Article Types

Original full-length research papers should contain material that has not been previously published elsewhere, except in a preliminary form. These papers should not exceed 8000 words (text and references) or about 25 manuscript pages.

Review papers should not exceed 10,000 words.

• Manuscripts must be prepared in English
• All pages of the manuscript must be numbered. All lines must be numbered continuously throughout the manuscript. Line spacing should be 1.5 (do not use single line spacing.)
• Articles should be written in Times New Roman font and 12 pts.
• Articles must be prepared as Microsoft Word Document (doc, docx etc.)

Article Structure

Title. Concise and informative. Avoid abbreviations and formulae where possible.

Author names and affiliations. Please clearly indicate the given name(s) and family name(s), affiliation and address of each author and check that all names are accurately spelled. Present the 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.

Corresponding author. Clearly indicate one author who will handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication, also post-publication. Ensure that the e-mail address is given and that contact details are kept up to date by the corresponding author.

Abstract. A concise and factual abstract is required. The abstract must not exceed the 150 words maximum count.

Keywords. Immediately after the abstract, provide a maximum of 5 keywords, using British spelling and avoiding general and plural terms and multiple concepts (avoid, for example, 'and', 'of').

Units and Abbreviations. System International (SI) units must be used. You may wish to consult the website of the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures for guidance, http://www1.bipm.org/en/si.

The unit 'litre' must be abbreviated as 'L' (also mL, µL, etc.). Use the negative index system for all combinations of unit abbreviations (e.g. g mL^-1, not g/mL). However, the solidus can be used in cases of % w/w or % w/v. Temperatures should be given in degrees Celsius (e.g. 37 °C).

Please ensure that all figures have axes labelled properly, and the quantities on the axes specify the units used (use the negative index system, e.g. g mL^-1, not g/mL). Tables should not duplicate results presented in the manuscript as a different form (e.g. in graphs).

Abbreviations should be defined in brackets after their first mention in the text. Standard units of measurements and chemical symbols of elements may be used without definition in the body of the paper.

 

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.

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

Material and methods. Provide sufficient details to allow the work to be reproduced by an independent researcher. Methods that are already published should be summarized, and indicated by a reference. Any modifications to existing methods should also be described.

Results. Results should be clear and concise.

Discussion. This should explore the significance of the results of the work, not repeat them. A combined Results and Discussion section is often appropriate.

Conclusions. The main conclusions of the study should be presented in a short self-standing section clearly identified as Conclusions.

Conclusions must not reiterate any discussion or introductory comments, they must be genuine conclusions drawn from the results of the study.

Acknowledgements. Collate acknowledgements in a separate section at the end of the article before the references. List here those individuals who provided help during the research (e.g., providing language help, writing assistance or proof reading the article, etc.).

Formatting of funding sources. List funding sources in this standard way to facilitate compliance to funder's requirements:

 

References

Citation in text

Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa). Unpublished results and personal communications are not recommended in the reference list, but may be mentioned in the text. Citation of a reference as 'in press' implies that the item has been accepted for publication.

All citations in the text should refer to:

1. Single author: the author's name (without initials, unless there is ambiguity) and the year of publication (Smith, 2003);
2. Two authors: both authors' names and the year of publication (Smith & Jones, 2004);
3. Three, four or five authors: all authors names and year of publication (Smith, Jones, & Brown, 2005). For all subsequent citations of this work use et al. (Smith et al., 2005).
4. Six or more authors: first author's name followed by et al. and the year of publication (Black et al., 2007).

Citations may be made directly or parenthetically. Groups of references should be listed first alphabetically, then chronologically. Examples: "as demonstrated (Allan, 1996a, b, 1999; Allan & Jones, 1995; Allen et al., 1994). Kramer et al. (2000) have recently shown..."

Web references

As a minimum, the full URL should be given and the date when the reference was last accessed. Web references can be listed separately (e.g., after the reference list).

Data references

Data references should include the following elements: author name(s), dataset title, data repository, version (where available), year, and global persistent identifier.

List: references should be arranged first alphabetically and then further sorted chronologically if necessary. More than one reference from the same author(s) in the same year must be identified by the letters 'a', 'b', 'c', etc., placed after the year of publication.

Examples:

Reference to a journal publication:

Guggisberg, D., Cuthbert-Steven, J., Piccinali, P., Bütikofer, U., & Eberhard, P. (2009). Rheological, microstructural and sensory characterization of low-fat and whole milk set yoghurt as influenced by inulin addition. International Dairy Journal, 19, 107-115.

Reference to a book:

Fox, P. F., Guinee, T. P., Cogan, T. M., & McSweeney, P. L. H. (2000). Fundamentals of cheese science (1st edn., Chapt. 10). Gaithersburg, MD, USA: Aspen Publishers, Inc.

Reference to a chapter in an edited book:

Gripon, J. C., Monnet, V., Lamberet, G., & Desmazeaud, M. J. (1991). Microbial enzymes in cheese ripening. In P. F. Fox (Ed.), Food enzymes (pp. 131-168). London, UK: Elsevier Applied Science.

Patent Reference:

Boots, J. -W. P. (2009). Protein hydrolysate enriched in peptides inhibiting DPP-IV and their use. Patent 11/722,667 (US 2009/0075904) Campina Nederland Holding B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

 

Thesis or dissertation:

Mcleod, J. (2007). Nucleation and growth of alpha lactose monohydrate. PhD thesis, Massey University. Palmerston North, New Zealand. Retrieved insert the date from http://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/1444.

AOAC Methods:

AOAC. (2005). Babcock method, method no. 989.04. In W. Horowitz (Ed.), Official methods of analysis of AOAC International (18th ed.). (pp. 19-21). Gaithersburg, MD, USA: AOAC International.

 

IDF/ISO Methods:

ISO/IDF. (2010). Current situation and compilation of commercially available screening methods for the detection of inhibitors/antibiotic residues in milk. IDF bulletin N° 42. Brussels, Belgium: International Dairy Federation.

 

Dataset reference:

[dataset] Oguro, M., Imahiro, S., Saito, S., Nakashizuka, T. (2015). Mortality data for Japanese oak wilt disease and surrounding forest compositions. Mendeley Data, v1.

Abstract Submission

 

Submissions to the 7th International Food Safety Congress will only be accepted via the e-mail address abstract@foodsafetycongress.org. Upon successful submission of your abstract, an automatic e-mail will be sent notifying you that your abstract submission has been received by the secretariat. If this e-mail did not reach the owner, the reason can be that the abstract may not have been sent successfully or not reached us. In this case, it is necessary to confirm whether the abstract submission process has been completed by calling +90 216 550 02 73.