Guidelines for Authors

Please read the guidelines below then visit the journal’s submission site ScholarOne Manuscripts (manuscriptcentral.com) to upload your manuscript. Please note that manuscripts not conforming to these guidelines may be returned. Remember you can log in to the submission site at any time to check on the progress of your paper through the peer review process.

Only manuscripts of sufficient quality that meet the aims and scope of Food Science of Animal Products will be reviewed.

As part of the submission process you will be required to warrant that you are submitting your original work, that you have the rights in the work, that you are submitting the work for first publication in the Journal and that it is not being considered for publication elsewhere and has not already been published elsewhere, and that you have obtained and can supply all necessary permissions for the reproduction of any copyright works not owned by you.

2.1 Use of word processing software

It is important that the file be saved in the native format of the word processor used. The text should be in single-column format. The layout of the text shall be kept as simple as possible. Most formatting codes will be removed and replaced on processing the article. In  particular, do not use the word processor’s options to justify text or to hyphenate words. However, do use bold face, italics, subscripts, superscripts etc. When preparing tables, if you are using  a table grid, use only one grid for each individual table and not a grid for each row. If no grid is used, use tabs, not spaces, to align columns. Note that source files of figures, tables and text graphics will be required whether or not you embed your figures in the text. To avoid unnecessary errors you are strongly advised to use the “spell-check” and “grammar-check” functions of your word processor.

2.2 Queries

For questions about the editorial process (including the status of manuscripts under review) or for technical support on submissions, please contact the editorial office via E-mail: foodsciap@126.com.

2.3 Essential title page information

• Title. Concise and Titles are often used in information-retrieval systems. Avoid abbreviations and formulae where possible.
• Author names and affiliations. Please clearly indicate the given name(s) and family name(s) of each author and check that all names are accurately spelled. Where the family name may be ambiguous (e.g., a double name), please indicate the present authors' affiliation addresses (where the actual work was done) below the names. Indicate all affiliations with a lower-case superscript letter immediately after the author's name and in front of the appropriate address. Provide the full postal address of each affiliation, including the country name and, if available, the E-mail address of each author.
• Corresponding author. Clearly indicate who will handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication, also ensure that telephone and fax numbers (with country and area code) are provided in addition to the E-mail address and the complete postal address. Contact details must be kept up to date by the corresponding author.
• Present/permanent address. If an author has moved since the work described in the article was done, or was visiting at the time, a “present address” (or “permanent address”) may be indicated as a footnote to that author’s name. The address at which the author actually did the work must be retained as the main, affiliation address. Superscript Arabic numerals are used for such footnotes.

2.4 Artwork

General points

• Make sure you use uniform lettering and sizing of your original artwork.
• Save text in illustrations as “graphics” or enclose the font.
• Number the illustrations according to their sequence in the text.
• Use a logical naming convention for your artwork files.
• Provide captions to illustrations separately.
• Produce images near to the desired size of the printed version.
• Submit each figure as a separate file.

2.4.1 Formats

Make sure you use uniform lettering and sizing, and a logical naming convention for your original artwork files. Regardless of the application used, when your electronic artwork is finalized, the authors are recommended to “Save as” or convert the images to one of the following formats (note the resolution requirements for line drawings, halftones, and line/halftone combinations given below): EPS, EMF, WMF: Vector drawings.

TIFF: Color or grayscale photographs (halftones): always use a minimum of 300 dpi.

TIFF: Bitmapped line drawings: use a minimum of 1 000 dpi. TIFF: Combinations bitmapped line/half-tone (color or grayscale):

a minimum of 500 dpi is required. Please do not:

• Supply files that are optimized for screen use (like GIF, BMP, PICT, WPG); the resolution is too low;
• Supply files that are too low in resolution;
• Submit graphics that are disproportionately large for the content.

Please make sure that artwork files are in an acceptable format (TIFF, EPS or MS Office files) and with the correct resolution.

2.4.2 Figure captions

Figures include all graphical displays of information that are not tables, such as graphs, charts, drawings, maps, plots, and photos. Figures shall be numbered in Arabic numerals in the order of their appearance in the manuscript’s text. Figures (coordinate scales,  scale values, legends, coordinate title names, units) should be accurate, clear and legible to peer review and typesetting. Make sure that the text in a figure is readable after the graphic is resized to its final dimensions. Figures should be complete and self-explanatory, and the data from the figures should not be repeated the information from tables and the manuscript’s text. The figure provided by the author should preferably be a source file, and it is recommended to use professional drawing software (e.g. Origin) to produce figures, and the lines should be clear, uniform  and accurate. For functions and spectra, please provide black-and-white vector diagrams (i.e. diagrams with constant clarity  when zoomed in and out, such as molecular formulae in ChemWindow and diagrams made in Origin). Chromatograms, especially the total ion current chromatograms, should be labeled with peak numbers that correspond to the peak numbers in the table.

