Food Materials Reasearch(《食品材料研究》)是一本开放获取、在线出版的国际期刊，由南京农业大学主办，Maximum Academic Press出版，周光宏教授和Josef Voglmeir教授共同担任主编。主要刊载食品原料及其化学成分、营养价值、感官特性和加工效果等学科的前沿研究成果。文章类型包括original research articles, comprehensive and mini reviews, short communications, and perspectives。
Word limits are provided for guidance only. The Editors will consider submissions that exceed the recommended limit, subject to feedback received during peer review.
Article
A manuscript reports the results of an original full-length study. An article has a comprehensive narrative that includes introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, and references.
Abstract: Limited to 250 words without key words.
Word limit: Limited to 6,500 words excluding abstract, references, tables, figures, and their legends.
Tables and figures: The total number of tables and figures for the main text is limited to 8.
References guideline: Limited to 60 references. Please use the most important and relevant references where possible.
Supplemental information: Supplemental information for less important materials, methods, data (tables and figures) is allowed.
Review
A review should comprehensively and systematically analyze and discuss the existing literature related to a specific topic. Expert synthesis, assessment, future direction, and challenges are expected. Generally, a review article should have an introduction to provide the rationale for the review, followed by sections with appropriate subheadings, and a perspective section at the end. The standard headings (acknowledgements, contributions, competing interests, funding) are also required. All invited reviews will undergo peer review prior to acceptance. Before conceiving and writing a review, it is encouraged to consult the Editor-in-Chief of the relevant journal first.
Abstract: Limited to 250 words.
Word limit: Limited to 6,000 words, excluding abstract, references, figures and tables.
