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Polish Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences  has been established by the Committee of Food Sciences and the Committee of Human Nutrition Science of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the Polish Food Technologists' Society and the Polish Society of Nutritional Sciences.

It has been published since 1957 as Roczniki Chemii i Technologii Żywności and Acta Alimentaria Polonica (1957-1991). Since 1992, it has been published by the Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Olsztyn as a quarterly Polish Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences (one volume in four issues: March, June, September, and December).

For over 60 years, the quarterly has significantly contributed to the development of food science in Poland. Since 1992, the journal has also been contributing to the development of human nutrition sciences.

 

New scope

The Polish Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences publishes original, basic and applied papers, reviews and short communications on fundamental and applied food research in the following Sections: 

Food Technology:

• Innovative technology of food development including biotechnological and microbiological aspects
• Effects of processing on food composition and nutritional value

 Food Chemistry:

• Bioactive constituents of foods
• Chemistry relating to major and minor components of food

 Food Quality and Functionality:

• Sensory methodologies
• Functional properties of food
• Food physics

 Analytical Section:

• Analytical methods
• Quality, storage and safety of food

 Nutritional Research Section:

• Nutritional studies relating to major and minor components of food

 “News” section:

• Announcements of congresses
• Presentations of research institutes
• Books reviews

Reviews on specific topics relevant to the advance of the Baltic Region food science and nutrition research are particularly welcome.  

Review Policy: The Co-Editors with the Editor-in-Chief will select submitted manuscripts in relationship to their innovative and original content. Referees will be selected from the Advisory Board and/or qualified Polish or foreign scientists. Acceptance of a paper rests with the referees. 

Out of the scope of the journal are:

• Contributions which are not of international interest or do not have a substantial impact on food sciences
• Submissions which comprise merely data collections, based on the use of routine analytical or bacteriological methods

Manuscripts should be submitted to PJFNS via Editorial Manager system avialble from PJFNS homepage.

Indexed

The quarterly is covered by BIOSIS (Biological Abstract), CAB International (Food Science and Technology Abstract), CAS (Chemical Abstract), AGRICOLA, AGRO-LIBREX data base, AGRIS data base, Foodline, Index Copernicus, Leatherhead Food RA data base FROSTI, Polish Scientific Journals Contents (PSJC) Life Science data base available at (http://psjc.icm.edu.pl). Since March 1st, 2009, the quarterly is being indexed in SCOPUS.

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