Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy
Current Issue:
Vol. 20 No. 2 (2012)
Aims and scope
JNIRS—Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopyis a peer review journal which aims to publish original research papers, short communications, review articles and letters concerned with near infrared spectroscopy and technology, its application, new instrumentation and the use of chemometric and data handling techniques within NIR. JNIRS will accept contributions from all areas of applications where near infrared spectroscopy is in use.
Applications may include:
- Agriculture
- Chemical Industry
- Food
- Life Sciences
- Process Control
- Pharmaceuticals
- Soils
- Textiles
- Polymers
- Wood
Topics for papers may include:
- Chemometrics
- Calibrations
- Diffuse Reflection
- NIR Imaging
- On-Line Use
- Fibre Optics
- Sampling
- Spectroscopy
- Instrumentation
- Remote Sensing
Editors
JNIRS has an Editor-in-Chief, three Regional Editors, seven Subject Editors and an International Advisory Board, ensuring that papers accepted for publication will have been reviewed by appropriate authorities in the subject area and should receive world-wide recognition in the field.
Subscriptions and Ordering
JNIRS is available in a number of media; the normal paper version, the online edition and an electronic version on CD-ROM. The online edition is available as part of the print subscription at no extra cost or can be ordered separately as an online-only subscription. For those who also wish to subscribe to NIR news we offer a discounted combined subscripiton rate with JNIRS. This combined subscription is also available as an online-only subscription if no print issues are required. Back issues of most issues are available in print and electronic format. For the printed issues please contact us to check for availability. For the electronic format subscribers can purchase all the back issues as an ENHANCED subscription package. For more information.
aFaculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori, 680-8553, Japan. E-mail: tafujimoto@muses.tottori- u.ac.jp
bGraduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8601, Japan
aUSDA Agricultural Research Service, Columbia Plateau Conservation Research Center, Pendleton, OR 97801, USA. E-mail: dan.long@ars.usda.gov
bUSDA Agricultural Research Service, Land Management and Water Conservation Research Unit, Pullman, WA 99601, USA
cDepartment of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50010, USA
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Unit of Biomass Technology and Chemistry, SE 901 83 Umeå, Sweden. E-mail: torbjorn.lestander@slu.se
Interfaculty School of Bioengineering, Faculty of Science–Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium. E-mail: thieriej@swing.be
Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, Musashino University, Shinmachi 1-1-20, Nishi-Tokyo 202-8585, Japan. E-mail: motsuka@musashino-u.ac.jp
aTropical Research Institute of Portugal (IICT), Forestry and Forest Products Centre, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisbon, Portugal. E-mail: jose.rodrigues@iict.pt
bCentro de Estudos Florestais, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisbon, Portugal
cResearch Unit of Textile and Paper Materials, Universidade da Beira Interior, 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal
dBOKU, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Department of Chemistry, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
aTropical Research Institute of Portugal (IICT), Forestry and Forest Products Centre, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisbon, Portugal. E-mail: jose.rodrigues@iict.pt
bCentro de Estudos Florestais, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisbon, Portugal
cSchool of Plant Science and Cooperative Research Centre for Forestry, Private Bag 55, University of Tasmania, Hobart 7001, Tasmania, Australia
dBOKU–University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Department of Chemistry, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
aWarnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA. E-mail: lschimleck@bellsouth.net or lschimleck@warnell.uga.edu
bFibria Celulose, Centro de Tecnologia, Jacareí–SP, Brazil
cFibria Celulose, Centro de Pesquisa e Tecnologia, Aracruz–ES, Brazil
aSchool of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Rd, 212013 Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, PR China. E-mail: zou_xiaobo@ujs.edu.cn
bSchool of Food Science and Nutrition, the University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
aInstituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agrícolas (INIA), Caucagua, estado Miranda, Venezuela
bInstituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Central de Venezuela. Caracas, Venezuela. Calle Suapure, Colinas de Bello Monte, Caracas, Venezuela. E-mail: elevina.perez@ciens.ucv.ve
cCentre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD), UMR QUALISUD, 73 Rue J.F. Breton, Montpellier F-34398, France
dEscuela de Nutrición y Dietética, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
Environmental Management and Byproduct Utilization Laboratory (EMBUL), Bldg 308, BARC East, Beltsville, MD 20705 USA. E-mail: James.Reeves@ARS.USDA.GOV
Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering, Malet Place Engineering Building, UCL, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT. E-mail: lenfield@medphys.ucl.ac.uk
aDepartment of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia. UBC Hospital Bladder Care Centre, Unit IB—Room F329, 221 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada and Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS), Wallenberg Research Centre at Stellenbosch University, Marais Street, Stellenbosch 7600, South Africa. E-mail: ajmacnab@gmail.com
