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Not-for-profit publisher and educational charity in the sciences of food and health.

We produce databases and resources to help researchers and students find relevant, reliable scientific literature for their studies, academic research, industry R&D etc Based in Reading (UK), IFIS is a not-for-profit academic publishing organisation with an ongoing commitment to:

- Supporting those studying and working in the sciences of food and health by making it easier to find industry-specif

ic information that can be trusted.
- Preserving integrity and accuracy in the fields of food and beverages.
- Furthering learning and development in the sciences of food and health across the world, especially in areas where access to our resources may be limited. IFIS' information search tools include:
- FSTA - the leading database for research in food and nutrition sciences, available through EBSCO, Ovid and Web of Science
- FSTA with Full Text - the leading database for research in food and nutrition sciences, available exclusively through EBSCO
- IFIS Collections - a tool for food industry researchers to find reliable, relevant information fast. Options include a bespoke collection and twelve sector-specific collections, including Dairy, Proteins and Food Safety

29/07/2025

📢 Submitting to a journal? Start here.

Before you hit submit on your research, make sure you’ve done this one crucial thing: read the journal’s Aims and Scope.

Why? Because this section tells you everything you need to know — what the journal stands for, what it’s looking for, and how your work can fit in.

Skipping this step is one of the fastest ways to get a desk rejection. Don’t let your hard work go to waste.

🎯 Understand the mission.
📚 Match your research.
✅ Get past editorial review.

25/07/2025

We are now bombarded with messages that AI tools can make the researching process faster, easier, effortless even. People are increasingly asking whether AI can indeed deliver on this promise and ease the burden of discovery in their scientific literature searches.
Here at IFIS Publishing, we wanted to know too… So we did what everyone else is doing. We asked ChatGPT.
Find out what response we received, with our article: Can AI shortcut your scientific literature search? We asked ChatGPT: https://bit.ly/4kNgAQ2

23/07/2025

Avoiding predatory journals is vital, whether you are literature searching or trying to publish your research.

Publishing your research in a predatory journal can have serious consequences to your articles reach and authority, as well as potentially damaging your reputation and career prospects. That's why it's so important to know some key warning signs to help you spot whether a journal may be predatory. Find out more with our Predatory Journals Hub.

If in doubt, you can also try our Journal Lookup Service. It's a quick and easy tool for checking if a journal is indexed in FSTA. Every journal in FSTA has gone through our quality checks, so you can be confident it is peer-reviewed and not predatory.

https://bit.ly/4kKdM6k

22/07/2025

Trying to find the right home for your research article can be challenging. One element to consider is the journal readership and community, as you want to make sure that the audience is the best fit for your article.

For practical advice for all stages of the publishing process, take a look at our Expert Guide to Journal Publishing, available on LibGuides. Link below for more information:

https://bit.ly/44BYEmF

18/07/2025

Did you know that alongside the core areas of food and nutrition sciences, there's a wide range of food-related, interdisciplinary content available in FSTA? For example, FSTA contains a wealth of pharmacology-related literature.

From the health effects of foods and food-drug interactions, to functional and nutraceutical foods, there's plenty of research waiting to be explored.
Find out more: https://bit.ly/3IkKZI8

17/07/2025

Let’s start with a radical idea: If you’re really dehydrated, water might not be your best friend. 🧐

Recent research suggests milk—not water—could be more effective at rehydrating us. Yes, the humble glass of milk surprisingly outperforms both H₂O and the industry‑favourite sports drinks.

Why are we so fixated on water + electrolytes? Because it makes a tidy narrative for functional beverages. But evolutionarily speaking, many traditional diets didn’t rely solely on water—they used dairy, soups, fruit slices, broths, even glucose‑electrolyte combos to rehydrate effectively .

Here’s the marketer’s lesson: consumers crave stories, convenience, familiarity. So when you design a hydration product, why not think beyond the tap? Imagine a chilled dairy‑based rehydration drink, or a broth‑infused electrolyte tonic that plays to both taste and heritage.

