Author Guidelines
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APJFSS accepts original research, reviews, opinion papers, scientific commentaries, and short communications across all seven journal themes.
Submit online: fill out the form below with your manuscript, cover letter details,
and a list of three proposed reviewers. You'll get an on-screen confirmation and a submission
ID right away (also emailed to you), a manuscript number within 3–4 working days, and can
check your submission status anytime using that ID. No reply after
3–4 days? Email the Editor-in-Chief directly at
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Cover letter & authorization
- Author affiliation — full address including email, telephone, and fax
- Article category (original research, review, or opinion) and theme name
- Ethics statement for any animal studies, per your country/institutional ethics committee
- An undertaking that the manuscript is unpublished elsewhere (except as an abstract, lecture, or thesis)
Research article format
- Up to 3,000 words, excluding references and abstract
- Written in grammatically correct English
- MS Word, 1.5 cm margins on all sides, Times New Roman font
- First page: title, author names, affiliation, corresponding author contact details
- Abstract: justified, maximum 250 words
- Keywords: 4–8
Manuscript structure
- Introduction — purpose of the work in light of existing literature
- Materials & Methods — enough detail for others to reproduce results
- Results & Discussion — single section with sub-headings, supported by evidence
- Acknowledgement — funding agencies and uncredited contributors
- References — alphabetically arranged
Tables: title above the table. Figures: title below the figure.
Reference style examples
Journal — John SK and Smith A. (2015) Global Food Safety Challenges. Asia Pacific Journal of Food Safety and Security. 2(1): 1–3.
Book chapter — Jun A, Ji AK, Yu S, and Hassan A (2013) Foodborne Pathogens. In: Peter BK and Cox BR (Eds) Food Safety; Challenges and Solutions. Chapter 7, CRC Press, NY, 111–125.
Book — Zhu HJ (1999) Microbiological applications: A laboratory manual in general microbiology. McGraw-Hill College.
Patent — Aviv H, Friedman D, Bar-Ilan A and Vered M (1996) Submicron emulsions as ocular drug delivery vehicles, U.S. Patent US 5496811.
Plagiarism detection
Plagiarised manuscripts are not accepted. Please check your work before submission using a tool such as PlagScan, PaperRater, Plagium, Article Checker, or PlagTracker.
Manuscript templates
Download the correct template before formatting your submission.
Research paper template (.docx) Review template (.docx)Article processing charges
Online submission
All fields marked required must be completed before your manuscript can be reviewed.