Submission guidelines
A manuscript should describe the research work that has not been published before and is not under consideration for publication anywhere else. Submission of the manuscript implies that its publication has been approved by all co-authors as well as by the responsible authorities at the institute where the work has been carried out.
It is mandatory to include a covering letter to the editor which includes short information about the subject of the research, its novelty and significance; state that all the authors agree to submit this paper to Ukrainian Food Journal; that it is the original work of the authors.
Manuscript requirements
Authors must prepare the manuscript according to the guide for authors. Editors reserve the right to adjust the style to certain standards of uniformity.
Language – English
Manuscripts should be submitted in Word.
Use 1.0 spacing and 2 cm margins.
Use a normal font 14-point Times New Roman for text, tables, and sings on figures, 1.0 line intervals.
Present tables and figures in the text of manuscript.
Consult a recent issue of the journal for a style check.
Number all pages consecutively.
Abbreviations should be defined on first appearance in text and used consistently thereafter. No abbreviation should be used in title and section headings.
Please submit math equations as editable text and not as images (It is recommend software application MathType or Microsoft Equation Editor)
Minimal size of the article (without the Abstract and References) is 10 pages. For review article is 25 pages (without the Abstract and References).
Manuscript should include:
Title (should be concise and informative). Avoid abbreviations in it.
Authors’ information: the name(s) of the author(s); the affiliation(s) of the author(s), city, country. One author has been designated as the corresponding author with e-mail address. If available, the 16-digit ORCID of the author(s).
Declaration of interest
Author contributions
Abstract. The abstract should contain the following mandatory parts:
* Introduction provides a rationale for the study (2-3 lines).
* Materials and methods briefly describe the materials and methods used in the study (3-5 lines).
* Results and discussion describe the main findings (23-26 lines).
* Conclusion provides the main conclusions (2-3 lines).
The abstract should not contain any undefined abbreviations or references to the article.
Keywords. Immediately after the abstract provide 4 to 6 keywords.
Text of manuscript
References
Manuscripts should be divided into the following sections:
- Introduction
- Materials and methods
- Results and Discussion
- Conclusions
- References
Introduction. Provide a background avoiding a detailed review of literature and declare the aim of the present research. Identify unexplored questions, prove the relevance of the topic. This should be not more than 1.5 pages.
Materials and methods. Describe sufficient details to allow an independent researcher to repeat the work. Indicate the reference for methods that are already published and just summarize them. Only new techniques need be described. Give description to modifications to existing methods.
Results and discussion. Results should be presented clearly and concisely with tables and/or figures, and the significance of the findings should be discussed with comparison with existing in literature data.
Conclusions. The main conclusions should be drawn from results and be presented in a short Conclusions section.Acknowledgments (if necessary). Acknowledgments of people, grants, or funds should be placed in a separate section. List here those persons who provided help during the research. The names of funding organizations should be written in full.
Divide your article into sections and into subsections if necessary. Any subsection should have a brief heading.
References
Please, check references carefully.
The list of references should include works that are cited in the text and that have been published or accepted for publication.
All references mentioned in the reference list are cited in the text, and vice versa.
Citation
Cite references in the text by surname and year in parentheses:
- One author: (Smith, 2026)
- Two authors: (Smith & Jones, 2025)
- More than two authors: (Smith et al., 2021)
Some examples:
- The application of plant additives for food products is indeed a modern trend if the food industry (Ivanov et al., 2021).
- These results confirm the findings of Beker and Smith (2024).
- This effect has been widely studied (Feng et al., 2022a, b; Liu and Cheng, 2025; Lorenzo et al., 2005, 2012; Shevchenko, 2024).
Reference list Be careful, new requirements for the list of references
Reference list entries should be alphabetized by the last name of the first author. If available, DOIs should always be included as full DOI links (e.g., https://doi.org/xxxxx).
Journal article. Authors: surname + initials, separated by commas, & before last author; the publication year is in parentheses; the article title is in sentence case (only first word capitalized), no italics; the journal title is italicized, full name; volume number is italicized; issue number is in parentheses (not italicized); the page range (e.g., 7–36); DOI (if available) in URL format.
Example:
Ivanov, V., Shevchenko, O., Marynin, A., Stabnikov, V., Gubenia, O., Stabnikova, O., Shevchenko, A., Gavva, O., & Saliuk, A. (2021). Trends and expected benefits of the breaking edge food technologies in 2021–2030. Ukrainian Food Journal, 10(1), 7–36. https://doi.org/10.24263/2304-974X-2021-10-1-3
Book. Authors formatted the same as journal articles. Author, A. A. – surname followed by initials, if there are multiple authors, they are separated by commas, and an ampersand (&) is used before the last author; year of publication in parentheses, followed by a full stop (Year); book title italicized, sentence case; edition only if not first (e.g., 2nd ed., 4th ed.); place of publication required (City, Country); Publisher name written clearly (no “Inc.” or “Ltd.” if not needed).
