Seiber James N, Kleinschmidt Loreen A
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Department of Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA.
J Agric Food Chem. 2008 Jun 25;56(12):4283-5. doi: 10.1021/jf800251s. Epub 2008 May 22.
Intense current interest in healthy foods, combined with new technologies in communication, have prompted changes in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (JAFC) to allow it to remain a primary means for disseminating new research information about the chemistry of foods and agriculture. JAFC has added categories covering bioactive substances that may contribute to health benefits of foods, molecular nutrition, and safety and toxicology in order to highlight these topics along with its traditional coverage of food chemistry, analytical methods, and composition of foods. JAFC has also increased the speed of manuscript processing and its international presence. The changes at the Journal enable scientists in publicly funded laboratories, universities, and other research organizations to increase their emphasis on information dissemination and technology transfer. Scientists working in the broad area of foods and health now have various paths for relaying research results promptly to the many constituencies in this topical area, but JAFC retains its status as a primary peer-reviewed vehicle for dissemination.
当前人们对健康食品的浓厚兴趣，再加上通信新技术的出现，促使《农业与食品化学杂志》（JAFC）做出变革，使其能够继续作为传播食品与农业化学领域新研究信息的主要媒介。JAFC新增了涵盖可能对食品健康有益的生物活性物质、分子营养以及安全与毒理学等类别，以便在保留其传统的食品化学、分析方法和食品成分报道内容的同时，突出这些主题。JAFC还提高了稿件处理速度并扩大了其国际影响力。该杂志的这些变化使公共资助实验室、大学及其他研究机构的科学家能够更加重视信息传播和技术转移。如今，从事食品与健康广泛领域研究的科学家有多种途径可迅速将研究成果传达给该热门领域的众多受众，但JAFC依然保持着作为主要同行评审传播载体的地位。
