Emerging Trends in Food Microbiology and Food Safety
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 468
Special Issue Editor
Interests: food safety; antimicrobial; food microbiology; fermentation engineering; fermented food
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With rapid changes in the global food system—driven by climate change, globalization, novel food products, and evolving consumer preferences—the process of ensuring microbial safety and food quality has become more complex and critical than ever. This Special Issue seeks original research articles, reviews, and case studies that address recent advances, novel technologies, and interdisciplinary approaches in the field. We welcome contributions on topics including, but not limited to, the following:
- Rapid detection technologies (e.g., biosensors, CRISPR-based tools, NGS);
- Omics-based insights into microbial ecology and foodborne pathogens;
- Natural and sustainable antimicrobial agents;
- Microbiome impacts on food quality and fermentation;
- Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and One Health strategies;
- Microbial safety in emerging food sectors (e.g., plant-based, insect-based, RTE foods).
Submissions should provide novel insights or practical applications that contribute to improving food safety, protecting public health, and supporting sustainable food systems. We invite researchers, food microbiologists, technologists, and industry professionals to contribute to this timely issue.
Dr. Kai Zhong
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Foods is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2900 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- food microbiology
- food safety
- rapid detection
- omics technologies
- natural antimicrobials
- microbiome
- fermentation
- antimicrobial resistance
- One Health
- emerging food sectors
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