Author Guidelines

MAIN PRINCIPLES
Articles accepted must meet the following requirements (1) are the results of their own research (2) using good and accountable research methods or (3) are literature studies with appropriate and systematic approach.

GENERAL GUIDELINES
The general guidelines of article writing in Food Scientia are:

  1. Scientific articles submitted are the results of their own research and have never been published in other publication media;
  2. Does not contain any elements of plagiarism when checked by editor (max. 20% similarity);
  3. Articles are written in English as many as 3000-6000 words;
  4. Articles in the form of research results in the laboratory or on the field are written containing several aspects: title, abstract and keywords, introduction, research method, results and discussion, conclusion, and references.
  5. Articles in the form of literature studies contain several aspects of the title, abstract and keywords, introduction, and sections with brief sub-headings.
  6. Words from a foreign origin or of a foreign language must be italicized.
  7. Abbreviations must follow the International System (SI) symbols and those recommended by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). Abbreviations must be defined in parentheses after their first mention in the text. The unit of measurement must also follow the applicable International System. Standard units of measurement and chemical symbols of elements can be used without definition.
  8. References must use APA styling 7.
  9. The author must use a citation manager such as Mendeley (recommended), Zotero, or EndNote.
  10. Editors have the right to modify the manuscript without altering its content. They also have the right to refuse a manuscript that does not fulfill the required criteria.

 

BODY TEXT GUIDELINES
Important!

  1. Please use to the journal template when writing your article
  2. The use of reference manager, such as Mendeley, Zotero and EndNote are highly recommended. 

Title
Title must be written in a clear and concise manner as well as not give rise to any other interpretations. The title have to be written in English. The title must be less than or equal to 20 words.  It must be written using Cambria, Font size 16, bold, in blue (#2F5496), Left-aligned. Sub-headings must be written using Cambria, Font size 14, bold, in blue (#2F5496).

Authors name and affiliations
All authors' names must be written in full, followed by affiliation, city, country. Affiliations of authors must be indicated using superscript numbering system (ex. John smith1). E-mail address from corresponding authors must also be attached. The name(s) and other information are written using Cambria, Font size 10, 1 spacing and left-aligned. The names must be put in bold.

Abstracts and Keywords
Abstract is written in English in a single paragraph between 200 to 250 words (Justified, Cambria, 10 pt). The abstract should be written in one paragraph without any header as well as not inserting any references, uncommon acronyms (if it is important to the article, the full text must be clearly defined). Abstract must contain at least aim, method, and result. Keywords should clearly give information about the content of the article. Author must avoid using generic and ambiguous words. Author must give 3 to 5 keywords per article in alphabetical order.

Introduction
Introduction must contain the background of the article regarding the general and unique information of the studied subject backed by proper literature, The article's aim, as well as the hypothesis of the research. Introduction must explain the novelty and interest of the studied subject. Introduction is written using Cambria, Font size 12, bold, 1 spacing and justified.

Method
Method must be written in a concise and clear manner. This part must be able to explain to the reader about the method used during the research. Method should be written using several sub-headings such as time and place of research, materials and equipment, research and experiment design, and any other relevant information. The details of materials and equipment, such as brand and specification, should be written properly. For literature studies or review articles, the origin of articles must be clearly defined such as from national and international journal indexes (google scholar, GARUDA, Scopus, WOS, ScienceDirect, etc). Method is written using Cambria, Font size 12, 1 spacing and justified.

Result and Discussion
Results and discussion should be written in this section. They may be written as one or as individual subheadings. The subheadings are at the author's discretion and should be concise, clear, and informative. The result must be presented in order and continuous to present the result clearly. It also must be supported by clear data and proper discussion. For literature studies or review articles, it must be able to describe new developments and the significance of the findings. It must pay attention and answer questions being asked in the subject or discipline.Result and discussion are written using Cambria, Font size 12, 1 spacing and justified.

Table
A table must be given a title and a numbering system within the proper writing rules. A table must not contain vertical lines and only horizontal lines. The references, if any, must be explained under the table. Notes must also be written under the table. The table must be able to be edited for copyediting purposes (no pictures). The table captions must be above the table. An example can be seen in our template.

Figure
A figure (pictures, graphics, charts, etc.) must be clear and with good resolution (at least 300 DPI).  Data of graphics or charts must be attached in supplementary files during submission. Charts should contain relevant information such as standard deviation. Graph must be placed in the center position. The figure captions must be below the table. Source of figures must be clearly stated in the title. An example can be seen in our template.

Mathematical Equation
Mathematical equations should be limited to essential equations. Long mathematical models can be attached in the appendix. Measurement units should use the metric system (e.g. m, m2, L, mL, oC).  Percentage should be expressed with the symbol %, without a space with the number (e.g. 100%). An example can be seen in our template.

Conclusion
Conclusion must clearly state the finding and the discussion about it. It must be able to answer the proposed hypothesis and clearly explain the connection between the research and the questions being asked. Conclusion should not be a repetition of discussion. Rather, it should be a concise summary of the result and discussion. The author should also give advice and suggestions about further research and experiments.  Conclusion is written using Cambria, Font size 12, bold, 1 spacing and justified.

Acknowledgement
All funding sources, including government, non-profit and for-profit organizations as well as corporations, should be disclosed. This section may be omitted if no acknowledgement is needed.

References
The reference should use American Psychological Association (APA) 7. The use of citation managers such as Mendeley, Zotero or EndNote is highly suggested to avoid errors and duplications. Each article must have at least 10 references and 80% of references should come from national and international journals. The references must be up to date, maximum 10 years old. Below are some examples of APA 7 style references writing. Reference is written using Cambria, Font size 12, 1 spacing and justified. Examples can be seen in our template.