The Journal of Natural Fibers presents new achievements in basic research and the development of multi-purpose applications that further the economical and ecological production of hard fibers, protein fibers, seed, bast, leaf, and cellulosic fibers. An international panel of academics, researchers, and practitioners examines new processing methods and techniques, new trends and economic aspects of processing natural raw materials, sustainable agriculture and eco-friendly techniques that address environmental concerns, the efficient assessment of the life cycle of natural fibers-based products, and the natural reclamation of polluted land.

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Ryszard Kozlowski 
FAO/ESCORENA Focal Point 
Poznań, Poland

CO-EDITORS
Alcides Leao
University of Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo, Brazil 

Roger M. Rowell 
University of Wisconsin 
Madison, WI, USA

EDITORIAL BOARD   
Mirta Inés Aranguren - INTEMA, National University of Mar del Plata, Mar del Plata, Argentina
Atanas Atanassov - Sofia University, Sofia, Bulgaria 
K. Murugesh Babu - Bapuji Institute of Engineering and Technology,  Davangere, India
P.K. Banerjee - Indian University of Technology, New Delhi, India
Nahum Ben-Yehuda - Bar Ilan University, Qedumim, Israel 
Andrzej Bledzki - West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Poland
Judit Borsa - Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary 
Markus J. Buehler - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA 
Yizheng Cao - Albany Molecular Research Inc, West Lafayette, IN, USA 
Navin Chand - Sagar Group of Institutions, Materials Research Society, Bhopal , India 
Lucian Copolovici - Aurel Vlaicu University, Arad, Romania
Catherine Craig - Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA 
Emília Csiszár -  Budapest University of Technology and Economics ,  Budapest, Hungary
Zdzislaw Czaplicki - Association of Polish Textile Experts, Łódź, Poland
Ian J. Davies - Curtin University, Curtin, Australia
Olivier Demangeat - N. Schlumberger & CIE, Guebwiller, France
Michael S. Ellison - Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA 
David J. Evans - (retired) Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Australia
Raul Fangueiro - University of Minho, Minho, Portugal 
Hans-Peter Fink - Fraunhofer-Institute of Applied Polymer Research, Potsdam, Germany 
Vincenzo Fiore - Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
Gabriel Furtos - Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 
Katarzyna Grabowska -  Łódź University of Technology ,  Łódź,  Poland
Gianpaolo Grassi - Research Centre for Industrial Crops, Rovigo, Italy
Michael Hann -  University of Leeds, Leeds, UK 
Ray Harwood - Copernicus Textile Solutions Ltd., Leicester, UK
Luboš Hes - University of Liberec,  Liberec, Czech Republic
John Hobson - European Industrial Hemp Association, United Kingdom
Mathew R. L. Horne - Brooksby Melton College, Brooksby, United Kingdom 
Lawrance Hunter - Nelson Mandela University and CSIR emeritus, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Boris Karpunin - Lenprom, Interregional Public Foundation 'Flax Union', Moscow, Russia 
Recep Karadag - Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
Yutaka Kawahara - Gunma University, Kiryu, Japan 
Yong K. Kim - University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, MA, USA 
Cheryl Kolander - Aurora Silk, Portland, OR, USA 
Paul P. Kolodziejczyk - University of Alberta, Biolink Consultancy Inc., New Denver, Canada
Thomas Luxbacher - Anton Paar GmbH, Graz, Austria 
Izabela Maciejowska - Poznań University of Economics and Business,  Poznań,  Poland
Maria Mackiewicz-Talarczyk - Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants,  Poznań , Poland
Jerzy Mańkowski -  Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants,  Poznań , Poland 
Norma E. Marcovich - National University of Mar del Plata, Mar del Plata, Argentina 
Maria João Seixas de Melo - New University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal  
Gy örgy Marosi - Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
Małgorzta Muzyczek - (former) Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants,  Poznań , Poland
Rajkishore K. Nayak - RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia and Vietnam 
Rajiv Padhye - RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
Raphaël Passas - Grenoble Institute of Technology, Grenoble, France 
Asis Patnaik - Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa
Richard S. Peigler - University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonia, TX, USA 
Martin Pavelek -  AGRITEC, Research, Breeding & Services, Šumperk, Czech Republic
Krzysztof Pude ł ko -  Poznań University of Life Sciences,  Poznań,  Poland
Debora Puglia - Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
John A. Rippon -  (retired) Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Torquay, Victoria, Australia
Mohini Sain - University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada 
Hosam El-Sayed -  National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
Katarzyna Schmidt-Przewoźna , Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants,  Poznań , Poland
Cecilia Sirghie - Aurel Vlaicu University of Technology, Arad, Romania 
Narongrit Sombatsompop -  King Mongkut's University of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand  
Daniel Sorlino - University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina 
Zuzanna Sydow -  Poznań University of Technology,  Poznań,  Poland 
Marek Szostak -  Poznań University of Technology,  Poznań,  Poland
Igor Uschapovsky - All-Russian Flax Institute, Tver , Russia 
Qiqi Wang - DuPont Specialty Chemicals, Shanghai, China 
Xungai Wang - Deakin University, Geelong, Australia 
Yu Fu Wang - Institute of Bast Fiber Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha, China 
Wei Wu  - Shanghai Gatta Fashion Ltd., Shanghai, China