The photos should be clearly legible to a reader (a minimum resolution of 300 dpi before digital manipulation), and the relevant textual information (e.g. magnification of the images created using an microscope or electron microscope) attached to the photos should be complete and clear. The signal bands (like those in an electropherogram or chromatogram) should be clearly distinguished from the background/background signal, and  the data derived from each band should correspond to each other nicely.

2.4.3 Tables

Please submit tables as editable text and not as images. Number tables consecutively in accordance with their appearance in the text. Tables should be in the format of a three-horizontalline table (auxiliary lines can be added if necessary), with sufficient spacing between columns and rows. Place footnotes to tables below  the table body and indicate them with superscript lowercase letters. Avoid vertical rules. Be sparing in the use of tables and ensure that the data presented in tables do not duplicate results described elsewhere in the article.

3.1 Subdivision - numbered sections

Divide your article into clearly defined and numbered sections. Subsections should be numbered 1.1 (then 1.1.1, 1.1.2, ...), 1.2, etc. (the abstract is not included in section numbering). Use this numbering also for internal cross-referencing: do not just refer to ‘the text’. Any subsection may be given a brief heading. Each heading should appear on its own separate line.

3.2 Abstract

A concise and factual abstract is required. The abstract should not exceed 300 words. The abstract should state briefly the purpose of the research, the principal results and major conclusions. An abstract is often presented separately from the article, so it must be able to stand alone. For this reason, References should be avoided, but if essential, then cite the author(s) and year(s). Also, non- standard or uncommon abbreviations should be avoided, but if essential they must be defined at their first mention in the abstract itself.

3.3 Keywords

Authors are invited to submit up to 8 keywords associated with their paper.

3.4 Introduction

State the objectives of the work and provide an adequate background, avoiding a detailed literature survey or a summary of the results.

3.5 Material and methods

Provide sufficient detail to allow the work to be reproduced. Methods already published should be indicated by a reference: only relevant modifications should be described.

3.6 Theory/calculation

A Theory section should extend, not repeat, the background to the article already dealt with in the Introduction and lay the foundation for further work. In contrast, a Calculation section represents a practical development from a theoretical basis.

3.7 Results

Results should be clear and concise.

3.8 Discussion

This should explore the significance of the results of the work, not repeat them. A combined Results and Discussion section is often appropriate. Avoid extensive citations and discussion of published literature.

3.9 Conclusion

The main conclusion of the study may be presented in a short Conclusions section, which may stand alone or form a subsection of a Discussion or Results and Discussion section.

3.10 Appendices

If there is more than one appendix, they should be identified as A, B, etc. Formulae and equations in appendices should be given separate numbering: Eq. (A.1), Eq. (A.2), etc.; in a subsequent appendix, Eq. (B.1) and so on. Similarly for tables and figures: Table A.1; Fig. A.1, etc.

3.11 Supplementary materials

Supplementary material such as applications, images and sound clips, can be published with your article to enhance it. If there is more than one Supplementary material, they should be identified as S1, S2, etc. Supplementary figures and tables should be labeled as Fig. S1, Fig. S2., etc. and Table S1, Table S2, etc. Note: Submitted supplementary items are published exactly as they are received.

3.12 Acknowledgements

Collate acknowledgements in a separate section at the end of the article before the references and do not, therefore, include them on the title page, as a footnote to the title or otherwise. List here those individuals who provided help during the research (e.g., providing language help, writing assistance or proof reading the article, etc.).

3.13 References

• Citation in text

Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa). Any references cited in the abstract must be given in full. Unpublished results and personal communications are not recommended in the reference list, but may be mentioned in the text. If these references are included in the reference list they should follow the standard reference style of the journal and should include a substitution of the publication date with either 'unpublished results' or 'personal communication'. Citation of a reference as 'in press' implies that the item has been accepted for publication.

• References in a special issue

Please ensure that the words 'this issue' are added to any references in the list (and any citations in the text) to other articles in the same Special Issue.

• Reference management software

Using citation plug-ins from word processing packages, authors only need to select the appropriate journal template when preparing their article, and the list of references and their in-text citations will be formatted according to the journal’s style (which is described below).

• Reference style

Indicate references by number(s) in square brackets in line with the text. The actual authors can be referred to, but the reference number(s) must always be given. Example: “ as demonstrated

[3,6]…”, “Barnaby and Jones [8] obtained a different result ”

Reference to a journal publication:

• B. Sun, Z.Y. Zhang, G. Xin, et al., Advances in umami taste and aroma of edible mushrooms, Trends Food Sci. Technol. 96 (2020) 176-187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2019.12.018. Reference to a book:
• Strunk Jr., E.B. White, The Elements of Style, third ed., Macmillan, New York, 1979.

