Trends in Food Science and Technology
Encyclopedia
Trends in Food Science and Technology is a peer-reviewed
review journal
covering product development
issues in food science
and technology
. It is an official publication of the European Federation of Food Science and Technology
and of the International Union of Food Science and Technology
. As of 2007, its editor-in-chief is Paul Finglas (Institute of Food Research
). According to the Journal Citation Reports
, the journal has a 2009 impact factor
of 4.051, ranking it second out of 118 journals in the category "Food Science & Technology".
Peer review
Peer review is a process of self-regulation by a profession or a process of evaluation involving qualified individuals within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards, improve performance and provide credibility...
review journal
Review journal
A review journal in academic publishing is a periodical or series that is devoted to the publication of review articles that summarize the progress in some particular area or topic during a preceding period.-Types:Review journals can be divided by...
covering product development
New product development
In business and engineering, new product development is the term used to describe the complete process of bringing a new product to market. A product is a set of benefits offered for exchange and can be tangible or intangible...
issues in food science
Food science
Food science is a study concerned with all technical aspects of foods, beginning with harvesting or slaughtering, and ending with its cooking and consumption, an ideology commonly referred to as "from field to fork"...
and technology
Food technology
Food technology, is a branch of food science which deals with the actual production processes to make foods.-Early history of food technology:...
. It is an official publication of the European Federation of Food Science and Technology
European Federation of Food Science and Technology
The European Federation of Food Science and Technology is a European-based non-governmental organization devoted to the advancement of food science and technology. It consists of eighty different societies in 21 different European countries...
and of the International Union of Food Science and Technology
International Union of Food Science and Technology
International Union of Food Science and Technology]]The International Union of Food Science and Technology is the international non-governmental organization established in 1962, devoted to the advancement of food science and technology...
. As of 2007, its editor-in-chief is Paul Finglas (Institute of Food Research
Institute of Food Research
The Institute of Food Research is one of the worlds leading agricultural and food science research institutions. It prides itself upon its wealth of research, regularly contributing to both government policies and Industry bodies as well as public relations.-History:Based in Norwich, IFR was...
). According to the Journal Citation Reports
Journal Citation Reports
Journal Citation Reports is an annual publication by the Healthcare & Science division of Thomson Reuters. It has been integrated with the Web of Knowledge, by Thomson Reuters, and is accessed from the Web of Science to JCR Web. It provides information about academic journals in the sciences and...
, the journal has a 2009 impact factor
Impact factor
The impact factor, often abbreviated IF, is a measure reflecting the average number of citations to articles published in science and social science journals. It is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field, with journals with higher impact factors deemed...
of 4.051, ranking it second out of 118 journals in the category "Food Science & Technology".