Aims and scope
Discover Food is a transdisciplinary, open access journal that provides a leading platform for the rapid dissemination of knowledge and advances included in innovative and high-impact original research articles, case studies, review papers, viewpoints and short communications covering the research and innovation that is taking place across the food sector. The journal welcomes basic, methodological and applied science that focuses on food science and technology, the global impact of the food sector, and nutrition.
Discover Food covers theoretical studies and basic science, as well as applied research relating to the food sector in areas such as chemistry and biology, food microbiology and process technologies. It also covers research as it relates to food waste recovery and usage, food security and sustainability, and the wider impact of and within the food industry, including research into supply chains and consumer behaviors.
The journal particularly welcomes papers that highlight technological innovation and disruptions taking place across the sector, such as Industry 4.0 (IoT, blockchain, AI, ICTs, etc) applications in the food supply chain, 3D printing, non-thermal post-harvest and processing technologies, nutrient bioavailability, bioaccessibility and bioactivities, as well as food waste recovery and research with implications for achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals of zero hunger, responsible consumption and climate action.
Topics
Discover Food covers topics including (but not limited to) the following:
Food science: food microbiology, food engineering & processing, food chemistry & biochemistry, food technology, food ingredients and additives, food preservation, food safety and quality, food authentication, food toxicology and forensics
Food innovations: cutting-edge technological disruptions in the food industry, emerging technologies, foodomics, alternative protein sources (plant-based meat, artificial meat and milk, microalgae proteins, food developed from air, etc.), 3D-printed foods, innovation strategies for the food industry and open innovation approaches
Food systems: agriculture and aquaculture, crop science, dairy science, post-harvest technologies, pest control and weed science, food security and sustainability, COVID-19 food systems, saving food efforts, valorization of food processing by-products, consumer behaviors and market perception of innovations in the food industry
Nutrition: nutrient bioavailability, bioactivity studies, prebiotics and probiotics, nutrition and public health, nutrition methodology and assessment, functional foods, nutraceuticals, nutrigenomics, clinical and personalized nutrition
Content Types
Discover Food welcomes full-length Research articles as well as Brief Communications of empirical findings, Reviews, Perspectives, Comments, Case Studies, Registered Reports, and Data Notes from across the full range of disciplines involved with food science and technology. The journal also publishes guest-edited Topical Collections of relevance to all aspects of food science and technology, the global impact of the food sector, and nutrition. For more information, please follow up with our journal publishing contact.