Aims and scope

The Journal of Essential Oil & Plant Composition (JEOPC) is a peer-reviewed international journal invites original research, reviews and short reports on plant essential oils and metabolites in the areas of agriculture, chemistry, pharmacology, food science and biotechnology.

The journal focuses on the industrial applications of essential oils and metabolites in the agrochemical, pharmaceutical, perfumery, food, flavor industries and associated value added products related to these areas. The ethnopharmacological applications of essential oils and biotechnological approaches for enhancing essential oil production are also encouraged.  Manuscripts dealing with in silico approaches of essential oils and metabolic components with new findings on drug discovery research are also welcomed.

 

The overall aim of the JEOPC is to publish high quality articles to the scientific forum on all topics related to essential oils, flavors, fragrances, and other plant metabolites for academic and industrial audiences. The JEOPC provides value to readers, scientists and entrepreneurs.

 

The journal operates a double-blind peer review policy. Every article will be freely and indefinitely accessible online. Articles are published as soon as possible after acceptance and in 3 issues of a volume per year.

 Topics covered include, but are not limited to:

Analytical methods

Aromatherapy of essential oils

Biofuels

Biological and pharmacological activities

Biotechnology

Chemical composition

Chemosystematics

Commercial interest and export possibilities.

Elemental and proximate composition

Essential oil

Essential oil applications (cosmetics, perfumery, food and pharmaceutical product flavorings)

Encapsulation

Extraction techniques

In silico and bioinformatics

Isolation and synthesis of essential oils and metabolites

Microbiological activity

Plant biochemistry/biosynthesis

Sensory and chemometric analysis

Shelf-life, safety and quality assessment

Spectroscopic method of identification (e.g. GC-MS, LC-MS/MS, QTOF)

Toxicity and toxicology of essential oils

Vitamins, amino and fatty acids, sugars and other metabolic composition

Nutritional and non-nutritional composition.