Announcement: From January 2022 LWT will become an open access journal. Authors who publish in LWT will be able to make their work immediately, permanently, and freely accessible. LWT continues with the same aims and scope, editorial team, submission system and rigorous peer review.

LWT authors will pay an article publishing charge (APC), have a choice of license options, and retain copyright to their published work. The APC will be requested after peer review and acceptance. The APC payment will be required for all accepted articles submitted after 01 October 2021.

Please note: Authors who have submitted their paper on or before the 30th of September 2021, will have their accepted article published in LWT at no charge. Authors submitting their paper after this date will be requested to pay the APC.

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LWT - Food Science and Technology is an international journal that publishes innovative papers in the fields of food chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, technology and nutrition. The work described should be innovative either in the approach or in the methods used. The significance of the results either for the science community or for the food industry must also be specified. Contributions written in English are welcomed in the form of review articles, short reviews, research papers, and research notes. Papers featuring animal trials and cell cultures are outside the scope of the journal and will not be considered for publication.

Database Coverage includes Current Contents, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Biological Abstracts, IFIS, Chemical Abstracts, Dairy Science Abstracts, Food Science and Technology Abstracts and AGRICOLA.