 International Journal of Postharvest Technology and Innovation (IJPTI)
ISSN (Online): 1744-7569 - ISSN (Print): 1744-7550
Click to download IJPTI leaflet Abstracting/Indexing Services and Journal Lists
Technology is an increasingly crucial input in the industrialisation and development of nations and communities, particularly in the current era of globalisation, trade liberalisation and emphasis on competitiveness. The shared technologies and innovations of today are giving birth to the radically different agrifood industries and communities of tomorrow. There is mounting evidence that investments in postharvest research and infrastructure yield high rates of return that are comparable and often higher than investments in on-farm production alone.
Against this background, the IJPTI offers a scientific forum for dissemination of innovative research findings and industry best practices on postharvest handling techniques, agro-processing and marketing of food and biological products of plant and animal origin. IJPTI will address scientific, engineering, technological, policy and developmental issues pertaining to postharvest management aimed at reducing the incidence of food losses, maintenance and assurance of quality, safety and traceability of products. Particular emphasis will be given to postharvest innovation, the transformation of knowledge and technologies into useful products and services in agri-food/biological industries, as a key driver of economic growth and improved standards of living in rural-based economies.
Articles that demonstrate the economic and nutritional potential of underutilised and underexploited species (both plant and animal) and novel food process technologies to improve food value, enhance food security, reduce malnutrition and alleviate poverty are welcome. IJPTI will promote the adoption of improved postharvest techniques and procedures and a total systems approach as strategies for linking resource-poor farmers to markets based on the premise that knowledge sharing and innovation is a pillar for sustaining the livelihood of farmers and postharvest operators.
 Objectives
The objective of IJPTI is to establish an effective and timely channel for multidisciplinary communication between experts in academic and research institutions, practitioners and professionals working in agriculture/horticulture and related industries, policy makers, government, and non-governmental agencies involved in postharvest technology and agro-industrial development. It also provides a forum to present and discuss best practices in postharvest technology as a strategy for linking farmers to markets using appropriate technologies for product quality maintenance, quantity conservation, value-addition and marketing.
Special attention will be paid to research findings and innovative best practices which have practical application to reduce the incidence of losses, maintain product quality, extend shelf-life and enhance the marketing potential of fresh and processed food products. Industry practitioners, including rural development agencies, can showcase successful postharvest technology interventions and their impacts in income generation, employment, poverty alleviation and improvement of food security in developing and transitional countries. Readership
IJPTI provides a medium for researchers, industry practitioners, academics, and policy makers, working in the agri-food postproduction sector, to disseminate scientific information, to share experiences and to learn from each other's work. Articles that address the issue of appropriate postharvest technology for integrated sustainable development in resource-poor regions will be especially welcome. Contents
IJPTI publishes peer refereed original research papers, state-of-the-art review papers, technical reports, case studies and best practice, conference reports, project design and management, consultancy reports, book reviews, education, training and extension notes, commentaries, and news. Papers addressing major policy and ethical issues affecting the postharvest industry will also be considered. Special Issues devoted to important and emerging topics in Postharvest Technology and its role in broader economic development will occasionally be published. Suggestions for Special Issues are welcome. Subject Coverage
- Effects of preharvest management on postharvest quality
- Maturity assessment and prediction
- Product quality: meaning, measurement, maintenance and prediction tools
- Product safety and control
- Postharvest pathology and disease control
- Postharvest treatments and value-addition
- Food traceability and identity preservation: policy, legislation and enabling technologies
- Information and communication technology (ICT) in postharvest management
- Education and training methods for sustainable postharvest development
- Innovative packaging and storage technology – controlled and modified atmospheres
- Instrumentation and control systems
- Postharvest laboratory standards and accreditation
- Agro-processing, including minimal processing techniques
- Handling systems and damage reduction
- Assessment and reduction of postharvest losses
- Cool-chain management
- Drying technology and kinetics
- Agri-food trade and market access
- Functional foods and human health
- Impacts and benefits of postharvest research
- Emerging and novel technologies
- Postharvest project design, management and evaluation
- Case studies and best practices in postharvest development project management
Specific Notes for Authors
Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently
under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may
only be submitted if the paper was not originally copyrighted and if it has
been completely re-written).
All papers are refereed through a double blind process. A guide for authors,
sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are
available on the Submission of
Papers web-page.
To submit a paper, please go to Submissions of Papers
AUTHORS MUST SUBMIT THEIR PAPERS THROUGH THE ONLINE SUBMISSION SYSTEM, OTHERWISE THEIR PAPERS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR PUBLICATION All papers must be submitted online. If you experience any problems submitting your paper online, please contact submissions@inderscience.com,
describing the exact problem you experience. Please include in your email the title of the Journal.
