Dietary Folates in Foods
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 21
Special Issue Editors
Interests: folates; food folate analysis; food sources of folate; folate and health
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: functional foods; transgenic plants; seconday metabolites; nutraceuticals; phytochemicals; cancer prevention; weight control; exercise
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue, entitled “Dietary Folates in Foods”, will focus on studies describing food folate analysis, sources of folates in foods, and how food folate concentrations affect health. Folate (vitamin B9; an essential water-soluble vitamin) is required for cell growth and development and plays a vital role in various bodily functions. Studies may include any aspect of food folate analysis, comparisons of sources of food folate, and discussions of how food folates affect health status. Study models may include microbiological assays and/or animal or human models or other pertinent approaches and may also include in vitro approaches aimed at better understanding food folate contents, types of folates, and the effects of food folates on health. This Special Issue aims to present novel findings in the field of food folate research to enhance our understanding of how this essential vitamin influences food quality and thereby human health.
This Special Issue of Foods welcomes original research and reviews of the literature concerning this important topic.
Dr. James H. Swain
Prof. Dr. Weiqun Wang
Guest Editors
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
- folate
- food folate
- folate analysis
- folate content of foods
- folate nutrition
- folate and health
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- Reprint: MDPI Books provides the opportunity to republish successful Special Issues in book format, both online and in print.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies can be found here.
