Special Issues

Foods publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Rapid Analysis Technology for Quality Control and Food Safety submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4039 | Submission Open
Keywords: pesticide residues; food additives; allergens; pathogens; bacteria; virus; contaminants; pollutants; mycotoxins; alkaloids; PCB; dioxins; toxic elements; FTIR; NIR; sensor; PCR; ELISA; RAMAN spectroscopy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Analytical Methods)
Refined Processing Technology to Improve the Quality of Natural Products in Foods
edited by Yan Zhang
submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 1 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural products; phytochemicals; refined processing technology; advanced processing technology; functional-food development; new quality productivity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Engineering and Technology)
Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series in “Food Waste and Byproduct Valorization” submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 14 articles | Viewed by 17240 | Submission Open
Keywords: process intensification and efficiency; food waste/byproduct management and valorization; emerging technologies; bioactive compounds; biorefinery
Digital Innovation in Agricultural and Food Technology submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6881 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital agriculture; precision agriculture; digital technologies; artificial intelligence and big data; data modelling; model integration; smart farming; smart agrifood; foods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Engineering and Technology)
The Microbial Safety of Milk, Cheese and Dairy Products submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5699 | Submission Open
Keywords: cheese; dairy food; lactic acid bacteria; cheese microbiota; pathogenic bacteria; biopreservation; spoilage bacteria
(This special issue belongs to the Section Dairy)
Advances and Future Challenges to Microbial Food Safety—Volume II
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3339 | Submission Open
Keywords: food safety; foodborne pathogens; natural preservatives; biocontrol; microbial detection; microbial inactivation; emerging technologies; active packaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)
Contaminants in Seafood: Prevention, Control, and Detection—Volume II
edited by , , Daofeng Qu and Jun Yan
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 375 | Submission Open
Keywords: seafood-borne pathogens; seafood-borne spoilage microorganisms; antibiotic residues; heavy metal residues; rapid detection techniques; eliminating and controlling of contaminants in seafood; resurgence and pathogenesis of seafood-borne pathogens
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Quality and Safety)
Food Emulsions: Preparation, Stabilization, and Applications in Encapsulation of Bioactive Compounds
edited by Xiangquan Zeng, Qianqian Li and Tao Zheng
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open
Keywords: food emulsions; bioactive compounds; encapsulation techniques; delivery systems; encapsulation of polyphenols; encapsulation of essential oils; encapsulation of aroma compounds; encapsulation of vitamins; biological activity; health benefits
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Engineering and Technology)
Probiotic Lactic Acid Bacteria: Functional and Safety Characterization and Employment in the Production of Probiotic (Fermented) Foods and Beverages submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open
Keywords: lactic acid bacteria; fermented foods and beverages; probiotics; safety assessment; genomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)
Food Bioactive Compounds and Emerging Processing and Extraction Techniques
edited by Rosa Maria Cámara, Francesca Bot and Elena Arranz
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open
Keywords: microextraction techniques; extraction techniques; supercritical extraction; subcritical fluid extraction; natural products extraction; green extraction; sustainable extraction methods; dispersive solid-phase extraction; ultrasound-assisted extraction; food bioactive compounds; polyphenols; antioxidants; carotenoids
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Physics and (Bio)Chemistry)
Edible Insects as a Healthy and Sustainable Strategy to Handle Protein Demand and Food Insecurity
edited by and Annalaura Brai
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open
Keywords: edible insects; nutritional components; identification of bioactive compounds; functionalization of edible insects; agrifood by-products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Security and Sustainability)
Innovative Chromatographic and Spectroscopic Analytical Methods for Analysis of Foods
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open
Keywords: column chromatography; thin-layer chromatography; gas chromatography; high-performance liquid chromatography; near-infrared spectroscopy; infrared spectroscopy; raman spectroscopy; laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy; hyperspectral imaging; chemometrics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Analytical Methods)
Utilization of Biocontrol Agents and Natural Compounds for Enhancing Food Preservation and Functionality submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural food preservatives; natural compounds; functional foods; microbial metabolites; biocontrol agents; bacteriocins
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Physics and (Bio)Chemistry)
Postharvest Technologies and Applications in Food and Its Products
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open
Keywords: postharvest fruits and vegetables; postharvest technology; postharvest physiology; quality deterioration; microbial decay
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Packaging and Preservation)
The Analysis and Risk Assessment of Organic Pollutants in Food Products
edited by Serenella Seccia and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open
Keywords: pesticides; dyes; antibiotics; disinfectants; food additives; nitrophenols; analytical methods; food toxicity; green pesticides; green antibiotics; green additives
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Toxicology)
Advances in Microbial Polysaccharide Research: Bioactivity, Molecular Mechanisms and Food Applications
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 16 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbial polysaccharides; structural-activities relationships; bioactivity; food industry; metabolic engineering; polysaccharide synthesis pathway; regulation mechanism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Nutrition)