Editors and Members of the Editorial Board
Editor in Chief Prof. Umezuruike Linus Opara
Research Professor & South African Research Chair in Postharvest Technology
Stellenbosch University
Faculty of AgriSciences
7602 Stellenbosch
SOUTH AFRICA
opara@sun.ac.za
Consulting Editors Prof. Adel A. Kader
University of California
Department of Plant Sciences, MS2
One Shields Avenue
Davis CA 95616
USA Dr. Nigel H. Banks
Director
ScInnova Ltd
35 Waimapu St
Greerton, Tauranga
NEW ZEALAND Emeritus Prof. Errol W. Hewett
Massey University
Institute for Food, Nutrition & Human Health
PO Box 158
Oneroa, Waiheke Island
Auckland
NEW ZEALAND Prof. Arun S. Mujumdar
National University of Singapore
Department of Mechanical Engineering
9 Engineering Drive 1
Singapore 117576
SINGAPORE Advisory Board Prof. Margarita Ruiz Altisent
Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
Department Ingenieria Rural
Madrid, ETSIA, E-28040
SPAIN Prof. Randy Beaudry
Michigan State University,
Department of Horticulture
East Lansing MI 48824-1325
USA Dr. Ruth Ben-Arie
Scientific Director
Fruit Storage Research Laboratory
Israel Fruit Growers Association
Kiryat Shmona, 10200
ISRAEL Dr. Frank Bollen
Manager - Supply Chain Systems Group
Lincoln Ventures Ltd
PrivateBag 3062
Hamilton
NEW ZEALAND Don Brash
Postharvest Technologist
Food Industry Science Centre, Crop & Food Research
Private Bag 11 600
Palmerston North
NEW ZEALAND Prof. Xiao Dong Chen
The University of Auckland
Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering
Private Bag 92019
Auckland City
NEW ZEALAND Prof. Gabriel O.I. Ezeike
P.O. Box 2387
Jonesboro GA 30238
USA Dr. Shaun Ferris
Project Manager
International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
Rural Agro-Enterprise Development Project
Commodity Marketing Information Services
London NW 5
UK Prof. Jozef Grochowicz
Agricultural Univesity
Institute of Food Engineering
Doswiadczalna 44
Lublin 20-236
POLAND Dr. Sirichai Kanlayanarat
Head, Division of Postharvest Technology / Associate Professor
King Mongkut’s University of Technology
Thonburi (Bangkhungtien Campus)
Bangkok
THAILAND Dr. Stefan Kasapis
Associate Professor
National University of Singapore
Food Science and Technology Programme
Department of Chemistry
3 Science Drive 3
Singapore 117543
SINGAPORE Prof. Lise Korsten
University of Pretoria
Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology
Faculty of Biological and Agricultural Sciences
Pretoria, 0002
SOUTH AFRICA Francois Mazaud
Senior Officer/Group Leader, Post Harvest Management Group
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations
Agricultural and Food Engineering Technologies Service (AGST)
Rome
ITALY Dr. Michael O. Ngadi
Associate Professor
McGill University
Department of Bioresource Engineering
MacDonald Campus
21,111 Lakeshore Road
Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue Quebec H9X 3V9
CANADA Prof. Bart Nicolai
Flanders Centre/Laboratory of Postharvest Technology
Dept of Agro-Engineering and Economics
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
BELGIUM Prof. Seiichi Oshita
The University of Tokyo
Graduate School of Agricultural & Life Sciences
Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo 113-8657
JAPAN Prof. Hyun Jin Park
Director, Functional Food Research Center
Korea Univesity
Seoul
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF Prof. M. A. Rao
Cornell University
Department of Food Science & Technology
Geneva, NY 14456-0462
USA Dr. Shyam Sablani
Associate Professor
Sultan Qaboos University
Department of Food Science & Nutrition
College of Agricultural & Marine Sciences
P O Box 34
Al-Khod PC 123
OMAN Prof. Vilas Salokhe
Coordinator, Agricultural Systems and Engineering
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)
P.O. Box 4, Klong Luang,
Pathumthani 12120
THAILAND Prof. Margrethe Serek
The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University
Department of Agricultural Sciences
Thorvaldsensvej 40
1871 Frederiksberg C.
DENMARK Prof. Kadambot Siddique
Chair in Agriculture and Director
University of Western Australia
Institute of Agriculture
35 Stirling Hwy
Crawley, WA, 6009
AUSTRALIA Prof. R. Paul Singh
University of California
Department of Biological and Agricultural
Engineering/Food Science and Technology
Davis CA 95616
USA Dr. David Tanner
Centre Director, North Ryde
Food Science Australia
PO Box 52
North Ryde
Sydney NSW 1670
AUSTRALIA Prof. Jacques Viaene
Ghent University
Department of Agricultural Economics
Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences
BELGIUM Prof. Chris Watkins
Cornell University
Department of Horticulture
Ithaca, NY 14853
USA Prof. Yibin Ying
Executive Dean, College of Biosystems Engineering & Food Science
Zhejiang University
College of Biosystems Engineering & Food Science
Hangzhou 310029
P.R. CHINA
Total hits from Jan 1, 2009: 7112 |
Latest TOC
