ORONO, Maine — University of Maine food science professor Mary Ellen Camire has been named the first dedicated editor-in-chief for the journal Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety (CRFSFS).
The journal ranks third among more than 140 food science and technology journals worldwide. Camire has served as scientific editor of the journal since 2018. In that role, she screened all submissions for suitability for peer review, totaling more than 900 papers in 2021, when the journal earned an impact factor of 15.786.
āI am excited to work with a great team of editors and staff to provide readers around the world with the information in food science. In 2023, I hope to increase authorsā success with journals while maintaining our high expectations for review manuscripts,ā Camire says.
Prior to Camireās appointment, a single editor-in-chief oversaw both of the Institute of Food Technologistsā (IFT) journals. Her appointment followed a recommendation from the IFT Journals Task Force to separate the roles. Camire is also the first woman editor-in-chief for the institute, and served as its president from 2014 to 2015.
āWe are thrilled to welcome Professor Camire as the new editor-in-chief of Comprehensive Reviews,ā says Christie Tarantino-Dean, IFT CEO. āIn her previous leadership as Scientific Editor, Professor Camire successfully managed Comprehensive Reviews during a period of tremendous growth. We look forward to the future as she collaborates with her team of accomplished editors to implement their vision for the journal.ā
Camire has been a faculty member in the UMaine School of Food and Agriculture since 1989. She also coordinates UMaineās food science and human nutrition graduate programs, is the membership director of the Healthy Aging Dietetic Practice Group and a faculty associate at UMaineās Center on Aging. Camire is also an associate editor for the journal Cereal Chemistry.
In her research, Camire studies how food processing that improves shelf life affects nutritional value and consumer satisfaction. She also assesses how consumers react to new crop varieties and food products. Her goals include increasing consumption of healthy foods, especially among older and disadvantaged populations, and the development of sustainable food production.
About the University of Maine: The University of Maine, founded in Orono in 1865, is the state’s land grant, sea grant and space grant university, with a regional campus at the University of Maine at Machias. UMaine is located on Marsh Island in the homeland of the Penobscot Nation. UMaine Machias is located in the homeland of the Passamaquoddy Nation. As Maine’s flagship public university, UMaine has a statewide mission of teaching, research and economic development, and community service. UMaine is the state’s public research university and a Carnegie R1 top-tier research institution. It attracts students from all 50 states and 86 countries. UMaine currently enrolls 11,571 undergraduate and graduate students, and UMaine Machias enrolls 763 undergraduates. Our students have opportunities to participate in groundbreaking research with world-class scholars. UMaine offers 77 bachelor’s degrees and six undergraduate certificates, as well as more than 100 degree programs through which students can earn doctoral or master’s degrees, professional master’s degrees, and graduate certificates. UMaine Machias offers 18 associate and bachelor’s degrees, and 14 undergraduate certificates. The university promotes environmental stewardship, with substantial efforts campuswide to conserve energy, recycle and adhere to green building standards in new construction. For more information about UMaine and UMaine Machias, visit umaine.edu and machias.edu.
–University of Maine
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