期刊名称：INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
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This authoritative and well-established journal publishes in a wide range of subjects, ranging from pure research in the various sciences associated with food to practical experiments designed to improve technical processes. Subjects covered range from raw material composition to consumer acceptance, from physical properties to food engineering practices, and from quality assurance and safety to storage, distribution, marketing and use. While the main aim of the Journal is to provide a forum for papers describing the results of original research, review articles are also welcomed. |
Instructions to Authors
Author Guidelines
Original contributions relevant to the science and technology of food and beverages are accepted on the strict understanding that the material in whole or in part has not been, nor is being, considered for publication elsewhere. Topics of only narrow local interest will not be accepted unless they have wider potential or consequences. Papers accepted become the copyright of the Journal, and may not be published elsewhere in whole or in part without the Editors permission in writing. No page charges are levied.
Contributions and Editorial Correspondence
Correspondence should be sent to:
Peter Goodenough
University of Reading
School of Plant Sciences
Plant Science Laboratories
Whiteknights
PO Box 221
Reading RG6 6AS
UK
Tel: +44 (0) 1189 316332
Fax: +44 (0) 1189 753676
e.mail P.W.Goodenough@reading.ac.uk
Books for review should be sent to:
Dr N. Heppell
School of BMS
Oxford Brookes University
Gipsy Lane
Headington
Oxford OX3 0BP
UK
General and IFST correspondence should be sent to:
The Executive Secretary
Institute of Food Science and Technology Trust Fund
5 Cambridge Court
210 Shepherds Bush Road
London, W6 7NJ
UK
Papers
These are reports of substantial research (typically less than 6000 words equivalent, including tables, figures, references), and comprise:
(a) a concise Summary (less than 150 words) containing the main results and conclusions;
(b) an Introduction giving essential background but no subheadings; objectives must be clearly stated;
(c) Materials and methods with sufficient full experimental detail (where possible by reference) to permit repetition; sources of material must be given and statistical methods must be specified by reference, unless nonstandard;
(d) Results should be presented concisely, using well-designed tables and/or figures; the same data may not be used in both; appropriate statistical data should be given. All data must be obtained with attention to statistical detail in the planning stage. If a sufficiently large number of replicates are not organized before the experiment is undertaken, biological variation is not eliminated satisfactorily. As replicate design has been recognised to be important to biological experiments for a considerable time, the Editor has decided that any paper that appears not to have adequate mathematical treatment of the data will be returned unreferreed;
(e) Discussion should cover the implications and consequences, not merely recapitulating the results; conclusions should be concise;
(f) brief Acknowledgements;
(g) References as shown below.
Short Communications (less than 2000 words)
These describe smaller investigations and applications, useful techniques and apparatus. They have no summary, a brief Introduction, Materials and methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgements and References. They can provide accelerated publication if needed.
Reviews (less than 8000 words)
These are concise, critical but constructive and conclusive topical accounts written for non-specialists. References must be in the form shown below. A small honorarium may be given.
Letters
These are brief comments on material published in previous issues; they are published at the discretion of the Editor. They are the only items not subject to multiple peer review.
Arrangement and Presentation
As the purpose of publishing work is to communicate it to others, it is necessary to design the arrangement and presentation to do this in the most efficient way. This requirement is often quite different from the sequence in which the work was done.
The local sequence is to describe a problem or need, analyse it in operational or testable terms, obtain the data, and then use them to clarify, solve or satisfy the problem or need. This is an excellent basis for both design and reporting of investigations, although in practice the path may be devious. This should not cloud the report, which should aim to clarify the situation for the reader rather than demonstrate how difficult and complex the work was. It is rarely necessary to present all data. It is much more difficult and time-consuming to produce clear and concise reports than rambling and woolly ones, but the end result is of far greater value to the reader, both in the shorter time taken to read it and in greater understanding. Furthermore, it reaches more people, for many will not waste time on unnecessarily extensive reports.
Authors should very carefully consider the preparation of papers to ensure that they communicate efficiently. We are much more likely to accept those that are carefully designed and laid out, have few or no errors, are concise, and conform to the style and instructions. They will also be published with much less delay than those that require much scientific and editorial correction. Authors who are not fluent in written English should seek help from a fluent person before the final version is typed.
The Editor reserves the right to make literary corrections and to make suggestions to improve brevity.
Typescripts
There should be three complete copies, single-sided, double-spaced and with wide margins. The title page should carry an informative title that reflects the content, a running title (less than 46 characters + spaces), the names of the authors, and the place(s) where the work was carried out. The full postal address of the indicated corresponding author must be given as a footnote. Up to six keywords or very brief phrases must be given to aid data retrieval and indexing.
Standard Usage, Abbreviations and Units
The Concise Oxford English Dictionary is the reference for spelling and hyphenation. Statistics and measurements should always be given in figures, e.g. 10 min, except when the number begins a sentence. When the number does not refer to a unit of measurement it is spelt out unless it is 100 or greater.
Abbreviations should be used sparingly, only when long or unwieldy names occur frequently, and never in the title; they should be given at the first mention of the name.
