POLISH JOURNAL OF FOOD AND NUTRITION SCIENCES

The Polish Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences publishes original, basic and applied papers and review articles on fundamental and applied food research, preferably these based on a research hypothesis, 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 - Analytical methods Food Quality and Functionality: - Functional properties of food - Food physics - Quality, storage and safety of food Nutritional Research Section: - Nutritional studies relating to major and minor components of food “News” section: - Announcements of congresses - Miscellanea Out of the scope of the journal are: - Works which do not have a substantial impact on food and nutrition sciences - Works which are of only local significance i.e. concern indigenous foods, without wider applicability or exceptional nutritional or health related properties - Works which comprise merely data collections, based on the use of routine analytical or bacteriological methods standard methods, determination of mineral content or proximate analysis) - Works concerning biological activities of foods but do not provide the chemical characteristics of compounds responsible for these properties - Nutritional questionnaire surveys - Works related to the characteristics of foods purchased at local markets - Works related to food law - Works emphasizing effects of farming / agricultural conditions / weather conditions on the quality of food constituents - Works which address plants for non-food uses (i.e. plants exhibiting therapeutic and/or medicinal effects) 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.