Food Science and Technology
A section of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417).
Section Information
The Section on Food Science and Technology deals with the advancement of food quality; (bio)chemical characterization such as of nutritional composition, flavor compounds (volatiles and non-volatile compounds), bioactive compounds (antioxidants and other phytochemicals), and bioactivity; microbiological issues; and the design and evaluation of new formulated foods. It also includes some other aspects related to food technology, such as the effects of processing, stor-age, and preservation to maintain not only the quality but also the safety of foods. The main focus is on novel techniques for analytical purposes that could lead to increased food quality and safety and the development of new foods and in-gredients. Applied Sciences, in general, and this Section on Food Science and Technology, in particular, offer high-quality peer review followed by rapid publication. Download Section Flyer
Subject Area
Food science
Food microbiology
- Microorganisms required for food fermentation
- Use microorganisms to produce enzymes for food production
- Harmful microorganisms in food
Food components and nutrition
- Application of novel analytic methods and devices for the determination of protein, fat, carbohydrates, calories, inorganic salts, and major and minor components in food and other nutrients
- Extraction, analysis, and applications of bioactive compounds in food, such as polyphenols, flavonoids, carotenoids, etc.
- Functional food and its development
- Food composition and its impact on health
- Food analytical methods, including electrochemistry, chromatography, spectroscopy, and others
Food technology and processing
Thermal/non-thermal processing
Plasma technology
Pulsed electric field and high voltage technology
Ultrasonic technology
Food biotechnology
- Fermentation
- Enzyme engineering
- Protein engineering
- Genetic engineering
- 3D printing of food
Automation in the food production process
Food storage and preservation
Food refrigeration
Food packaging
Food storage
- Canning, freezing, drying, etc.
- Studies on the storage conditions of special foods
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Chromatographic Methods for Functional Foods and Their Application to Food Quality, Safety, and Characterization (Deadline: 30 December 2025)
- Sustainable Recovery of Bioactive Compounds from Food Industry By-Products (Deadline: 30 December 2025)
- Quality, Safety, and Functional Properties of Meat and Meat Products (Deadline: 30 December 2025)
- Functional Foods and Their Impact on Human Health: From Mechanisms to Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Current Trends in Food Microbiology: Food Fermentation, Safety, and Production (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Phytochemicals in Food By-Products: From Bioactive Compounds to Sustainable Utilization (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Chemical and Functional Properties of Food and Natural Products: 3rd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Wine Chemistry (Deadline: 20 January 2026)
- Investigation of the Flavour Profiles of Plant-Based Foods (Deadline: 20 January 2026)
- Chemistry, Quality, and Processing Technology of Different Cereals, Pseudocereals, Legumes and Oilseeds Grain Types (Deadline: 20 January 2026)
- Advances in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Simulations and Their Applications in the Food Industry (Deadline: 20 January 2026)
- Emerging Analytical Techniques in Food Industry and Agricultural Products (Deadline: 20 January 2026)
- Coffee and Coffee By-Products: Processing, Qualities and Functional Properties (Deadline: 20 January 2026)
- Phytochemical Compounds and Antioxidant Activity (Deadline: 30 January 2026)
- Research on Process Analytics in Natural, Pharmaceutical and Food Products (Deadline: 30 January 2026)
- Current Progress in Fermentation Technology and Microbial Biotechnology: A Comprehensive Overview of Recent Developments and Innovations (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- Advanced Methods and Techniques: Ensuring and Improving Food Safety and Quality (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- The Future Is Blue: Exploring Safety, Sustainability, and Innovation in the Seafood and Aquaculture Industry (Deadline: 20 February 2026)
- Novel Anthropometric Techniques for Health and Nutrition Assessment (Deadline: 20 February 2026)
- Innovation in Dairy Products (Deadline: 20 February 2026)
- Innovative Food Processing and Technologies for Food Quality and Safety (Deadline: 20 February 2026)
- Advanced Food Processing Technologies and Food Quality: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 February 2026)
- Advances in Food Processing Technologies: Enhancing Quality, Safety, and Sustainability (Deadline: 20 February 2026)
- Advances in Food Processing Technology: Enhancing Quality, Safety, and Sustainability (Deadline: 20 February 2026)
