$npx -y skills add PangenomeAI/academic-skills-food-nutrition --skill food-quality-safetyAuthor-guideline skill for Food Quality and Safety (Oxford University Press, ISSN 2399-1399). Use to format or check a manuscript for this open-access OUP journal — structure, abstract/keyword limits, reference style, and figure specs. Triggers: submit to Food Quality and Safety,
| 1 | # Food Quality and Safety (OUP) — Author Guideline Skill |
| 2 | |
| 3 | **Publisher:** Oxford University Press · **ISSN:** 2399-1399 · **Source:** [Instructions to authors](https://academic.oup.com/fqs/pages/General_Instructions) · **Verified:** 2026-07 (confirm at source). Gold open access. |
| 4 | |
| 5 | ## Aims & scope |
| 6 | Original research and reviews on food quality and safety: quality attributes, safety/risk, detection and analysis, processing effects on quality/safety, and related nutrition and health. Interdisciplinary, application-oriented work welcome. |
| 7 | |
| 8 | ## Article types |
| 9 | Original Articles; Reviews; Short Communications; Perspectives/Opinion. |
| 10 | |
| 11 | ## Manuscript structure |
| 12 | Title page → Abstract → Keywords → Introduction → Materials and Methods → Results → Discussion (or combined) → Conclusion → Funding → Conflict of Interest → Data Availability → References → Tables → Figure legends → Figures. |
| 13 | |
| 14 | - **Abstract:** unstructured, ≤250 words. |
| 15 | - **Keywords:** 4–6. |
| 16 | |
| 17 | ## Reference style |
| 18 | **Numbered** citation-sequence style (confirm current OUP style for the journal). In-text bracketed/superscript numbers; numbered list with article titles and DOIs. |
| 19 | |
| 20 | Example: |
| 21 | > 1. Author AB, Author CD. Title of the article. Food Quality and Safety. 2023;7:fyadxxx. https://doi.org/10.1093/fqsafe/fyadxxx |
| 22 | |
| 23 | ## Figures & tables |
| 24 | Figures ≥300 dpi (line art higher); TIFF/EPS/PDF; RGB online; editable tables; cite in order. OUP production redraws/relabels as needed — provide legible source. |
| 25 | |
| 26 | ## Submission checklist |
| 27 | - [ ] Abstract ≤250 words · [ ] 4–6 keywords · [ ] Numbered references with DOIs |
| 28 | - [ ] Funding + Conflict of Interest + Data Availability statements |
| 29 | - [ ] Ethics/consent statements where applicable · [ ] Figures ≥300 dpi · [ ] Cover letter |
| 30 | |
| 31 | ## Also covers — Oxford University Press nutrition journal |
| 32 | Same OUP template. **Nutrition Reviews** (NUTR REV) — OUP; comprehensive |
| 33 | nutrition reviews; confirm structure/limits at the OUP journal site. |
| 34 | |
| 35 | ## Formatting constraints |
| 36 | ```yaml |
| 37 | journal: Food Quality and Safety (+ Nutrition Reviews) |
| 38 | publisher: Oxford University Press |
| 39 | reference_style: numbered |
| 40 | abstract_words: 250 |
| 41 | keywords_max: 6 |
| 42 | open_access: gold |
| 43 | figure_dpi: {halftone: 300, line_art: 1000} |
| 44 | ``` |