Reference to a chapter in an edited book:

• R. Mettam, L.B. Adams, How to prepare an electronic version of your article, in: B.S. Jones, R.Z. Smith (Eds.), Introduction to the Electronic Age, E-Publishing Inc., New York, 1999, pp. 281-304.

3.14 Others

Nomenclature and units

Follow internationally accepted rules and conventions: use the international system of units (SI). If other quantities are mentioned, give their equivalent in SI. Authors wishing to present a table of nomenclature should do so on the second page of their manuscript.

Math formulae

Present simple formulae in the line of normal text where possible and use the solidus (/) instead of a horizontal line for small fractional terms, e.g., X/Y. In principle, variables are to be presented in italics. Powers of e are often more conveniently denoted by exp. Number consecutively any equations that have to be displayed separately from the text (if referred to explicitly in the text).

Footnotes

Footnotes should be used sparingly. Number them consecutively throughout the article, using superscript Arabic numbers. Many word processors can build footnotes into the text, and this feature may be used. In any case, please indicate the position of footnotes  in the text and present the footnotes themselves separately as a list  at the end of the article. Do not include footnotes in the Reference list.

Table footnotes

Place footnotes to tables below the table body and indicate each footnote with a superscript lowercase letter.

4.1 How to submit your manuscript

Food Science of Animal Products is hosted on a web based online submission and peer review system powered by ScholarOne Manuscripts. Visit https://mc03.manuscriptcentral.com/fsap to login and submit your article online. Note: Please check whether you already have an account in the system before trying to create a new one. If you have reviewed or authored for the journal in the past year it is likely that you will have had an account created.

4.2 Title, keywords and abstracts

Please supply a title, an abstract and keywords to accompany your article. The title, keywords and abstract are key to ensuring readers find your article online through online search engines.

4.3 Information required for completing your submission

Provide full contact details for the corresponding author including E-mail, mailing address, and telephone numbers. Academic affiliations are required for all co-authors. These details should be presented separately to the main text of the article to facilitate anonymous peer review.

You will be asked to provide contact details and academic affiliations for all co-authors via the submission system and identify who is to be the corresponding author. These details must match what appears on your manuscript. At this stage please ensure you have included all the required statements and declarations and uploaded any additional supplementary files (including reporting guidelines where relevant).

4.4 Permissions

Authors are responsible for obtaining permission from copyright holders for reproducing any illustrations, tables, figures or lengthy quotations previously published elsewhere.

4.5 Submission checklist

The following list will be useful during the final checking of an article prior to sending it to the journal for Please consult this Guide for Authors for further details of any item. Ensure that the following items are present:

• The manuscript fits within Aims & Scope of Food Science of Animal Products.
• The research has not been published.
• Ethical consent has been obtained in case of work on animals and/or humans.
• The manuscript contains a conflict of interest.
• The submitted manuscript file is provided as a Microsoft Word file.
• A cover letter is prepared and submitted.
• Highlights and graphical abstract are required.
• Keywords are provided.
• All figures must be designated with a number and include clear legends and appropriate statistical analyses.
• All tables must be designated with a number and include title, description, footnotes and appropriate statistical analyses.
• Supplemental files are included where applicable.

Corresponding Author(s) has been designated, and E-mail address, full postal address, telephone and fax number are provided.

Further considerations:

Manuscript has been “spell-checked” and “grammar-checked”.

• References are in the correct format for this journal.
• All references mentioned in the Reference list are cited in the text, and vice versa.
• Permission has been obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources (including the website).
• Color figures are clearly marked as being intended for color reproduction on the Web (free of charge) and in print or to be reproduced in color on the Web (free of charge) and in black-and-white in print.
• If only color on the Web is required, black and white versions of the figures are also supplied for printing purposes.

If your paper is accepted for publication after peer review, you will first be asked to complete the contributor’s publishing agreement. Once your manuscript files have been accepted, your article will be prepared for publication and can appear online within an average  of 30 working days.

5.1 Production

The Production Editor will keep you informed as to your article’s progress throughout the production process. Proofs will be made available to the corresponding author via our E-mail to the corresponding author and should be returned promptly. Authors are reminded to check their proofs carefully to confirm that all author information, including names, affiliations, sequence and contact details are correct, and that Funding and Conflict of Interest statements, if any, are accurate.

5.2 Online publication

One of the many benefits of publishing your research in an open access journal is the speed to publication. With no page count constraints, your article will be published online in a fully citable form with a DOI number as soon as it has completed the production process. At this time it will be completely free to view and download for all.

5.3 Promoting your article

Publication is not the end of the process! You can help disseminate your paper and ensure it is as widely read and cited as possible.

For inquiries relating to the submission of articles, please visit this journal's homepage. Contact details for questions arising after acceptance of an article, especially those relating to proofs, will be provided by the publisher. You can also contact Customer Support via About Us - SciOpen