Manuscript Preparation

COVER LETTER AND AUTHORIZATION FORM

A cover letter and list of reviewers are needed for submission that should provide following details:
Authors affiliation (full address including email, telephone and fax number etc.)

The article category (original research or review or opinion) and theme name (please visit homepage).

The corresponding author should mention the undertaking that if any animal studies carried was in accordance with their country or institutional ethical committee and also state that the manuscript has not been published elsewhere (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis).


RESEARCH ARTICLE

Research articles should clearly describe  experimental procedure  and novelity in the results with complete details for others to verify the work. The article can be up to 3000 words excluding references and abstract.

 

All submitted manuscript should be in written English and grammatically correct.

The manuscript should be prepared in English using “MS Word” with 1.5 cm margin on all sides (Top, Bottom, Left and Right side) of the page. “Times New Roman” font should be used.
 

First page should provide information about Title, Names of Author(s), Author affiliation, Corresponding Author's contact details.

 

Abstract:  Justified, maximum 250 words.
 

Keywords: 4-8 keywords

 

Introduction: A comprehensive, short and clear description of the purpose of the work in light of existing literature.

Materials and Methods: This section should provide enough details to reproduce the result.
 

Results and Discussion: The key outcomes of the manuscripts should be presented with appropriate evidences and discussion. It should be a single section with sub-headings.  

 

References:  Alphabetically arranged at the end of the manuscript.

Tables and Figures: Tables need to have title above the table and figures need to have title below the figure.

Acknowledgement: At the end of the manuscript before references, author may acknowledge the help of those persons who don’t considered for authorship. The funding agency should be acknowledged in this section.

References (Times New Roman 9) should be listed as

For Journal Reference
 

John SK and Smith A. (2015) Global Food Safety Challenges. Asia Pacific Journal of Food Safety and Security. 2 (1): 1-3.

For Chapter in Book Reference
 

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.

For Book Reference
 

Zhu HJ (1999) Microbiological applications: A laboratory manual in general microbiology. McGraw-Hill College.

For Patent Reference

Aviv H, Friedman D, Bar-Ilan A and Vered M (1996) Submicron emulsions as ocular drug delivery vehicles, U.S. Patent US 5496811.

MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION
 

Formatted manuscripts must be in MS Word format (.doc and .docx format) via email attachment to apjfss@australiamail.com.

 

Download Manuscript Template.

PLAGIARISM DETECTION
 

Plagiarised manuscripts are UNACCEPTABLE. Authors are kindly requested to check for plagiarism before submission of manuscript. Following links are useful to screen the work before submission:

i.   PlagScan
ii.  PaperRater
iii. Plagium
iv.  Article Checker
v.   PlagTracker

ARTICLE PROCESSING CHARGES
 

No article processing fee for all submissions in 2015.