- Advancements in Organic Aquaculture: Productivity, Sustainability, and Food Security (Deadline: 20 February 2026)
- Functional Food Development and Nutritional Fortification (Deadline: 20 February 2026)
- Unconventional Raw Materials for Food Products, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 25 February 2026)
- Advances in Functional Foods and Natural Products (Deadline: 25 February 2026)
- New Insights into Bioactive Compounds (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Holistic Approaches in Sensory Research on Food and Non-food Products Using New Techniques and Digital Tools (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Microbiology in Meat Production and Meat Processing (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Innovative Additives for Food Preservation (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Advances and Applications of Food Industry By-Products (Deadline: 1 March 2026)
- Sensory Evaluation and Flavor Analysis in Food Science (Deadline: 20 March 2026)
- Advances in Food Analysis and Processing (Deadline: 20 March 2026)
- Advances in Automation and Controls of Agri-Food Systems (Deadline: 20 March 2026)
- Cereal-Based Food Processing and Nutritional Quality: Latest Advances and Prospects (Deadline: 20 March 2026)
- Innovations in Strategies for the Detection, Control and Elimination of Food Allergens (Deadline: 20 March 2026)
- Recent Advances in Artificial and Natural Antioxidants for Food (Deadline: 20 March 2026)
- Application and Extraction of Bioactive Compounds and Antioxidants in Food and Plants (Deadline: 20 March 2026)
- Advances in Milk and Dairy Technology (Deadline: 20 March 2026)
- Characterization of Bioactive Compounds and Antioxidants in Natural Products, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 March 2026)
- Intelligent Techniques in Food Production Systems (Deadline: 20 March 2026)
- Advanced Food Detection Technology (Deadline: 20 March 2026)
- Food Chemistry, Analysis and Innovative Production Technologies: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 March 2026)
- Food Microbiology: Innovative and Emerging Approaches, Developments and Future Perspectives (Deadline: 20 March 2026)
- Edible and Functional Films for Food and Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 20 March 2026)
- Advanced Food Processing Technologies and Approaches: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 March 2026)
- Microbes and Parasites in Food (Deadline: 20 March 2026)
- Processing and Application of Functional Food Ingredients (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Recent Advances in the Improvement of Food Quality and Safety: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Food Fermentation: New Advances and Applications: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 10 April 2026)
- Diet, Nutrition and Human Health (Deadline: 20 April 2026)
- Food Security, Nutrition, and Public Health (Deadline: 20 April 2026)
- Advancements in Food Nutrition and Bioactive Compounds (Deadline: 20 April 2026)
- Food Polysaccharides: Chemistry, Technology and Applications (Deadline: 20 April 2026)
- Advances and Challenges in Food Safety and Healthy Nutrition (Deadline: 20 April 2026)
- New Trends and Concepts in Probiotic Food Product Development (Deadline: 20 April 2026)
- Research on Antimicrobial Strategies in Food Systems (Deadline: 20 April 2026)
- Drying Technologies in Food Processing, 2nd Edition: Innovations in Pretreatments, Process Optimization, and Quality Enhancement (Deadline: 20 April 2026)
- Valorization of Agri-Food Waste Biomass (Deadline: 20 April 2026)
- Applications of Hyperspectral Imaging and Chemometrics in Food Analysis (Deadline: 20 April 2026)
- Food Technology, Innovation and Quality Management (Deadline: 20 April 2026)
- Recent Advances in Quality, Safety and Sensory Analyses of Vegetable Food Products (Deadline: 20 April 2026)
- Processing and Quality Control of Cereal Foods (Deadline: 20 April 2026)
- Innovative Food Technologies for Preservation and Enrichment of Bioactive Compounds (Deadline: 20 April 2026)
- Antioxidant Compounds in Food Processing: Second Edition (Deadline: 20 April 2026)
- Applications of Analytical Chemistry in Food Science (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- New Advances in Antioxidant Properties of Bee Products (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- The Recent Development of Functional Foods and Natural Products—Impacts on Human Health (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Natural Additives for Enhancing the Quality and Shelf Life of Animal-Based Food Products (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Bioactive Compounds in Plant-Based Foods (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- New Insights into Food Bioactive Compounds: Safety, Quality and Nutritional Determinants (Deadline: 10 May 2026)
