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name: elsevier-food description: "Shared author-guideline skill for Elsevier food-science journals (Trends in Food Science & Technology, Food Hydrocolloids, LWT, Food Research International, Food Control, Meat Science, Food Policy, Postharvest Biology & Technology, and ~20 more). Use to format or check a manuscript for any Elsevier food journal not covered by its own skill. Covers the common Elsevier Guide-for-Authors structure, Highlights, graphical abstract, reference styles, and figure specs. Triggers: submit to an Elsevier food journal, LWT/Food Hydrocolloids/Trends guidelines, Elsevier food formatting. Also fires when the user wants to publish on/in this journal, format a manuscript for it, or match its reference/citation style." metadata: publisher: Elsevier verified: "2026-07" source: "https://www.elsevier.com/researcher/author/policies-and-guidelines"

Elsevier Food Journals — Shared Author Guideline Skill

Publisher: Elsevier · Verified: 2026-07 · Confirm each journal's exact limits at its own Guide for Authors on ScienceDirect (pages block automated fetch; structure below reflects the common Elsevier template).

Flagship journals with their own skill: Food Chemistry (food-chemistry), Journal of Dairy Science (j-dairy-science). Everything else Elsevier/food is covered here.

Applies to

Journal	Abbrev	Ref style*	Notes
Trends in Food Science & Technology	TRENDS FOOD SCI TECH	numbered	Reviews only; no original data
Food Hydrocolloids	FOOD HYDROCOLLOID	numbered	Colloid/structure focus
Food Hydrocolloids for Health	FOOD HYDROCOLL HLTH	numbered	Open access
Food Packaging and Shelf Life	FOOD PACKAGING SHELF	numbered
Global Food Security	GLOB FOOD SECUR-AGR	author–date	Policy/economics; review-leaning
Current Opinion in Food Science	CURR OPIN FOOD SCI	author–date	Invited short reviews
Future Foods	FUTURE FOODS	numbered	Open access
Food Research International	FOOD RES INT	numbered	Broad food science
Current Research in Food Science	CURR RES FOOD SCI	numbered	Open access
Postharvest Biology and Technology	POSTHARVEST BIOL TEC	author–date
Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies	INNOV FOOD SCI EMERG	numbered	Processing/novel tech
LWT – Food Science and Technology	LWT-FOOD SCI TECHNOL	numbered	Open access; broad
Food Control	FOOD CONTROL	numbered	Safety/quality management
Journal of Agriculture and Food Research	J AGR FOOD RES	numbered	Open access
Applied Food Research	APPL FOOD RES	numbered	Open access
Meat Science	MEAT SCI	author–date	Muscle foods
Food Policy	FOOD POLICY	author–date	Social science; longer articles
Food Bioscience	FOOD BIOSCI	numbered
Food Structure	FOOD STRUCT-NETH	numbered
Journal of Food Engineering	J FOOD ENG	numbered	Engineering/modelling
International Journal of Food Microbiology	INT J FOOD MICROBIOL	author–date
Food Quality and Preference	FOOD QUAL PREFER	author–date	Sensory/consumer science
Food Chemistry: Molecular Sciences	FOOD CHEM-MOL SCI	numbered	Open access
Food Microbiology	FOOD MICROBIOL	author–date
Journal of Food Composition and Analysis	J FOOD COMPOS ANAL	numbered	Requires analytical rigor + data
Microbial Risk Analysis	MICROB RISK ANAL	author–date	QMRA modelling
Journal of Functional Foods	J FUNCT FOODS	numbered	Bioactives/health
Journal of Cereal Science	J CEREAL SCI	author–date

*Ref style is the common default; always confirm at the journal's Guide for Authors — Elsevier lets journals choose numbered (Vancouver) or author–date (Harvard).

Common Elsevier structure

Title page (title, authors, affiliations, corresponding author) → Abstract → Keywords → Introduction → Materials and methods → Results (and) Discussion → Conclusions → declarations → References → figure/table legends → figures/tables. Use continuous line numbers and page numbers.

• Abstract: unstructured, typically ≤200–250 words (journal-specific).
• Keywords: usually up to 6.
• Highlights: separate file, 3–5 bullets ≤85 characters each (most Elsevier journals).
• Graphical abstract: required or encouraged on most food journals.
• Declarations: Declaration of competing interest, CRediT roles, Data availability, funding, ethics where relevant.

Reference styles (examples)

• Numbered (Vancouver): in-text [1]; list numbered by order of appearance.

  [1] A. Author, B. Author, Title, LWT 180 (2023) 114682. https://doi.org/10.xxxx

• Author–date (Harvard): in-text (Author & Author, 2023); list alphabetical.

  Author, A., & Author, B. (2023). Title. Meat Science, 200, 109xxx. https://doi.org/10.xxxx

Use the reference manager style pack named for the specific journal.

Figures & tables

Vector (EPS/PDF) preferred; raster ≥300 dpi (line art ≥1000 dpi); column widths ~90 mm / ~190 mm; editable tables; cite all in order.

Submission checklist

• Correct reference style for the target journal · [ ] Highlights (if required)
• Graphical abstract (if required) · [ ] Line + page numbering
• Declaration of competing interest · [ ] CRediT · [ ] Data availability
• Figures ≥300 dpi, correct widths · [ ] Cover letter (scope fit, novelty, suggested reviewers)

Also covers — Elsevier nutrition journals

Same Elsevier template; clinical/nutrition titles add structured abstracts, trial registration, and a reporting guideline (CONSORT/STROBE/PRISMA) per ICMJE. Reference style is per-journal (author–date or numbered — confirm at the GfA).

Journal	Abbrev	Notes
Progress in Lipid Research	PROG LIPID RES	Reviews
Advances in Nutrition	ADV NUTR	Reviews
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition	AM J CLIN NUTR	Clinical; structured abstract, trial reg.
Clinical Nutrition	CLIN NUTR	Clinical (ESPEN); reporting guidelines
Clinical Nutrition ESPEN	CLIN NUTR ESPEN	Clinical
Journal of Nutrition	J NUTR	Nutrition research
Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry	J NUTR BIOCHEM	Mechanistic
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics	J ACAD NUTR DIET	Dietetics
Journal of Nutrition Health & Aging	J NUTR HEALTH AGING	Clinical/aging
Current Developments in Nutrition	CURR DEV NUTR	OA
Journal of Renal Nutrition	J RENAL NUTR	Clinical
Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases	NUTR METAB CARDIOVAS	Clinical
Nutrition	NUTRITION	Clinical
Nutrition Research	NUTR RES	Research
Appetite	APPETITE	Behavioral/sensory
NFS Journal	NFS J	OA

Formatting constraints

publisher: Elsevier
scope: food & nutrition
reference_style: per-journal   # numbered-vancouver OR author-date; see table
abstract_words: 250
keywords_max: 6
highlights: {count: "3-5", max_chars: 85, common: true}
graphical_abstract: common
line_numbering: required
figure_dpi: {halftone: 300, line_art: 1000}
column_widths_mm: [90, 190]