Scope
The Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry considers high-quality, original research representing complete studies and scientific advances dealing with the innovative application of chemistry, biochemistry and biological sciences to increase the molecular understanding of product attributes, processes, technologies, and health aspects encompassing the agricultural-food-nutrition continuum.
Current specific categories are as follows:
Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry;
Bioactive Constituents, Metabolites, and Functions;
Biofuels and Biobased Materials;
Biotechnology and Biological Transformations;
Chemistry and Biology of Odor and Taste;
Food and Beverage Chemistry/Biochemistry;
Food Safety and Toxicology;
Functional Structure/Activity Relationships;
New Analytical Methods;
Omics Technologies Applied to Agriculture and Food.
Manuscripts are expected to involve chemistry, biochemistry and/or molecular biology as the fundamental component and can be combined with novel aspects of process engineering and food technology, authenticity and origin aspects of food, or the biological evaluation of agricultural systems including plant-plant, plant-fungal and plant-insect interactions, and/or food systems. The latter may include microbial, nutritional, physiological, sensory, or toxicological properties, and data must accompany sufficient discussion to demonstrate their relevance to food and nutrition.
Research considered for publication should be of general interest to the scientific community and/or the public, its potential impact should be significant and the technical quality is expected to conform to the highest standards of chemical research.