- Recent Applications of Plant Extracts in the Food Industry: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 10 May 2026)
- Functional Foods and Natural Products: Bioactive Compounds and Beneficial Effects on Health—3rd Edition (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Sustainable Production Strategies for Meat and Meat Products: Technological Innovation, Animal Welfare, and Environmental Impact Reduction (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Innovations in Natural Products and Functional Foods (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Advances in Drying Technologies for Food Processing (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Advances in Natural Products: Extraction, Bioactivity, Biotransformation, and Applications (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Innovative Materials and Technologies in Food Packaging (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Functional Foods and Active Natural Products (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- New Insights in Functional Foods and Their Health Effects (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Quality, Safety, and Bioactive and Functional Properties of Food Products (Deadline: 22 May 2026)
- New Trends in Wine Analysis and Production (Deadline: 30 May 2026)
- New Advances in Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 10 June 2026)
- Wine Technology and Sensory Analysis: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 15 June 2026)
- Utilization of Marine By-Products (Deadline: 20 June 2026)
- Functional Bakery Products: Technological, Chemical and Nutritional Modification: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 June 2026)
- Biochemistry and Nutrition of Food Components (Deadline: 20 June 2026)
- Fermented Food and Health Benefits (Deadline: 20 June 2026)
- Phytochemicals as Natural Nutrients in the Prevention and Therapy of Diseases (Deadline: 20 June 2026)
- Processing, Preservation, and Quality Evaluation for Meat and Meat Products, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 June 2026)
- Advancements in Food Extraction Methodologies: Recent Progress and Practical Implementations (Deadline: 20 June 2026)
- Functional Foods: Product Development, Technological Trends and Safety (Deadline: 20 June 2026)
- Innovative and Sustainable Packaging for Food (Deadline: 20 June 2026)
- Advances in Natural Extracts: Bioactive Compounds and Health Impacts (Deadline: 20 June 2026)
- Chemical and Methodological Approaches to Meat Quality and Preservation (Deadline: 20 June 2026)
- Emerging Techniques and Trends in Food Analysis and Quality Control (Deadline: 20 June 2026)
- Quality Assessment of Dairy Products (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Microbial Protein and Lipid: Biotechnological Innovations for Sustainable Food and Energy (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Food Quality and Characterization of Animal-Based, Plant-Based and Hybrid Products (Deadline: 10 July 2026)
- Advanced Technologies for Food Packaging and Preservation: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 10 July 2026)
- Emerging Technologies in Food Microbiology: Innovations in Beer, Wine and Fermented Beverages (Deadline: 20 July 2026)
- Future Industry of Polysaccharides, Protein and Pectin in Food Processing: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 July 2026)
- Assessments of Functional Food (Deadline: 20 July 2026)
- Emerging Trends in Food Safety and Quality Control (Deadline: 30 July 2026)
- Positive and Negative Impacts of Food Processing on Nutritional Quality (Deadline: 30 July 2026)
- Antioxidants in Food and Plants (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Advanced Biomaterials for Sustainable Food Packaging: From Cellulose Derivatives to Shelf-Life Extension (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Recent Trends in the Valorization of Natural Products and Food Wastes (Deadline: 10 August 2026)
- New Challenges in Environmental Microbiology and Food and Nutrition Science (Deadline: 10 August 2026)
- Latest Developments in Food Safety and Food Contamination (Deadline: 20 August 2026)
- Extraction of Functional Ingredients and Their Application, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 August 2026)
- Advances in Safety Detection and Quality Control of Food (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- High-Value-Added Chemicals from Lignocellulosic and Agri-Food Biowastes: A Path Toward Sustainability (Deadline: 10 September 2026)
- Physical Chemistry, Formulation and Processing, Intersection of Food Sciences, Engineering and Global Health (Deadline: 20 September 2026)
- Recent Advances and Innovations in Dairy Science and Processing Technologies (Deadline: 20 September 2026)
- Application of Enzymes in Bioengineering (Deadline: 20 September 2026)
- Advances in Food Chemistry and Analysis (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Novel Advances in Food Microbiology (Deadline: 31 January 2027)