Department of Applied Food and Nutrition Journal
Instructions for Authors
Department of Applied Food and Nutrition Journal (DAFNJ) is a scholarly open access peer-reviewed journal aim to publish be valuable source of information both clinical, experimental and theoretical in field of Food science, Food policy and Nutrition. Department of Applied Food and Nutrition Journal publishes original, current research, clinical studies, novel methods, advancing concepts on Dietary Supplements, Food processing, Clinical Nutrition, Biochemistry, Food science, etc.
Authors should submit manuscript in English and submit final file either pdf or MS word at or send as an e-mail attachment to the Editorial Office at [email protected] or Online Manuscript Submission
Authors can submit their manuscript online or as an attachment to above mentioned E-mail. Upon submission an acknowledgement mail will be send to author. Article should be presented in a proper manner and with original reports. Plagiarism is strictly avoided. Authors are requested to revise the article as per the peer review comments and submit the revised article for further process for smooth publication.
DAFNJ always encourage the authors to publish their quality of research work and respond to any review comments on the article so as to give quality out which is very useful to the scientific community. Published articles can be share by posting the article in scientific networking sites like research gate and other scientific blog, Facebook, Twitter, etc.
Article Publication Charges DAFNJ is an open access journal publication fee $399 is applicable. There is no charges for article submission. However, authors have to pay publication fee after acceptance of the article. Please contact the editors for further information. Authors can withdraw their manuscripts within 7 days from the date of manuscript submission and if author wants to withdrawing after revision of the article, authors should pay minimum processing charges.
Plagiarism All submitted manuscripts will undergo plagiarism for its uniqueness and also self-plagiarism by quality analyst. The Data extracted must be cited and this journal does not encourage exact reproduction of any content.
Guidelines For Manuscript Submission DAFNJ accepts Original Articles, Review, Mini Review, Case Reports, Editorial, Letter to the Editor, Commentary, Rapid Communications, Perspectives, Case in Images, and Conference Proceedings. All submissions should be prepared in the following format:
1. Author should submit cover letter along with manuscript. The cover letter should not exceed more than a page.
2. Authors can submit their articles in MS Word or PDF format.
3. There is no limit for the number of words, figures or the length for research article. Manuscript should begin with the following categories.
4. Review article and Short Communications are limited to a maximum of two figures and one table. Abstracts are limited to 100 words. Results and Discussion should be combined into a single section.
Manuscript Title: The title should be maximum 25 words or less and should not contain abbreviations. Author Information: Author Complete names and affiliation of all authors, including contact details of corresponding author department, university, or organizational affiliation and its location, including city, state and country.
Abstract: The abstract should be informative and briefly present the topic, state the scope of the experiments, indicate significant data, and point out major findings and conclusions. The abstract should not exceed more than 300 words. The abstract format should accommodate a description of the study background, methods, results and conclusion. Following the abstract, a list of keywords 3-10 and abbreviations should be included.
Introduction: The author should provide relevant literature on the study subject and the proposed approach or solution to understand the purpose and significance of the research. The introduction should be general enough to attract a reader’s attention from a broad range of scientific disciplines.
Materials and Methods: This section should provide a complete overview of the design of the study, materials or participants of the study, protocols, comparisons, interventions and types of analysis should be mentioned. Procedures should be described in detail and previously published relevant procedures should be cited. Capitalize trade names and include the manufacturer's name and address.
Results, Discussion and Conclusion: The results section should have complete information of the experiment that are required to support the conclusion of the study. The results should be written in the past tense when describing findings in the authors' experiments. Previously published findings should be written in the present tense. Results and discussion may be combined or in a separate section. In conclusion section should not exceed 250 words.
Acknowledgement: This section includes acknowledgment of people, grant details, funds, etc.
References: Only published or accepted manuscripts should be included in the reference list. References must be listed at the end of the manuscript and reference numbered in the order that they appear in the text. All citations should be indicated by the reference number in the square brackets.
Examples:
1. Abada EA (2008). Isolation and characterization of a antimicrobial compound from Bacillus coagulans. Anim. Cells Syst. 12:41-46.
2. Pitout JDD, Church DL, Gregson DB, Chow BL, McCracken M, et al. (2007). Molecular epidemiology of CTXM-producing Escherichia coli in the Calgary Health Region: emergence of CTX-M-15-producing isolates. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 51: 1281-1286.
Tables & Figures: Tables and figures should be included at the end of the manuscript. All the tables and figures should contain a title above or below it. Figures should have a small title that describes the image with less than 30 words. Images should be in jpg or tiff format with high resolution.
Supplementary Material: Supplementary Material can be uploaded as pdf, MS-Word, Figures and Tables.
Proofs and Reprints: Electronic proofs will be sent (e-mail attachment) to the corresponding author as a PDF file. Page proofs are considered to be the final version of the manuscript. With the exception of typographical or minor clerical errors, no changes will be made in the manuscript at the proof stage. Because the DAFNJ will be published freely online to attract a wide audience), authors will have free electronic access to the full text (in PDF) of the article. Authors can freely download the PDF file from which they can print unlimited copies of their articles.
Copyright: Submission of a manuscript implies; that the work described has not been published before (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture, or thesis) that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere; that if and when the manuscript is accepted for publication, the authors agree to automatic transfer of the copyright to the publisher.