title: Agricultural and food chemistry: 50 years of synergy between AGFD and JAFC.
abstract: The Division of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (AGFD) and the American Chemical Society had the foresight to launch the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry in 1953. JAFC, still closely connected with the Division, has grown to be the premier international journal in the field, providing an outlet for publishing original research articles, reviews, perspectives, and editorials, for agricultural and food chemists from many nations. JAFC has expanded coverage of current areas of intense interest, such as bioactive constituents of foods, biotechnology, and biobased products and biofuels, as well as continuing strong coverage of such mainstream categories as food chemistry/biochemistry, analytical methods, safety and toxicology, and agrochemistry. In 2008 alone, JAFC published over 1650 peer-reviewed manuscripts, several symposia (largely from AGFD symposia at ACS National Meetings), and a number of reviews. The synergy between AGFD and JAFC offers many benefits and exciting opportunities for advancing the science of agricultural and food chemistry for the future.
authors.affiliation: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Environmental Toxicology Department, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA.
authors.forename: James N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Seiber
authors.forename: Loreen A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Kleinschmidt
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D005502:Food; D005504:Food Analysis; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000266:history* / Q000639:trends; D012958:Societies, Scientific / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States