$npx -y skills add PangenomeAI/academic-skills-food-nutrition --skill food-functionShared author-guideline skill for Royal Society of Chemistry food journals: Food & Function and Sustainable Food Technology. Use to format or check a manuscript for an RSC food journal — article types, structure, RSC superscript-numbered references, and figure specs. Triggers: su
| 1 | # RSC Food Journals — Shared Author Guideline Skill |
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| 3 | **Publisher:** Royal Society of Chemistry · **Verified:** 2026-07 · Sources: [Food & Function](https://pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/journalissues/fo), [Sustainable Food Technology](https://pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/journalissues/fb). Use the RSC article template. |
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| 5 | ## Applies to |
| 6 | | Journal | Abbrev | Scope | |
| 7 | |---|---|---| |
| 8 | | Food & Function | FOOD FUNCT | Physical/biological function of food, nutrition, health effects | |
| 9 | | Sustainable Food Technology | SUSTAIN FOOD TECHNOL | Sustainable food processing/technology (open access) | |
| 10 | |
| 11 | ## Article types |
| 12 | Full papers (Research Articles), Communications (urgent, high-impact, short), Reviews, and Perspectives. Food & Function expects a clear link to biological/physiological function, not composition alone. |
| 13 | |
| 14 | ## Manuscript structure |
| 15 | Title → Author list & affiliations → Abstract → Introduction → Results and discussion → Experimental (methods placed after results, RSC convention) → Conclusions → Conflicts of interest → Acknowledgements → References. A **table-of-contents (TOC) graphic + one-sentence TOC entry** is required. |
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| 17 | - **Abstract:** concise, unstructured (~150–200 words). |
| 18 | - **Experimental section:** after Results & Discussion (RSC style). |
| 19 | - **Conflicts of interest statement:** mandatory (state "There are no conflicts to declare" if none). |
| 20 | |
| 21 | ## Reference style |
| 22 | **RSC style: superscript numbers** in order of citation; numbered reference list. Journal names abbreviated, year bold, volume italic, first page only. |
| 23 | |
| 24 | Example: |
| 25 | > 1 A. B. Author and C. D. Author, *Food Funct.*, 2023, **14**, 1234. |
| 26 | |
| 27 | ## Figures & tables |
| 28 | Figures ≥300 dpi (≥600 for line art); fit single (~8.3 cm) or double (~17.1 cm) column; RGB online; editable tables; cite in order. TOC graphic ~8 × 4 cm. |
| 29 | |
| 30 | ## Submission checklist |
| 31 | - [ ] TOC graphic + one-sentence TOC text · [ ] Abstract ~150–200 words |
| 32 | - [ ] Experimental after Results & Discussion · [ ] RSC superscript-numbered references |
| 33 | - [ ] Conflicts of interest statement · [ ] Data availability (RSC requirement) |
| 34 | - [ ] Figures ≥300 dpi · [ ] Cover letter (significance / function link) |
| 35 | |
| 36 | ## Formatting constraints |
| 37 | ```yaml |
| 38 | publisher: RSC |
| 39 | reference_style: rsc-superscript-numbered |
| 40 | abstract_words: 200 |
| 41 | toc_graphic: required |
| 42 | methods_section: after-results # "Experimental" |
| 43 | conflicts_statement: required |
| 44 | figure_dpi: {halftone: 300, line_art: 600} |
| 45 | column_widths_cm: [8.3, 17.1] |
| 46 | ``` |