$npx -y skills add PangenomeAI/academic-skills-food-nutrition --skill jafcAuthor-guideline skill for Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (ACS, ISSN 0021-8561). Use to format or check a manuscript for JAFC — ACS structure, TOC/abstract graphic, ACS reference style, and figure specs. Triggers: submit to Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry,
| 1 | # Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (JAFC) — Author Guideline Skill |
| 2 | |
| 3 | **Publisher:** American Chemical Society · **ISSN:** 0021-8561 · **Source:** [ACS author guidelines (JAFC)](https://publish.acs.org/publish/author_guidelines?coden=jafcau) · **Verified:** 2026-07 (confirm at source). |
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| 5 | ## Aims & scope |
| 6 | Original research on the chemistry and biochemistry of agriculture and food: chemistry/biochemistry of foods and beverages, bioactive constituents, food safety/toxicology, analytical methods, agricultural chemistry, and nutrition chemistry. Emphasis on chemical rigor and food/agriculture relevance. |
| 7 | |
| 8 | ## Article types |
| 9 | Article; Review; Perspective; New Analytical Methods (must show clear advance/validation); Letters to the Editor. |
| 10 | |
| 11 | ## Manuscript structure (ACS) |
| 12 | Title → Authors & affiliations → Abstract → Keywords → Introduction → Materials and Methods → Results and Discussion → (Conclusions) → Author Information → Acknowledgments → Abbreviations → References. A **TOC/abstract graphic** is required. |
| 13 | |
| 14 | - **Abstract:** ≤200 words, single paragraph. |
| 15 | - **Keywords:** ~6. |
| 16 | - **Word/length:** confirm current page/word budget in the ACS guidelines; JAFC favors concise, data-dense papers. |
| 17 | |
| 18 | ## Reference style |
| 19 | **ACS style, numbered.** In-text superscript or italic numbers per ACS; numbered reference list. Use the ACS journal-article format with article titles. |
| 20 | |
| 21 | Example (ACS): |
| 22 | > (1) Author, A. B.; Author, C. D. Title of the Article. *J. Agric. Food Chem.* **2023**, *71* (10), 1234–1245. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.3cxxxxx |
| 23 | |
| 24 | ## Figures & tables |
| 25 | Figures ≥300 dpi (line art/combination higher); ACS figure widths (~8.25 cm single, ~17.78 cm double); embed fonts (Arial/Helvetica); TOC graphic sized per ACS (~8.5 × 4.75 cm); editable tables; cite in order. Follow ACS SI/units conventions and report method validation (LOD/LOQ, recovery) for analytical work. |
| 26 | |
| 27 | ## Submission checklist |
| 28 | - [ ] TOC/abstract graphic · [ ] Abstract ≤200 words · [ ] ~6 keywords |
| 29 | - [ ] ACS numbered references with article titles + DOIs |
| 30 | - [ ] Method validation reported (analytical papers) · [ ] Safety/ethics statements as applicable |
| 31 | - [ ] Figures ≥300 dpi, ACS widths · [ ] Cover letter (novelty + food/ag relevance) |
| 32 | |
| 33 | ## Formatting constraints |
| 34 | ```yaml |
| 35 | journal: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry |
| 36 | publisher: ACS |
| 37 | reference_style: acs-numbered |
| 38 | abstract_words: 200 |
| 39 | keywords_max: 6 |
| 40 | toc_graphic: required |
| 41 | figure_dpi: {halftone: 300, line_art: 1000} |
| 42 | column_widths_cm: [8.25, 17.78] |
| 43 | ``` |