Editorial

Abstract

Dear readers, It was with great satisfaction that we took over the editorial office of "CTA"-Food Science and Technology Periodical in January 2011. We would like to thank the support and confidence received and we, herein, commit ourselves to responsibly and ethically develop one more phase along this successful history. We are perfectly aware that, if it is possible for us, nowadays, to think about the Periodical's modernization and agility, it is because other colleagues have dared and worked hard so that this periodical could reach its present status, which includes the electronic submission of the articles and their inclusion-since 2007-in the data base of the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI). The scientific community is very grateful to these colleagues. When we took over the Periodical's editorial office, we became aware of the existence of over 160 articles already approved for publication and another 140 articles under evaluation. Thus, considering that the periodical releases 4 issues per year, each comprising approximately 40 articles, all issues for the year 2011 will be complete with previously approved articles (31-1; 31-2, 31-3 and 31-4). Our commitment is to make these articles available for the Ahead of Print-Scielo system, so that they can get the DOI number as soon as possible, therefore being able to be quoted. In addition, we will undertake all necessary efforts to advance the articles under assessment; for this, we count on the valuable contribution of our proofreaders.