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Dr Aleksandar Ž. Kostić is Associate professor at Chair of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, teaching in different Chemistry courses. His research area is focused on phytochemistry (with special emphasis on pollen chemistry and nutrition and bioactive compounds in plant materials), food chemistry, water chemistry, health risk assessment for human expressed through food and water consummation and polyacrylic hydrogels. Until now, he is author and co-author of more than sixty scientific papers in total (sixty two peer-reviewed articles and four book chapters), two university textbooks and two student handbooks. His articles have been cited more than 1900 times, h-index is 24 (Scopus). He is a reviewer for top International Journals such as Trends in Analytical Chemistry, Journal of Cleaner Production, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, Current Opinion in Biotechnology, Antioxidants, Biomolecules, Current Research in Food Science, Phytochemistry, Phytochemical Analysis, Food Chemistry, Food Hydrocolloids, Food Research International, Talanta, Foods, Frontiers in Nutrition, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, Phytochemistry Reviews, Antibiotics, Biological Trace Elements Research, Separations, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Sustainability, Journal of Economic Entomology, CyTA- Journal of Food, Process Biochemistry, Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, European Food Research and Technology, Journal of Functional Foods, Pharmaceuticals, Molecules, Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Toxins, Polymers, Pharmaceutics, Nutrients, LWT-Food Science and Technology, Frontiers in Pharmacology, Food Control, Current Opinion in Food Science, Scientia Horticulturae, Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, Foods, Coatings, Agronomy, Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Plants, International Journal of Environmental Health Research, Gels, Current Issues in Molecular Biology, Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, Heliyon, Journal of Cereal Science, Applied Sciences, Journal of Food Biochemistry, PLOS One, Journal of King Saud University - Science, Life, Food Bioscience, Chemistry & Biodiversity, Horticulturae, ChemistrySelect, Journal of Apicultural Research, European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology, International Journal of Analytical Chemistry, Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization, Journal of Food and Nutrition Research, Food Science & Nutrition, Journal of Apicultural Science, Grana, Natural Product Communications, Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture, Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops & Foods, Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, Phyton and Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan. Also, he contributes as a reviewer in several international scientific Journals- Environmental Advances, Food Chemistry Advance Current Research in Food Science, Environmental Challenges, Beverages, Scientia Pharmaceutica, Resources, Results in Chemistry, Natural Resources for Human Health, Oriental Journal of Chemistry, International Journal of Plant Based Pharmaceuticals, Annual Research & Review in Biology, Current Biotechnology, Current Nutrition & Food Science, Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology and Journal of Earth Sciences & Environmental Studies, Journal of Advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International, Acta Ecologica Sinica, Qeios, Plant Cell Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, Journal of Applied Life Sciences and Environment, African Journal of Food Science, Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science, Current World Environment, Exploration of Foods and Foodomics, Measurement: Food, Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Slovak Journal of Animal Science, Chemistry Africa. He is acting as Associate Editor in Heliyon journal (IF=3.776) for Food & Nutrition section. He is a member of Reviewer board and act as Guest Editor in Biomolecules journal (IF= 4.6) and Phyton-International Journal for Experimental Botany (IF=1.039). Also, he is Guest Editor in Plants (MPDI, IF= 3.935) for season 2021-2022. In addition, he is a member of Editorial board in Chemistry & Biodiversity journal (IF=2.408), Natural Resources for Human Health journal as well as in domestic scientific Journal- Material Protection. He has been participated in six research national projects and one bilateral project about bee products with Slovenia. He is a member of Serbian Chemical Society, International Bee Research Association (IBRA), IHC (International Honey Commission) expertise group for pollen, COLOSS-Honey Bee Research Association, Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research, Plant Protection Society of Serbia, Serbian Association of Food Technologists (SAFT), Serbian Nutrition Society and GHI for Serbia.

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Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade: Belgrade, Zemun, RS

2021-06-24 to present | Associate professor (Chair of Chemistry and Biochemistry)
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Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade: Belgrade, RS

1997-10-01 to 2015-12-07 | Mr sci chem and PhD (Chair of Applied Chemistry; Chair of Analytical Chemistry)
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Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research (GA): Darmstadt , DE

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International Bee Research Association: Bristol, GB

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Honeybee Research Association (COLOSS): Bern, CH

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Phytochemical Society of Europe (PSE): Gent , BE

2023-04-17 to 2024-04-17 | Full (Chemistry and Biochemistry)
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