In short: get creative. Rehydration isn’t just a science, it’s an opportunity to rethink the narrative—because hydration is as much emotional as it is chemical.

💡 Milk > water. That's not marketing spin, that's academic spin. Maybe the next big hydration breakthrough is already in our fridge.

Read more on this subject below:
https://bit.ly/3IqTcKD

16/07/2025

Good searching takes place in three stages: planning, searching, and follow up.

📝 Planning: Line up tools to optimize organization and think about where you can and should search. You begin to define your search question and translate it into a search strategy.

🔍 Searching: Try out your search strategy in different databases and refine, refine, refine! You will collect records along the way, but you don't need to get the full text of these articles yet.

📖 Follow up: screen the records, first cursorily, then carefully.

This helps ensure that you are catching all of the research most relevant to your question. Full guidance on each stage can be found in the Best Practice Guide for Literature Searching. Link below:

https://bit.ly/4kXgTbj

15/07/2025

In food research, the right information isn’t a luxury — it’s essential.

🌐 That’s where FSTA comes in: a trusted, expertly curated database connecting you to global research across food, health, and nutrition.

Whether you're driving innovation, ensuring food safety, or building sustainable solutions, FSTA gives you fast, focused access to the science that matters.

From lab bench to real-world breakthroughs — power your work with FSTA.

🔎 Explore the world’s leading food and nutrition research database today.

10/07/2025

Did you know that food packaging does so much more than just hold your favourite snacks? From protecting and preserving freshness to sharing vital information and supporting sustainability, packaging is a silent hero in the food industry.
Explore further, with our article: Basic Functions and Definitions of Food Packaging: https://bit.ly/46qAqNq

09/07/2025

There is no definitive list of predatory journals, so it's important to be able to recognise and avoid predatory journals, whether you are literature searching or trying to publish your research.

Common characteristics include:
✔️ High acceptance rates
⌛ Fast turnaround times
💸 Hidden fees
⚠️ Poor or no peer review service
🤥 False claims about metrics, editorial board members, and more
🏢 Missing or bogus office location

Learn more about how to spot potentially predatory journals with our Predatory Journals Hub, full of advice and resources.

If in doubt, you can also try our Journal Lookup Service. It's a quick and easy tool for checking if a journal is indexed in FSTA. Every journal in FSTA has gone through our quality checks, so you can be confident it is peer-reviewed and not predatory:

https://bit.ly/40Dtbhl

07/07/2025

Thank you to the librarian who recently provided this feedback:
"Faculty without FSTA struggled to complete systematic and scoping reviews, risking manuscript rejection due to missing data. Subscribing will resolve these issues and improve research quality."

See for yourself what a difference FSTA can make to the quality of your research by claiming your free trial: https://bit.ly/3GtwxwI

03/07/2025

Covering a wide range of interdisciplinary content from journal articles and trade publications to conference proceedings and industry patents, FSTA is full of high-quality scientific abstracts and updated weekly. Here's a selection of what was included in FSTA during June 2025:

🔬12,244 new records

🌍 New records from 636 sources, including 232 publishers based in 56 countries

📖 2.26 million total records now available

Learn more about the newest additions, screened by the FSTA science team for quality, integrity and relevance: https://bit.ly/45R9h6g

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Specialists in food science, health and regulations, IFIS is a not-for-profit academic publishing organisation, based in the rural countryside of Reading, UK. Last year, we were proud to celebrate our 50th anniversary, marking our continued commitment to learning and development and our reputation for scientific integrity and excellence. IFIS has produced FSTA, the bibliographic database for the sciences of food and health, since 1969. In 2017, IFIS launched Escalex, a database for food regulations and compliance information, jointly with Molecular Connections.

Our mission is to ‘fundamentally understand and best serve the information needs of the food community’, and we look forward to continuing to do so.