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Instructions to Authors
The instructions to authors is divided in three sections. Authors are advised to read the following policies:
Current Research in Nutrition and Food Science is an open access journal. Please ensure the manuscript fits the aims & scope of the journal and follows guidelines defined by:
We suggest authors to make themselves aware of policies on ethical publishing practices defined by the above mentioned organisations.
Current Research in Nutrition and Food Science advises the authors to read carefully following policies:
a. Article Processing Charges
India: | Rs.15000/- |
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b. Licensing / Copyright Policy:
As open access journal Current Research in Nutrition and Food Science follows the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
The journal will retain publishing rights without restrictions.
c. Statement of Informed Consent
Individual participants in studies have, the right to decide what happens to the (identifiable) personal data gathered, to what they have said during a study or an interview, as well as to any photograph that was taken.
The manuscripts that include details, images, or videos relating to individual participants, written informed consent for the publication of these must be obtained from the participants (or their parent or legal guardian in the case of children under 16) and a statement to this effect should appear in the manuscript. If the participant has died, then consent for publication must be sought from the next of kin of the participant. Documentation showing consent for publication must be made available to the Editor on request. In cases where images are entirely unidentifiable and there are no details on individuals reported within the manuscript, consent for publication of images may not be required. The final decision on whether consent to publish is required lies with the Editor.
d. Ethics in publishing
Current Research in Nutrition and Food Science’s Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement is based, in large part, on the guidelines and standards developed by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Please see:
www.foodandnutritionjournal.org/submission/publication-ethics-and-malpractice-statement/
e. Conflict of Interest
All authors are requested to disclose any conflict of interest including any financial, personal or other relationships with other people or organizations that can influence their work.
The conflict of interest is filled in a section in copyright form.
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f. Declaration of Funding Sources:
This section will include any funding sources along with the grant number (if any) provided to facilitate the research work.
If there are no funding sources then following statement should be mentioned:
“The author(s) received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.”
g. Plagiarism
By submitting articles to Current Research in Nutrition and Food Science the author attest the following:
Strong action will be taken against cases of plagiarism. The journal is a member of ‘Crossref’ and uses iThenticate plagiarism detection tool for each article. Read the Journal’s Plagiarism policy by clicking here.
h. Correction and Retraction Policy
1. Corrections
Corrections are published if the publication record is seriously affected with regard to the accuracy of published information. Corrections are published in the subsequent issue under corrections and addendum.
2. Retractions
Retractions are done when the main conclusion of the paper is seriously undermined.
I. Authorship Policy
Before publishing: Requests to add or remove an author, or to rearrange the author names, must be sent to the Editor from the corresponding author of the accepted manuscript and must include:
A declaration of contributions from individual co-authors in the preparation of the article should be submitted
j. Withdrawal Policy:
Manuscripts may be withdrawn by submitting a letter to the editorial office stating the reasons for manuscript withdrawal and submitting the signed manuscript withdrawal form.
If an author requests a withdrawal within 10 days of submission, the author is allowed to withdraw the manuscript without paying any withdrawal fee, however if authors withdraw manuscripts any time after review and acceptance, a withdrawal fee will have to be paid.
For India Rs. 1000/-
For Other countries $50/-
a. General Instructions
Use MS word to prepare manuscript. Other open source word-processing software can also be used. Keep the format as per following instructions:
b. Title
Title is important as it shows what your work is all about. Title should be:
c. Authors Name and affiliations
The name(s) of the author(s) should be as follows:
Example for title, names and affiliation
Guidelines to authors for preparing manuscript
Marsha Clark Mellow1, Minnie Van Ryder2* and Ivana Ben Withew3
1Dept. of Nutrition Science, City1, Country1
2Dept. of Dietetics, City2, Country1
3Dept. of Food Science, City2, Country1
Example for multiple affiliations
Marsha Clark Mellow1, Minnie Van Ryder2* and Ivana Ben Withew1,2
1Dept. of Nutrition Science, City1, Country1
2Dept. of Dietetics, City2, Country1
3Dept. of Food Science, City2, Country1
Corresponding Author Email: ______________________
Corresponding Author Address: ______________________________________________
d. Abstract
Abstracts should be clear and concise and briefly reflect all aspects of the study, as most indexing databases list mainly abstracts. Short Communications as well as Review Articles should have an Abstract.
e. Keywords
Provide four to eight appropriate keywords after abstract. Each keyword should be separated by “ , ” (Comma) or “ ; ” (semicolon)
keywords: should be arranged alphabetically with first letter of each word should be capital
f. Introduction
Start immediately after the keywords, as the next paragraph.
g. Materials and Methods
Start as a continuation to introduction on the same page.
h. Results
All findings presented in tabular or graphical form shall be described in this section.
i. Discussion
This section should follow results, deal with the interpretation of results and convey how they help increase current understanding of the problem.
j. Acknowledgements
Acknowledgment will include the acknowledgment of the research team or any entity which has provided help during the work.
k. Funding Sources
This section will include any funding sources along with the grant number (if any) provided to facilitate the research work.
