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Advances in Food Analytical Methods
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The continuous evolution of the global food industry demands innovative and precise analytical methods to ensure food safety, authenticity, nutritional quality, and traceability. This Special Issue of Molecules, titled “Advances in Food Analytical Methods,” aims to showcase recent progress in the development and application of novel analytical techniques for food components, contaminants, additives, and functional compounds. We welcome original research and review articles on topics including but not limited to chromatography, mass spectrometry, spectroscopy, biosensors, chemometrics, and emerging AI-based approaches. Studies focusing on rapid, on-site, and high-throughput analysis are particularly encouraged. This Special Issue offers a valuable platform for researchers and practitioners to share breakthroughs that contribute to improved food quality monitoring and regulatory compliance.
Dr. Yahui Guo
Guest Editor
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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. Molecules 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 2700 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 analysis
- food component
- food contaminant
- food additive
- functional compound
- chromatography
- mass spectrometry
- spectroscopy
- biosensor
- chemometrics
- AI-based approach
- food safety
- food authenticity
- nutritional quality
- food traceability
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