bCenter for International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, University of British Columbia. UBC Hospital, Unit IB—Room F329, 221 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver BC, V6T 1Z3. Canada
cDepartment of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Canada and UBC Hospital Bladder Care Centre, Unit IB—Room F329, 221 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver BC, Canada

Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Abbestraße 2-12, 10587 Berlin, Germany. Email: dirk.grosenick@ptb.de
Psychophysiology and Optical Imaging, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Tuebingen, Calwestrasse 14, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany. E-mail: S.Schneider@med.uni- tuebingen.de
a Department of General Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy. E-mail: simone.cutini@unipd.it
bDepartment of Health Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
Department of Health Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy. E-mail: marco.ferrari@univaq.it

aBiomedical Optics Research Laboratory, Division of Neonatology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland. E-mail: martin.wolf@usz.ch
bNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium
cDepartment of Neonatology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital/University Medical Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands
dDepartment of Neonatology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Danmark
Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell'Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via G. Sansone 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy. E-mail: fabrizio.martelli@unifi.it
School of Electrical and Information Engineering, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2006. E-mail: alistair.mcewan@sydney.edu.au
Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada T6G 2G4. E-mail: ybhambha@ualberta.ca
aPoltecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Fisica, Piazza L. da Vinci, 32 Milan, Italy. E-mail: davide.contini@polimi.it
bIstituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie, IFN-CNR, Piazza L. da Vinci, 32 Milan, Italy
cDepartment of Health Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
Center for Physical Ergonomics, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Hopkinton, MA 01748, USA E-mail: rammohan.maikala@libertymutual.com
aPolitecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Fisica, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, I-20132 Milano, Italy. E-mail: antonio.pifferi@polimi.it
bIstituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, I-20132 Milano, Italy
aCollege of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China. E-mail: hanlj@cau.edu.cn
bState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Beijing 100091, PR China
cFood and Feed Quality Unit, Valorisation of Agricultural Products Department, Walloon Agricultural Research Centre CRA-W, Henseval Building, Chaussée de Namur 24, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium. E-mail: baeten@cra.wallonie.be
aDepartment of Food Science, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, Stellenbosch 7602, South Africa. E-mail: mman@sun.ac.za
bDublin Institute of Technology, Kevin Street, Dublin 8, Ireland
cTeagasc, Ashtown Food Research Centre, Dublin 15, Ireland
aAnimal Science, Department of Primary Industries & Fisheries, PO Box 6014, Rockhampton, Queensland 4702, Australia. E-mail: rob.dixon@dpi.qld.gov.au
bCSIRO Davies Laboratory, Sustainable Ecosystems, PMB, PO, Aitkenvale, Townsville, Queensland 4814, Australia
aAshtown Food Research Centre, Teagasc, Ashtown, Dublin 15, Ireland. E-mail: tony.woodcock@teagasc.ie
bSchool of Agriculture, Food and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2, Ireland
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), P.O. Box 30677-00100, Nairobi, Kenya. E-mail: k.shepherd@cgiar.org
Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Radiochemistry, Leopold-Franzens University, Innrain 52a, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria. E-mail: christian.w.huck@uibk.ac.at
BRI Australia Ltd, PO Box 7, North Ryde, NSW 1670, Australia
The Australian Wine Research Institute, Waite Road, Urrbrae, PO Box 197, Adelaide, SA 5064 and The Cooperative Research Centre for Viticulture, PO Box 154,Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia
aDepartamento de Producción Animal I, Universidad de León, E-24071 León, Spain. E-mail: dp1sal@unileon.es
bSAC, Ferguson Building, Craibstone Estate, Bucksburn, Aberdeen, AB21 9YA, UK
cEstación Agrícola Experimental, CSIC. Apartado 788, E-24080 León, Spain
Unité de Biochimie de la Nutrition (BNUT), Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL), Croix du Sud 2/8, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. E-mail: yan@bnut.ucl.ac.be
Professor Emeritus, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7625, USA. E-mail: mcclure@eos.ncsu.edu
Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Kwansei Gakuin University, Nishinomiya 662-8501, Japan. E-mail: ozaki@kwansei.ac.jp
bformerly Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA. Presently, USDA-ARS Grain Marketing and Production Research Center, 1515 College Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66502, USA. E- mail: choypc@gmprc.ksu.edu
cformerly USDA-ARS Grain Marketing and Production Research Center, 1515 College Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66502, USA
dDepartment of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
eDepartment of Grain Science, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
Department of Statistical Science, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK. E- mail: tom@stats.ucl.ac.uk
Teagasc, The National Food Centre, Dunsinea, Castleknock, Dublin 15, Ireland.
Analytical Science & Technology, Kimberly-Clark Corp., 2100 Winchester Road, Neenah, WI 54956, USA.