If there are no funding sources then the following statement should be mentioned:
“The author(s) received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.”
l. Conflict of Interest
All authors are requested to disclose any conflict of interest including any financial, personal or other relationships with other people or organizations that can influence their work.
If there is no conflict of interest then the following statement should be mentioned:
“The author(s) declares no conflict of interest.”
m. Authors’ Contribution
Authors are required to provide a statement detailing the specific contributions of each author to the manuscript.
Each author mentioned has significantly and directly contributed intellectually to the project and has given their approval for its publication.
n. Data Availability Statement
The manuscript incorporates all datasets produced or examined throughout this research study. If your manuscript does not contain any data, please state ‘Not applicable’ in this section.
o. Ethics Statement
If the study involves an experiment on humans and animals; then the name of the authorizing body should be stated in the paper.
p. Informed Consent Statement
If the study involves an experiment on humans and animals; Manuscripts should include a statement that the informed consent was obtained for experimentation and that it conforms to the standards currently applied in the country of origin. The privacy rights of human subjects must always be observed. If your manuscript does not contain data from any individual person, please state “Not applicable” in this section of the Declarations.
q. Permission to reproduce material from other sources
(If applicable)
r. Clinical Trial Registration
(If applicable)
s. References
Reference style : AMA (American Medical Association)
Use the style of the examples below
Example: Journal article (print)
Godhia M. L., Naik N. Altered Lipid Responses to Dietary Interventions in Obesity. Curr Res Nutr Food Sci Jour. 2015; 3(1): 01-11. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CRNFSJ.1.1.01
Reference style for different sources:
Citation Type | Format |
Journal article (print) | Author(s). Title. Journal. Year;Volume(Issue):Page number(s). |
Journal article (online)1. With URL2. With DOI3. Published ahead of print | Author(s). Title. Journal. Year;Volume(Issue):Page number(s). URL. Published date. Updated date. Accessed date.Author(s). Title. Journal. Year;Volume(Issue):Page number(s). DOI.Author(s). Title [published online ahead of print date]. Journal. Year;Volume(Issue):Page number(s). DOI. |
Book chapter (print) | Chapter author(s). Chapter title. In: Book author(s) or editor(s). Book title. Volume number and title. Edition number (do not indicate 1st edition). Place of publication: Publisher; Year:Page number(s). |
Book chapter (online) | Chapter author(s). Chapter title. In: Book author(s) or editor(s). Book title. Volume number and title. Edition number (do not indicate 1st edition). Place of publication: Publisher; Year:Page number(s). URL. Accessed date. |
Book (print) | Book author(s) or editor(s). Book title. Volume number and title. Edition number (do not indicate 1 st edition). Place of publication: Publisher; Year. |
Book (print) | Book author(s) or editor(s). Book title. Volume number and title. Edition number (do not indicate 1 st edition). Place of publication: Publisher; Year. |
Book (online) | Book author(s) or editor(s). Book title. Volume number and title. Edition number (do not indicate 1 st edition). Place of publication: Publisher; Year. URL. Accessed date. |
Website | Author(s). Title of item cited. Name of Web site. URL. Published date. Updated date. Accessed date. |
Drug Information Database | Author(s). Title of entry. In: Title of database [database online]. Place of publication: Publisher; Year. URL. Updated date. Accessed date. |
Government/ Organization Reports | Author(s). Title. Place of publication: Name of issuing organization; Year. Page(s)/ publication/ series numbers. |
Government/ Organization Reports (online) | Author(s). Title. Place of publication: Name of issuing organization; Year. Page(s)/ publication/ series numbers. URL. Published date. Updated date. Accessed date. |
Conference Presentations | Author(s). Title. Poster/Paper presented at: Meeting name; Date(s); Location. |
Conference Presentations (online) | Author(s). Title. Poster/Paper presented at: Meeting name; Date(s); Location. URL. Accessed date. |
t. Tables
Example for table
Table 1: Brief title for the table
Heading 1 | Heading 2 | Heading 3 | Heading 4 |
data | data | data | data |
data | data | data | data |
data | data | data | data |
data | data | data | data |
data | data | data | data |
u. Figures
Figures and scanned images should be of good quality and placed on appropriate places in the article.
Example for images and illustrations
Good quality Graph with clear legends
Bad quality Graph with unreadable data
v. Biological nomenclature
Names of plants, animals and bacteria should be in italics and proper nomenclature format.
w. Proof Correction
Once the article is accepted after successful peer review, the article is published online and a pdf in journal format is prepared.
Authors are advised to check the items in following list and complete the manuscript accordingly. Incomplete submission will result in delay in submission process.