$npx -y skills add PangenomeAI/academic-skills-food-nutrition --skill nature-foodAuthor-guideline skill for Nature Portfolio food journals: Nature Food and npj Science of Food. Use to format or check a manuscript for these journals — strict article-type word limits, unreferenced short abstracts, Nature superscript-numbered references, display-item limits, and
| 1 | # Nature Portfolio Food Journals — Author Guideline Skill |
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| 3 | **Publisher:** Nature Portfolio · **Verified:** 2026-07 · Sources: [Nature Food content types](https://www.nature.com/natfood/content) · [Nature Food formatting](https://www.nature.com/natfood/submission-guidelines/aip-and-formatting) · [npj Science of Food content types](https://www.nature.com/npjscifood/content-types). Confirm at source. |
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| 5 | ## Applies to |
| 6 | - **Nature Food** — selective; strict word/display limits (below). |
| 7 | - **npj Science of Food** — open access; more flexible length but same Nature referencing and rigor. |
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| 9 | ## Nature Food article types (word/display limits) |
| 10 | | Type | Main text | Abstract | Display items | References | |
| 11 | |---|---|---|---|---| |
| 12 | | Article | ≤3,000 words (excl. abstract, Methods, refs, legends) | ≤150 words, unreferenced | ≤6 (figs/tables) | ~50 (guide) | |
| 13 | | Perspective | ≤1,500 words (incl. abstract, refs, legends), no headings | ≤70 words | ≤2 | — | |
| 14 | | Brief Communication | ≤1,500 words (incl. everything) | ≤70 words | small | ~20 | |
| 15 | | Review / Analysis | commissioned; confirm limits | — | — | — | |
| 16 | |
| 17 | Title ≤10 words / ~90 characters. Methods placed after main text (Articles), not counted in the word limit. |
| 18 | |
| 19 | ## npj Science of Food |
| 20 | Standard Article structure (Introduction, Results, Discussion, Methods); no rigid word cap but concise; abstract ~150–200 words; open-access APC applies. |
| 21 | |
| 22 | ## Reference style |
| 23 | **Nature style: superscript numbers** in order of citation (`...as shown previously^12`). Reference list numbered. **Article titles are required** for Nature Food long-form manuscripts. Include DOIs. |
| 24 | |
| 25 | Example: |
| 26 | > 12. Author, A. B. & Author, C. D. Title of the article. *Nat. Food* **4**, 123–130 (2023). |
| 27 | |
| 28 | ## Structure & sections |
| 29 | Articles: Title → Abstract (unreferenced) → main text with headings (Introduction implicit) → Results → Discussion → Methods → References → Figure legends → Tables. Figures cited as `Fig. 1`, `Fig. 2` in sequence. A data availability and code availability statement is mandatory; reporting summary required. |
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| 31 | ## Figures & tables |
| 32 | High-resolution (≥300 dpi at final size); RGB for online; fit ~180 mm double-column; sans-serif labels (Helvetica/Arial); avoid red/green combinations for accessibility. Editable tables. |
| 33 | |
| 34 | ## Submission checklist |
| 35 | - [ ] Correct article type + within word/display limits · [ ] Abstract unreferenced within limit |
| 36 | - [ ] Nature superscript-numbered refs with article titles + DOIs · [ ] Methods after main text |
| 37 | - [ ] Data & code availability statements · [ ] Reporting summary (Nature Food) |
| 38 | - [ ] Cover letter (significance, fit) · [ ] Figures ≥300 dpi, accessible palette |
| 39 | |
| 40 | ## Formatting constraints |
| 41 | ```yaml |
| 42 | journal_group: Nature Portfolio (Nature Food, npj Science of Food) |
| 43 | reference_style: nature-superscript-numbered |
| 44 | require_article_titles: true |
| 45 | article_word_limit: 3000 |
| 46 | abstract_words: {article: 150, short: 70} |
| 47 | display_items_max: 6 |
| 48 | methods: after-main-text |
| 49 | data_availability: required |
| 50 | figure_dpi: 300 |
| 51 | ``` |