Food Systems, Safety & Sustainability (FSSS) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal dedicated to advancing interdisciplinary research on the transformation, safety, resilience, and sustainability of food systems. The journal provides a platform for research connecting food production, processing, distribution, consumption, public health, environmental protection, resource governance, and food loss and waste recovery.

FSSS examines food systems as interconnected ecological, technological, economic, social, and regulatory networks. It welcomes research investigating how food can be produced, processed, transported, governed, and consumed in ways that safeguard human health, reduce environmental pressures, strengthen system resilience, and promote equitable access to safe, nutritious, and sustainably produced food.

Research Scope

The journal encompasses a broad range of research areas, including food safety and risk assessment, foodborne hazards, sustainable agriculture, food processing and preservation, supply chain management and traceability, food policy and governance, nutrition and public health, climate-resilient food systems, food loss and waste reduction, the circular bioeconomy, digital technologies, and data-driven approaches to food-system management. It also welcomes research on technological, institutional, and social innovations that support sustainable food production and consumption.

Interdisciplinary Perspectives

FSSS encourages contributions from food science, agricultural science, environmental science, public health, nutrition, economics, management, engineering, policy studies, sociology, and related disciplines. Particular emphasis is placed on interdisciplinary, comparative, and solution-oriented research addressing complex food-system challenges across diverse geographical regions, economic settings, and institutional contexts. Research integrating scientific evidence with practical, regulatory, or policy considerations is especially relevant to the journal's interdisciplinary mission.

Editorial Principles

FSSS is committed to rigorous peer review, editorial independence, research integrity, methodological transparency, responsible data practices, and internationally recognised principles of publication ethics. Editorial decisions are guided by scholarly quality, originality, methodological soundness, relevance to the journal's aims and scope, and the potential contribution of the research to scientific understanding, policy development, professional practice, or sustainable food-system transformation.

Publisher and Readership

Published by Panorama Scholarly Group, FSSS serves researchers, educators, policymakers, public health professionals, food-industry practitioners, regulatory authorities, civil-society organisations, and other stakeholders engaged in the study and development of food systems worldwide. The journal seeks to facilitate constructive dialogue across academic disciplines and professional sectors while promoting evidence-based responses to current and emerging challenges in food safety, sustainability, and food-system governance.