corporate pay-as-you-go Not published Pay-as-you-go access for corporate users; price not stated ifis.org · 9 Oct 2026

FSTA subscription Not published Subscription access; pricing not stated on the pages reviewed ifis.org · 9 Oct 2026

Compared on academic research databases

Free plan: No
Full-text access: Yes
Advanced search: Yes
Subject coverage: multidisciplinary
Content types: journal articles, trade publications, conference proceedings, patents
Conference proceedings: Yes
Institutional access: Yes

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The record

Purpose: FSTA is a database for literature searching in food science and related fields.
Content: The database includes scientific journal articles, trade publications, conference proceedings, and industry patents.
Record count: IFIS says FSTA contains over 2,400,000 abstracts related to food and health sciences.
Coverage: FSTA includes research from 91 countries and 43 languages, with abstracts dating from 1969 onward.
Updates: IFIS says new content is added weekly, with approximately 4,500 entries added each week.
Indexing: FSTA records are indexed using an IFIS food thesaurus of over 16,000 terms to support targeted searches.
Curation: IFIS says expert scientists vet additions and sources for relevance and reliability in food and health sciences.
Research platforms: FSTA subscriptions are available through Web of Science, Ovid, and EBSCOhost.
Full text option: FSTA with Full Text is produced with EBSCO and is available exclusively on the EBSCO platform.
Trial: Organizations can request a free trial; IFIS says it will coordinate setup and can provide training and promotional materials after access begins.
Support: IFIS offers drop-in webinars and downloadable training materials for users and information professionals.
Access help: IFIS says its team will check subscription access requests and respond within one working day if automatic matching does not identify the subscription.
Journal screening: IFIS evaluates new journals for quality, integrity, and relevance, using a checklist of 60 measures to screen for predatory or unethical practices.
Audience: IFIS describes FSTA as serving researchers, scientists, students, librarians, academic libraries, corporate research labs, and government agencies.

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Sources

ifis.org/fsta· checked 8 Oct 2026
ifis.org/fsta-with-full-text· checked 8 Oct 2026
ifis.org/fsta/free-trial· checked 8 Oct 2026
ifis.org/fsta-user-training· checked 8 Oct 2026
ifis.org/fsta/access-help· checked 8 Oct 2026
ifis.org/fsta/journalassessment· checked 8 Oct 2026
ifis.org/about-ifis· checked 9 Oct 2026