Submissions
Author Guidelines
Submission Instructions
Food Scientia (Journal of Food Science and Technology) welcomes original manuscripts and systematic literature reviews in food science and technology and related fields that align with the journal's Focus and Scope Authors are required to read the Author Guidelines and Publication Ethics before submitting a manuscript. All manuscripts must be prepared according to the journal's requirements and official manuscript template.
To submit a manuscript, please follow these steps:
1. Ensure that the manuscript complies with the Author Guidelines and has been prepared using the official Food Scientia manuscript template.
2. Authors who do not yet have an account must register on the journal website. Registered authors may log in using their existing accounts.
3. Complete the required steps in the online submission system, including entering manuscript metadata, providing author information, and uploading the manuscript file and any required supporting documents.
4. Check that all information entered into the system is complete and consistent with the manuscript before completing the submission.
5. Authors should regularly check their submission dashboard and email for editorial communications and respond to revision requests within the specified deadlines.
Submission links:
Author Guidelines
Manuscript Template
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Publication Ethics
Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to confirm that their manuscripts comply with the following requirements. Submissions that do not meet the journal's requirements may be returned to the authors for correction before proceeding to editorial assessment. Before completing a submission, please confirm that:
✓ The manuscript is original, has not been previously published, is not under consideration by another journal, and falls within the focus and scope of Food Scientia.
✓ The manuscript has been prepared using the official Food Scientia manuscript template.
✓ The manuscript has followed the requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
✓ The manuscript complies with Food Scientia's Publication Ethics policies, and the journal's maximum similarity threshold of 20%.
✓ References follow APA 7th edition style with reference manager (Mendeley is highly recommended).
Submission and Review Process
Manuscripts submitted to Food Scientia undergo an initial editorial assessment to determine their relevance to the journal's scope and compliance with the submission requirements. Manuscripts that pass this assessment are then sent for peer review.
The general process consists of the following stages:
1. The editorial team checks the manuscript's scope, completeness, formatting, and compliance with applicable editorial and ethical requirements.
2. Manuscripts that pass the initial assessment proceed to peer review in accordance with the journal's Review Process Policy.
3. The editorial team communicates the decision to the corresponding author based on the review reports and editorial assessment.
4. When revisions are requested, authors must address the reviewers' and editors' comments and submit the revised manuscript within the specified deadline.
5. Revised manuscripts may undergo further evaluation before a final editorial decision is made. Accepted manuscripts proceed to the journal's production and publication process.
Submission does not guarantee acceptance. All editorial decisions are made in accordance with the journal's editorial policies. For further information, please refer to the journal's Review Process Policy.
Privacy Statement
The names, email addresses, affiliations, and other personal information entered on the Food Scientia journal website will be used exclusively for manuscript submission, editorial assessment, peer review, publication, and communication with authors.
Personal information will be handled responsibly and in accordance with applicable privacy laws and the journal’s data-handling practices. Such information will not be used for purposes unrelated to the journal’s publishing activities or disclosed to third parties, except when necessary for journal operations, required by law, or authorized by the individuals concerned.
Food Scientia is committed to protecting the privacy of its authors, reviewers, editors, and other registered users.
