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.
Cite references in the text by name and year in parentheses. Some examples:
(Drobot, 2008); (Qi and Zhou, 2012); (Bolarinwa et al., 2019; Rabie et al., 2020; Sengev et al., 2013).
Reference list should be alphabetized by the last names of the first author of each work: for one author, by name of author, then chronologically; for two authors, by name of author, then name of coauthor, then chronologically; for more than two authors, by name of first author, then chronologically.
If available, please always include DOIs links in the reference list.
Reference style
Journal article
Please follow this style and order: author's surname, initial(s), year of publication (in brackets), paper title, journal title (in italic), volume number (issue), first and last page numbers, DOI. e.g.:
Popovici C., Gitin L., Alexe P. (2013), Characterization of walnut (Juglans regia L.) green husk extract obtained by supercritical carbon dioxide fluid extraction, Journal of Food and Packaging Science, Technique and Technologies, 2(2), pp. 104-108, https://doi.org/11.1016/22-33-85
Journal names should not be abbreviated.Book
Deegan C. (2000), Financial Accounting Theory, McGraw-Hill Book Company, Sydney.Book chapter in an edited book
Fordyce F.M. (2013), Selenium deficiency and toxicity in the environment. In: O. Selinus (Ed.), Essentials of Medical Geology, Springer, pp. 375–416, https://doi.org/10.14453/10.1007/978-94-007-4375-5_16Online document
Mendeley J.A., Thomson M., Coyne R.P. (2017), How and When to Reference, Available at: https://www.howandwhentoreference.comConference paper
Arych M. (2018), Insurance's impact on food safety and food security, Resource and Energy Saving Technologies of Production and Packing of Food Products as the Main Fundamentals of Their Competitiveness: Proceedings of the 7th International Specialized Scientific and Practical Conference, September 13, 2018, NUFT, Kyiv, pp. 52–57, https://doi.org/11.1016/22-33-85
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