Submissions
Submission Preparation Checklist
All submissions must meet the following requirements.
- The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
- The submission file is in Microsoft Word, RTF, or OpenOffice document file format.
- We fight plagiarism: please understand that your article will be checked with available tools for discovering plagiarism.
- The text is double-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed at the end. IMPORTANT: When preparing your manuscript, please make sure that lines are left numbered in continuum, to make the referees’ work easier.
- The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
- Please indicate at least 2-3 valuable reviewers for your paper (name, e-mail address and, if possible, complete affiliation/institution).
- By submitting their paper to IJFS, Authors: Understand and confirm that the Article Processing Charge for publication in this Journal is EUR 500,00 (plus VAT 4%, if applicable). For teams of authors that include at least an AIVI regular member the cost is EUR 400,00 (+VAT 4%, if applicable) per article; Agree to pay the amount due whether their manuscript will be accepted for publication. Please note that our fees do not include taxes.
Original Articles
Original Articles should normally be divided into an Abstract (written in English), Introduction/Introduzione, Materials and Methods/Materiali e Metodi, Results/Risultati, Discussion/Discussione, Conclusions/Conclusioni and References/Bibliografia. The Abstract should contain about 250 words. The text should contain a maximum of 4000 words (title, Authors' names and affiliations, abstract and references included). No more than 4 tables and/or figures are allowed. A maximum of 20 authors is permitted, and additional authors should be listed in an ad hoc Appendix.Reviews
They should be introduced by a general summary of content in the form of an Abstract (written in English and containing about 250 words). Following a short introduction, putting the study into context and defining the aim, Reviews will concentrate on the most recent developments in the field. A Review should clearly describe the search strategy followed (key words, inclusion, exclusion criteria, search engines, ...). Reviews may also include meta-analyses, guidelines and consensus papers by scientific societies or working groups. These studies must be conducted following proper, widely accepted ad hoc procedures. No particular format is required; headings should be used to designate the major divisions of the paper. The text should be of no more than 10,000 words (title, Authors' names and affiliations, abstract and references included). No more than 5 tables and/or figures are allowed.Short Communications
Short reports of results from original researches. They should be introduced by a general summary of content in the form of an Abstract (written in English) and should be further divided into Introduction/Introduzione, Materials and Methods/Materiali e Metodi, Results/Risultati, Discussion/Discussione, Conclusions/Conclusioni and References/Bibliografia. They must provide conclusive findings: preliminary observations or incomplete findings cannot be considered for publication. They should be signed by no more than 10 authors. Short Communications should have a short abstract of no more than 150 words, a text of no more than 2000 words (title, Authors' names and affiliations, abstract and references included). No more than 3 tables and/or figures are allowed.Letters to the Editor
These are written on invitation, short essays that express the authors’ viewpoint, may respond to published manuscripts in our journals, or deliver information or news regarding an issue related to the Journal scope. If the letter relates to a published manuscript, the authors of the original manuscript will be given the opportunity to provide a response. Authors of Letters to the Editor should provide a short title. The text should be of no more than 700 words (title, Authors' names and affiliations, abstract and references included).Applied Studies
Applied Studies comprise observations on specific cases, including adverse effects of drugs or outcomes of a specific treatment; studies on the application of a legistlation; and case studies. They should be divided into: Abstract (written in English), Introduction/Introduzione (optional), Case report(s), Discussion/Discussione, Conclusions/Conclusioni, and References/Bibliografia. The text should contain a maximum of 4000 words (title, Authors' names and affiliations, Abstract and References included). No more than 4 tables and/or figures are allowed.Risk Assessment Terminology
No particular format is required for these articles. They must provide explanations of terms related to risk assessment. Also, comparisons of words in different languages yet designating similar concepts are also welcome. Indeed, the ultimate goal of these papers is to try and create a glossary the most coherent possible, thus overcoming jargon and language barriers. These articles should be signed by no more than 10 authors. Brief reports should have a short abstract of no more than 150 words and a text of no more than 2000 words (title, Authors' names and affiliations, Abstract and references included). No more than 3 tables and/or figures are allowed.Challenge Test and Microbiological Characterisation of Local Products
No particular format is required for these articles. They must provide conclusive findings on microbiology of food products and shelf life tests. Data must play a pivotal role: they must be correctly selected and presented. Preliminary observations or incomplete findings cannot be considered for publication. These papers should be signed by no more than 10 authors, should have a short abstract of no more than 150 words, a text of no more than 2000 words (title, Authors' names and affiliations, abstract and references included). No more than 3 tables and/or figures are allowed.Food Safety Economics
No particular format is required for these articles. Subject matter areas include: contributing to setting the public health goal, integrating economics into farm-to-table risk assessment, measuring the value of food safety improvements, analysing food safety regulation from an economic perspective, estimating the economic burden of foodborne disease, contributing to designing policy innovation in the food safety area, assessing food safety regulation and transparency in international trade, managing and marketing food quality. These papers should be signed by no more than 10 authors, should have a short abstract of no more than 150 words, and a text of no more than 5000 words (title, Authors' names and affiliations, abstract and references included). International, cross-country comparative, and within-country studies are welcome.Book Reviews
They should be a short critical analysis and evaluation of the quality, meaning, and significance of a short book which addressed at least one of main topics of the Journal (the authors should contact the Editor-in-Chief of the journal for his/her approval before submitting a Book review).Copyright Notice
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