Food Quality and Safety (OUP) — Author Guideline Skill

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Author-guideline skill for Food Quality and Safety (Oxford University Press, ISSN 2399-1399). Use to format or check a manuscript for this open-access OUP journal — structure, abstract/keyword limits, reference style, and figure specs. Triggers: submit to Food Quality and Safety, OUP food journal guidelines. Also fires when the user wants to publish on/in this journal, format a manuscript for it, or match its reference/citation style.

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Publisher: Oxford University Press · ISSN: 2399-1399 · Source: Instructions to authors · Verified: 2026-07 (confirm at source). Gold open access.

Aims & scope

Original research and reviews on food quality and safety: quality attributes, safety/risk, detection and analysis, processing effects on quality/safety, and related nutrition and health. Interdisciplinary, application-oriented work welcome.

Article types

Original Articles; Reviews; Short Communications; Perspectives/Opinion.

Manuscript structure

Title page → Abstract → Keywords → Introduction → Materials and Methods → Results → Discussion (or combined) → Conclusion → Funding → Conflict of Interest → Data Availability → References → Tables → Figure legends → Figures.

  • Abstract: unstructured, ≤250 words.
  • Keywords: 4–6.

Reference style

Numbered citation-sequence style (confirm current OUP style for the journal). In-text bracketed/superscript numbers; numbered list with article titles and DOIs.

Example:

  1. Author AB, Author CD. Title of the article. Food Quality and Safety. 2023;7:fyadxxx. https://doi.org/10.1093/fqsafe/fyadxxx

Figures & tables

Figures ≥300 dpi (line art higher); TIFF/EPS/PDF; RGB online; editable tables; cite in order. OUP production redraws/relabels as needed — provide legible source.

Submission checklist

  • Abstract ≤250 words · [ ] 4–6 keywords · [ ] Numbered references with DOIs
  • Funding + Conflict of Interest + Data Availability statements
  • Ethics/consent statements where applicable · [ ] Figures ≥300 dpi · [ ] Cover letter

Also covers — Oxford University Press nutrition journal

Same OUP template. Nutrition Reviews (NUTR REV) — OUP; comprehensive nutrition reviews; confirm structure/limits at the OUP journal site.

Formatting constraints

journal: Food Quality and Safety (+ Nutrition Reviews)
publisher: Oxford University Press
reference_style: numbered
abstract_words: 250
keywords_max: 6
open_access: gold
figure_dpi: {halftone: 300, line_art: 1000}

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food-quality-safety
Source
github.com/pangenomeai/academic-skills-food-nutrition