JOURNAL OF FOOD PROTECTION
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Journal Title
JOURNAL OF FOOD PROTECTION
J FOOD PROTECT
ISSN / eISSN
0362-028X / 1944-9097
Aims and Scope
The Journal of Food Protection® (JFP) is an international, monthly scientific journal in the English language published by the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP). JFP publishes research and review articles on all aspects of food protection and safety. Major emphases of JFP are placed on studies dealing with:
Tracking, detecting (including traditional, molecular, and real-time), inactivating, and controlling food-related hazards, including microorganisms (including antibiotic resistance), microbial (mycotoxins, seafood toxins) and non-microbial toxins (heavy metals, pesticides, veterinary drug residues, migrants from food packaging, and processing contaminants), allergens and pests (insects, rodents) in human food, pet food and animal feed throughout the food chain;
Microbiological food quality and traditional/novel methods to assay microbiological food quality;
Prevention of food-related hazards and food spoilage through food preservatives and thermal/non-thermal processes, including process validation;
Food fermentations and food-related probiotics;
Safe food handling practices during pre-harvest, harvest, post-harvest, distribution and consumption, including food safety education for retailers, foodservice, and consumers;
Risk assessments for food-related hazards;
Economic impact of food-related hazards, foodborne illness, food loss, food spoilage, and adulterated foods;
Food fraud, food authentication, food defense, and foodborne disease outbreak investigations.
Tracking, detecting (including traditional, molecular, and real-time), inactivating, and controlling food-related hazards, including microorganisms (including antibiotic resistance), microbial (mycotoxins, seafood toxins) and non-microbial toxins (heavy metals, pesticides, veterinary drug residues, migrants from food packaging, and processing contaminants), allergens and pests (insects, rodents) in human food, pet food and animal feed throughout the food chain;
Microbiological food quality and traditional/novel methods to assay microbiological food quality;
Prevention of food-related hazards and food spoilage through food preservatives and thermal/non-thermal processes, including process validation;
Food fermentations and food-related probiotics;
Safe food handling practices during pre-harvest, harvest, post-harvest, distribution and consumption, including food safety education for retailers, foodservice, and consumers;
Risk assessments for food-related hazards;
Economic impact of food-related hazards, foodborne illness, food loss, food spoilage, and adulterated foods;
Food fraud, food authentication, food defense, and foodborne disease outbreak investigations.
Subject Area
BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
CiteScore
4.20
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CiteScore Ranking
| Category | Quartile | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences - Food Science | Q2 | #130/359 |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences - Microbiology | Q3 | #107/163 |
Web of Science Core Collection
| Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) | Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) |
|---|---|
| Indexed | - |
| Category (Journal Citation Reports 2023) | Quartile |
|---|---|
| BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY - SCIE | Q4 |
| FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - SCIE | Q3 |
H-index
125
Country/Area of Publication
UNITED STATES
Publisher
International Association for Food Protection
Publication Frequency
Monthly
Year Publication Started
1977
Annual Article Volume
170
Open Access
NO
Contact
INT ASSOC FOOD PROTECTION, 6200 AURORA AVE SUITE 200W, DES MOINES, USA, IA, 50322-2863
Verified Reviews
2022.02.14 Major Revision, with three reviewers (hereinafter referred to as R1, R2, R3).
R1 found it interesting and raised a major concern, stating that the research subject is not representative enough in the field, thus suggesting to change it to a Research Note. R1 provided 12 specific comments and recommended significant revisions.
R2 commented that the writing was good and provided 10 detailed comments, suggesting minor revisions.
R3 also acknowledged the researchers' effort in studying ×××× and raised three major concerns. The first concern is similar to R1's, questioning the representativeness of the research subject. The second concern is about the complete absence of statistical analysis (although we actually conducted it, just did not describe it in detail). The third concern asks whether we conducted a cost-benefit analysis.
In addition, the editor provided a few small comments.
On March 14, 2022, the revised manuscript for Major Revision was submitted (several days later, the status changed from "manuscript submitted" to "under review"). I answered the questions from R1, R2, R3, and the editor one by one. Because the length of the article exceeded the page limit for a Research Note by 2 pages, it should technically be submitted as an article. However, R1 suggested submitting it as a Research Note. Therefore, in the message box to the editor, I asked if they could provide a suggestion on which format to submit.
On April 16, 2022, the required reviews were completed.
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