$npx -y skills add PangenomeAI/academic-skills-food-nutrition --skill multidisciplinaryAuthor-guideline skill for multidisciplinary and cross-discipline journals that food & nutrition researchers publish in but which sit outside the food/nutrition JCR categories: eLife, PLOS Biology, PLOS Medicine, National Science Review, The Innovation, Environmental Science & Te
| 1 | # Multidisciplinary & Cross-Discipline Journals — Author Guideline Skill |
| 2 | |
| 3 | **Verified:** 2026-07 · These journals are high-priority venues (multidisciplinary |
| 4 | or adjacent fields) that food & nutrition researchers publish in. Always confirm |
| 5 | the current requirements at each journal's own author guide. |
| 6 | |
| 7 | ## Applies to |
| 8 | | Journal | Abbrev | Publisher | Ref style* | Source | |
| 9 | |---|---|---|---|---| |
| 10 | | eLife | ELIFE | eLife Sciences | numbered (Vancouver) | https://elifesciences.org/author-guide | |
| 11 | | PLOS Biology | PLOS BIOL | PLOS | numbered (Vancouver) | https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/s/submission-guidelines | |
| 12 | | PLOS Medicine | PLOS MED | PLOS | numbered (Vancouver) | https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/s/submission-guidelines | |
| 13 | | National Science Review | NATL SCI REV | Oxford / NSFC | numbered | https://academic.oup.com/nsr/pages/General_Instructions | |
| 14 | | The Innovation | INNOVATION | Cell Press / Youth Innov. | numbered | https://www.cell.com/the-innovation/authors | |
| 15 | | Environmental Science & Technology | ENVIRON SCI TECHNOL | ACS | ACS numbered | https://publish.acs.org/publish/author_guidelines?coden=esthag | |
| 16 | | Gut | GUT | BMJ | numbered (Vancouver) | https://gut.bmj.com/pages/authors/ | |
| 17 | | Gastroenterology | GASTROENTEROLOGY | Elsevier / AGA | numbered | https://www.gastrojournal.org/authors | |
| 18 | | Diabetes Care | DIABETES CARE | American Diabetes Assoc. | numbered | https://diabetesjournals.org/care/pages/instructions-for-authors | |
| 19 | | The ISME Journal | ISME J | Oxford / ISME (Springer Nature legacy) | numbered | https://academic.oup.com/ismej/pages/general-instructions | |
| 20 | |
| 21 | *Best-known default; confirm at the source. Most of these use numbered |
| 22 | (Vancouver-style) references; ES&T uses ACS style. |
| 23 | |
| 24 | ## Common requirements |
| 25 | - Standard IMRaD (clinical titles may want structured abstracts + trial |
| 26 | registration + CONSORT/STROBE; see `../../food-research/references/reporting-guidelines.md`). |
| 27 | - Mandatory declarations: competing interests, funding, author contributions, data availability; ethics for human/animal work. |
| 28 | - Figures ≥300 dpi; editable tables; cite display items in order. |
| 29 | - **Reference style:** use the per-journal style in the table; if unsure, default to numbered (Vancouver) and flag for confirmation. |
| 30 | |
| 31 | ## Formatting constraints |
| 32 | ```yaml |
| 33 | publisher: various (see table) |
| 34 | reference_style: per-journal # mostly numbered-vancouver; ES&T = ACS |
| 35 | abstract: per-journal (structured for clinical titles) |
| 36 | data_availability: required |
| 37 | figure_dpi: 300 |
| 38 | confirm_at_source: true |
| 39 | ``` |