Metric SI units should generally be used except where they conflict with current practice or are confusing. For example 1.5 l rather than 1.5 I /SPAN> 10-3 m3, or 3 mm rather than 3 "/SPAN> 10-3 m.
Chemical formulae and solutions must specify the form used, e.g. anhydrous or hydrated, and the concentration must be in clearly defined units.
Common species names should be followed by the Latin binomial (underlined) at the first mention. For subsequent use the generic name should be contracted to a single letter if it is unambiguous.
Figures
Figures should be drawn boldly in black Indian ink on separate sheets of white paper. They should be drawn so that on 50% reduction they will fit within the type area, and that lines, figures and symbols will be still clearly legible and not overcrowded. Photographs must be unmounted, glossy prints that have not been retouched. Colour prints will incur charges to the author. All figures must be given Arabic numbers, e.g. Fig. 3, in the text and on the back of the figure, where the title of the paper and the authors names must also be marked. Self-explanatory legends of all figures should be typed separately under the heading Legends to Figures.
In the full-text online edition of the journal figure legends may be truncated in abbreviated links to the full screen version. Therefore the first 100 characters of any legend should inform the reader of key aspects of the figure.
It is the policy of International Journal of Food Science & Technology for authors to pay the full cost for the reproduction of their colour artwork. Therefore, please note that if there is colour artwork in your manuscript when it is accepted for publication, Blackwell Publishing require you to complete and return a colour work agreement form before your paper can be published. This form can be downloaded as a PDF* from the internet. The web address for the form is:
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/pdf/Sub3000_X_CoW.pdf
If you are unable to access the internet, or are unable to download the form, please contact The Production Editor, Howard Waller at the address below, and they will be able to email or FAX a form to you.
Once completed, please return the form to:
Howard Waller
Journal Production
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
9600 Garsington Road
Oxford OX4 2DQ, UK
T: +44 1865 476485
F: +44 1865 471485
E: ifs@oxon.blackwellpublishing.com
Any article received by Blackwell Publishing with colour work will not be published until the form has been returned.
* To read PDF files, you must have Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. If you do not have this program, this is available as a free download from the following web address: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
Tables
Tables should be few in number, carefully designed, uncrowded, and include only essential data. Each must have an Arabic number, e.g. Table 3, a self-explanatory caption and be on a separate sheet. Vertical lines must not be used.
References
Only closely relevant references may be included. References in the text must give the authors name with the year in parentheses. The et al. form must always be used for three or more authors. Several papers by the same author and year must be followed by a, b, c etc. after the year. References must be listed alphabetically in full at the end of the paper in the following standard form, and journal titles must be given in full.
Bucky, A. R., Robinson, D.S. & Hayes, P. R. (1987) Enhanced deactivation of bacterial lipases by a modified UHT treatment, International Journal of Food Science and Technology, 22, 35-40.
Stone, H. & Sidel, J. L. (1985). Sensory Evaluation Practices. Pp. 56-59. Orlando: Academic Press.
Dubois, P. (1983). Volatile phenols in wines. In: Flavour of Distilled Beverages (edited by J. R. Piggott). Pp. 110-119. Chichester: Ellis Horwood.
Unpublished work must only be cited where necessary, and only in the text. Copies of references in press in other Journals must be supplied with submitted typescripts. It is essential that all citations and references are carefully checked before submission, as mistakes or omissions will cause delays.
References to material on the World Wide Web can be given, but only if the information is available without charge to readers on an official site. Authors will be asked to provide electronic copies of the cited material for inclusion on the International Journal of Food Science and Technology homepage at the discretion of the Editors.
Proofs
Proofs will be sent to the corresponding author.
Proofs will be sent via e-mail as an Acrobat PDF (portable document format) file. Therefore, the corresponding author should supply their email address when they submit their manuscript. The e-mail server must be able to accept attachments up to 4 MB in size. Acrobat Reader will be required in order to read this file. This software can be downloaded (free of charge) from the following Web site:
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
This will enable the file to be opened, read on screen, and printed out in order for any corrections to be added. Further instructions will be sent with the proof. Proofs will be posted if no e-mail address is available; in your absence, please arrange for a colleague to access your e-mail to retrieve the proofs.
Offprints
Twenty-five will be supplied free. Further copies must be ordered when the proofs are returned.
A Copyright Assignment Form must be completed for all articles accepted for publication in the journal.
A File Description Form must be completed for all electronic submission of manuscripts.
Editorial Board
Editor:
Peter Goodenough
University of Reading
School of Plant Sciences
Plant Science Laboratories
Whiteknights
PO Box 221
Reading RG6 6AS
UK
Tel. +44 (0) 1189 316332
Fax. +44 (0) 1189 753676
e-mail P.W.Goodenough@reading.ac.uk
Deputy Editors:
M.R. Adams, Guildford, UK
M.J. Morley, Bristol, UK
G. Seymour, Wellesbourne, UK
Book Review Editor:
N. Heppell, Oxford, UK
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