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of the book (Edition). Place of publication: Publisher.
Examples:
Fellows, P. J. (2017). Food processing technology: Principles and practice (4th ed.). Cambridge, England: Woodhead Publishing.
Damodaran, S., & Parkin, K. L. (2017). Fennema's food chemistry (5th ed.). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
Edited Book.
Editor, A. A. (Ed.). (Year). Title of the book. Place: Publisher.
Editor, A. A., & Editor, B. B. (Eds.). (Year). Title of the book. Place: Publisher.
Example:
Stabnikova, O., Shevchenko, O., Stabnikov, V., & Paredes-López, O. (Eds.). (2023). Bioconversion of waste to value-added products. Boca Raton, London, New York: CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003329671
Book Chapter. Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of chapter. In Editor A. A. & Editor B. B. (Eds.), Book title (pp. xx–xx). Place: Publisher.
Example:
Topchii, O., Pasichniy, V., Marynin A., & Stabnikova, O. (2023). Biotransformation of collagen-containing meat materials into valuable product. In Stabnikova O., Shevchenko O., Stabnikov V., & Paredes-López O. (Eds.), Bioconversion of waste to value-added products, (pp. 37-68). Boca Raton, London, New York: CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003329671-2
Online document. Author, A. A. (Year). Title of document. Retrieved from https://xxxxxx or (if DOI is available):
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of document. https://doi.org/xxxxx
Examples:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2019). Food loss and waste reduction. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/food-loss-and-food-waste/en/
World Health Organization. (2020). Food safety. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/food-safet
Published conference paper (in proceedings).
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C.; year in parentheses; paper title: sentence case, not italicized; “In” + editors (if available); Proceedings title, italicized; page range included (if available); Place of publication: Publisher.
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of paper. In Editor E. E. (Ed.), Title of proceedings (pp. xx–xx). Place: Publisher.
Example:
Marynin, A., & Pasychnyi, V. (2026). Biotechnological approaches in food packaging. In A. Brown & M. Smith (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Food Engineering Conference (pp. 120–128). London, England: Springer.
Conference paper (online proceedings). Author, A. A. (Year). Title of paper. In Title of conference proceedings. Retrieved from URL
Example:
Marynin, A., & Pasychnyi, V. (2026). Biotechnological approaches in food packaging. In Proceedings of the International Food Engineering Conference. Retrieved from https://www.ifec2026.org/proceedings
Dissertation retrieved from an institutional repository. Author, A. A. (Year). Title of dissertation (Doctoral dissertation or Master's thesis). Name of Institution. Retrieved from URL
Example:
Smith, J. A. (2020). Development of biodegradable edible coatings for fresh produce preservation (Doctoral dissertation). University of California, Davis. Retrieved from https://escholarship.org/uc/item/xxxxx
Figures
All figures should be made in graphic editor using a font Arial.
The font size on the figures and the text of the article should be the same.
Black and white graphic with no shading should be used.
The figure elements (lines, grid, and text) should be presented in black (not gray) colour.
Figure parts should be denoted by lowercase letters (a, b, etc.).
All figures are to be numbered using Arabic numerals.
Figures should be cited in text in consecutive numerical order.
Place figure after its first mentioned in the text.
Figure captions begin with the term Figure in bold type, followed by the figure number, also in bold type.
Each figure should have a caption describing what the figure depicts in bold type.
Supply all figures and EXCEL format files with graphs additionally as separate files.
Photos are not advisable to be used.
If you include figures that have already been published elsewhere, you must obtain permission from the copyright owner(s).
Tables
Number tables consecutively in accordance with their appearance in the text.
Place footnotes to tables below the table body and indicate them with superscript lowercase letters.
Place table after its first mentioned in the text.
Ensure that the data presented in tables do not duplicate results described elsewhere in the article.
Suggesting / excluding reviewers
Authors are welcome to suggest reviewers and/or request the exclusion of certain individuals when they submit their manuscripts.
When suggesting reviewers, authors should make sure they are totally independent and not connected to the work in any way. When suggesting reviewers, the Corresponding Author must provide an institutional email address for each suggested reviewer. Please note that the Journal may not use the suggestions, but suggestions are appreciated and may help facilitate the peer review process.
SUBMISSION
Email for all submissions and other inquiries:
ufj_nuft@meta.ua