The Journal of Food Science Education is an online peer-reviewed

Peer review

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 scientific journal

Scientific journal

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 published by the Institute of Food Technologists

Institute of Food Technologists

The Institute of Food Technologists or IFT is an international, non-profit professional organization for the advancement of food science and technology. It is the largest of food science organizations in the world, encompassing 22,000 members worldwide as of 2006. It is referred to as "THE Society...

 (Chicago, Illinois

Chicago

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). It was established in 2002 as the first scientific electronic journal

Electronic journal

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 of the Institute that is published online only. Its main focus is the education

Education

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 methods involved in food science

Food science

Food science is a study concerned with all technical aspects of foods, beginning with harvesting or slaughtering, and ending with its cooking and consumption, an ideology commonly referred to as "from field to fork"...

 and technology

Food technology

Food technology, is a branch of food science which deals with the actual production processes to make foods.-Early history of food technology:...

. This involves recruitment of future food scientists, education at the undergraduate

Undergraduate education

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 and postgraduate

Postgraduate education

Postgraduate education involves learning and studying for degrees or other qualifications for which a first or Bachelor's degree generally is required, and is normally considered to be part of higher education...

 levels, and continuing education

Continuing education

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 through distance learning

Distance education

Distance education or distance learning is a field of education that focuses on teaching methods and technology with the aim of delivering teaching, often on an individual basis, to students who are not physically present in a traditional educational setting such as a classroom...

, e-learning

E-learning

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, and lifelong learning

Lifelong learning

Lifelong learning is the continuous building of skills and knowledge throughout the life of an individual. It occurs through experiences encountered in the course of a lifetime...

.

The January 2007 issue featured the first themed issue with improved food science education in the K-12 grade range (Kindergarten

Kindergarten

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, primary

Primary education

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, middle school

Middle school

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, and secondary

Secondary education

Secondary education is the stage of education following primary education. Secondary education includes the final stage of compulsory education and in many countries it is entirely compulsory. The next stage of education is usually college or university...

).

Editors

Wayne T. Iwaoka was editor from 2002 to 2006. Since 2006, Grady W. Chism III has held that position.