The Health Benefits of Fruits and Vegetables—3rd Edition submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open
Keywords: fruits; horticultural products; health-promoting properties; phytochemicals; epidemiological studies; toxicological studies; nutritional studies; conventional agriculture; organic food
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Nutrition)
Microbiological Safety of Food—2nd Edition
edited by and Valentina Gallo
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open
Keywords: food safety; food chain; food packaging; food preservation; food storage; microbiological control; analytical methods; shelf-life of dairy products; meat products; vegetables; ready-to-eat food
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)
Exploring Innovative Approaches to Food Analysis: Tackling Challenges and Enhancing Applications submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open
Keywords: food analysis; food monitoring; analytical techniques; spectroscopic methods; chemometrics and multivariate analysis; rapid analysis; process analytical technologies (PATs)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Analytical Methods)
Bioactive Ingredients in Functional Foods—Their Role in Lipid Metabolism
edited by Jailane De Souza Aquino and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 16 | Submission Open
Keywords: antioxidants; lipid profile management; lipid metabolism enzymes; cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism; dyslipidemia and cardiovascular diseases; plant-based foods; obesity; animal models; clinical studies; cell lines
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Nutrition)
Seafood Proteins: Nutritional, Functional and Bioactive Properties submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 16 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutritional value of proteins; characterization of proteins; functionality of proteins; methods to improve protein functionality; chemistry and physicochemistry of proteins; protein hydrolysates as bioactive components
(This special issue belongs to the Section Foods of Marine Origin)
Processing, Consumption, and Nutritional Properties of Meat, Meat Products, and Artificial Meat Products submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open
Keywords: meat; meat products; artificial meat; artificial meat products; meat processing; meat quality and safety; nutritional properties; volatiles; sensory analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Meat)
New Insights into Cereals and Cereal-Based Foods (Volume III)
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8873 | Submission Open
Keywords: milling; bread making; sourdough; biscuit; cake; noodles and pasta products; consumer perception of grain-based foods; cereal safety and security; wholegrains; pseudocereals and ancient grains; grain breeding; cereal bioactive compounds; gluten free; valorization of cereal bio-products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Grain)
Impact of Processing Technologies on Food Quality and Sensory Properties - 2nd Edition submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2059 | Submission Open
Keywords: new and functional ingredients; processing technologies; food quality; sensory properties; consumer acceptance; consumer emotion; purchase intent
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensory and Consumer Sciences)
Green Processing of Starch: Structure, Function and Application in Food submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6868 | Submission Open
Keywords: starch; green processing; starch-based foods; functional food materials; starch-derived foods; structure and function
(This special issue belongs to the Section Grain)
Extraction, Characterization and Application of Natural Product in Foods—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1959 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural products; food; food waste; basic research; industrial application; extraction processes; green chemistry; analytical techniques; composition; physicochemical properties; biofunctional properties
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Physics and (Bio)Chemistry)
New Aspects of Shaping Quality in Meat Production, Processing and Consumption submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1834 | Submission Open
Keywords: production of meat and meat products; determinants of meat consumption; safety of meat products; quantity and quality of meat and meat products; health and ecological trends in meat production and processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Meat)
New Insights into Sources of Nutrients and Bioactive Compounds in Foods submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 22333 | Submission Open
Keywords: alternative sources of nutrients; antioxidants; bioactive peptides; biotechnological and nanotechnological methods in food technology; isolation and characterization of bioactive compounds; medicinal plants; naturally derived active ingredients; novel raw materials for food production; phenolic compounds; waste and by-product valorization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Nutrition)
Innovative Achievements on Food Processing “From Farm to Fork”
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open
Keywords: new healthy foods; new food technologies; innovation in food business management; food quality and safety; consumer choices and motivations; environmental conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Quality and Safety)
Advances in Sustainable Food Process Engineering
edited by , Shubham Subrot Panigrahi and
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open
Keywords: food process optimization; energy-efficient processing; advanced thermal processing; non-thermal processing technologies; process simulation; circular bioeconomy models; waste minimization strategies; water footprint assessment in the food industry; advanced process control; computer-aided modeling and technologies in food processing; life cycle analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Engineering and Technology)
Valorization of Agrifood Waste and Byproducts in the Development of New Added-Value Applications submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1532 | Submission Open
Keywords: agrifood waste and byproducts; bioactive compounds; natural extracts; food applications; functional food; non-food applications; bioplastics; packaging; sustainability; circular economy
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