Editor-in-Chief

Gabriel Olaniran Adegoke

Dr. G.O Adegoke`s is currently working as Professor of Food Microbiology at Department of Food Technology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan. Nigeria. He completed his PhD in 1984 in Microbiology from same university. His research works encompass: Detection, characterization and elimination of food-borne pathogens, involving the use of phenotypic, chemo-taxonomic, genetic and epidemiological methods, Food biotechnology with respect to selection, characterization and utilization of environmentally-friendly, biodegradable and natural plant additives for foods, plasmid profiling, gene cloning and transformation experiments, Food quality assurance with respect to establishment and monitoring of hazard analysis critical control points (HACCP) in food industries, Detection of food-borne parasites like flukes and cestodes. Dr. Adegoke has authored and co-authored over 100 refereed publications which include 3 books and 6 book chapters. He has won numerous fellowships which have enabled him to conduct pre-doctoral and postdoctoral research works in several countries across the globe. He has successfully supervised and graduated 12 PhD students and over 120 MSc students. He is a member of the editorial boards of 10 different journals with high impact factors and has been and he is still a reviewer for over 20 different journals. Since 2007, he has been a member of the World Health Organization`s Food borne Disease Burden Epidemiology Reference Group (FERG) - A Group of Experts assembled by the World Helath Organisation on Food Safety. He has also been a member, of the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization/ World Health Organization (FAO/WHO) Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) 2006 to date. His prior work experience includes Head, Director, Assistant Director, Sub Dean and Associate Professor at different institutions.

Regional Editors

	Mebrouk Kihal Research Director and Professor, University of Oran 1 Ahmed Ben Bella, Algeria
	Yousif Abd El-Aziz Elhassaneen Professor, Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Minoufiya University, Egypt

Associate Editors

	Prabhat Kumar Mandal Professor, Department of Livestock Products Technology, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research (RIVER), Pondicherry, India
	Gulzar Ahmad Nayik Assistant Professor, Department of Food Science & Technology, Govt. Degree College, Shopian, J&K, India

Technical Editors

	Adeshina Fadeyibi Senior Lecturer, Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria
	Shaker Mohamed Arafat Professor, Agriculture Research Centre, Egypt
	Nermin Berik Professor, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Turkiye
	Hridyesh Pandey Research Scientist, Anand Agricultural University, Gujrat, India
	Mohammad Rezaei Research Scientist, University of Tehran, Iran
	Olawale Paul Olatidoye Senior Lecturer, Department of Food Technology, School of Technology, Yaba College of Technology, Nigeria