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Christine Bruhn inquired if symposia organizers and presenters are able to submit a publication to FPT. Cathy identifies those as being welcome as General Interest type papers.
Donna Bahun reported that FPT is up 7 manuscripts from
2016, with 4 general interest papers already. The September/
October issue will have 5 peer-reviewed research papers and
one General Interest paper.
Cathy and Donna were recognized for their hard work
and dedication. The changes made to FPT are paying off in
the quality of the publication.
FPT Publication Awards announced by Faith Critzer.
Two awards were presented for 2017 - Most-viewed
Peer-review Publication and Most-downloaded Publication
among peer-reviewed articles in FPT. Data were obtained
from October of 2016 until June 2017. The awards go to:
*

Most Viewed Publication - "A Shopper's Eye View
of Food Safety at Retail Stores: Lessons from
Photographs Taken while Grocery Shopping"
by John Luchansky, Anna Porto-Fett, and Ben
Chapman - published in January/February 2017.
Most Downloaded Publication - "Motivators and
Barriers to Safe Food Practices: Observation and
Interview" by Susan Arendt, Catherine Strohbehn,
and Jinhyun Jun, - published in September/October
2015.

The group discussed what awards and metrics we would
like to have in place for 2018. Five awards were recommended, utilizing the following metrics:
1.

Most-viewed peer-reviewed publication. This
award will recognize the most-viewed publication
published over the past 2 calendar years. The 2018
award will be compiled from articles published from
Jan-Feb of 2016 until Nov-Dec 2017. Donna Bahun
will obtain data based upon views in the prior calendar year.

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Most-viewed general interest publication. This
award will recognize the most-viewed publication
published over the past 2 calendar years. The 2018
award will be compiled from articles published from
Jan-Feb of 2016 until Nov-Dec 2017. Donna Bahun
will obtain data based upon views in the prior calendar year.
Most-downloaded peer-reviewed publication.
This award will recognize the most-downloaded
publication published over the past 2 calendar years.
The 2018 award will be compiled from articles published from Jan-Feb of 2016 until Nov-Dec 2017.
Donna Bahun will obtain data based upon downloads
in the prior calendar year.
Most-downloaded general interest publication.
This award will recognize the most-downloaded
publication published over the past 2 calendar years.
The 2018 award will be compiled from articles published from Jan-Feb of 2016 until Nov-Dec 2017.
Donna Bahun will obtain data based upon downloads
in the prior calendar year.

Food Protection Trends November/December

FPT Readership Survey
A subcommittee, comprised of Jennifer Quinlan,
Francisco Diez-Gonzalez, Cathy Cutter, Ben Chapman, and
Faith Critzer, developed a draft survey that was shared with
the FPT Management Committee. The survey was developed
to better understand the IAFP readership and to ask potential
authors who are IAFP members, how they feel about FPT.
The survey was discussed with the group with edits made to
the survey instrument. The survey is now ready to launch with
IAFP membership utilizing an intuitive online survey. Cathy
Cutter, Donna Bahun, and Faith Critzer will work to develop
a preamble for the survey to inform participants of our goals.
The group also decided to request an incentive, such as a
$100 Amazon gift card, to increase participation rates. Survey
will be recommended for Board approval.
Other New Business - Request for new online viewing
platform for FPT.
During the discussion of the survey, there were several
members of the committee who discussed the difficulty in
viewing the online version of FPT. Specific concerns included
text not being easily readable, the zoom feature being hard to
use, the inability to interface with a hyperlinked table of contents, and the inability to move directly to the article they are
interested in reading. Based upon the group discussion, the
FPT Management Committee requests the Executive Board
consider a new platform for viewing FPT online.
Other New Business - There was discussion around interactions with PDGs to develop General Interest Papers that
could be submitted to FPT. Randy recommended that Cathy
and Donna work with PDGs to develop general interest
papers, preferably from PDG members on a specific topic.
Cathy and Donna will develop a message to reach out to
PDG chairs to see where interest may lie with this opportunity.
Recommendations to the Executive Board:
1.

It is recommended that Matt Taylor be recognized as
Vice Chair and will ascend to Chair on July 21, 2019.

It is recommended that five awards be developed to recognize outstanding publications in FPT and be awarded
during the 2018 meeting:
*

Most-cited peer-reviewed publication. This award
will recognize the most-cited publication based upon
citations over the past five calendar years. Metrics
will be determined from Web of Science, based upon
Clarivate Analytics.
Most-viewed peer-reviewed publication. This
award will recognize the most-viewed publication
published over the past 2 calendar years. The 2018
award will be compiled from articles published from
Jan-Feb of 2016 until Nov-Dec 2017. Donna Bahun
will obtain data based upon views in the prior calendar year.
Most-viewed general interest publication. This
award will recognize the most-viewed publication
published over the past 2 calendar years. The 2018
award will be compiled from articles published from
Jan-Feb of 2016 until Nov-Dec 2017. Donna Bahun
will obtain data based upon views in the prior calendar year.
Most-downloaded peer-reviewed publication.
This award will recognize the most-downloaded

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