$npx -y skills add PangenomeAI/academic-skills-food-nutrition --skill nutrition-otherAuthor-guideline skill for nutrition journals from smaller/niche publishers not covered by a dedicated publisher skill: Obesity Facts (Karger), Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care (Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott), Hepatobiliary Surgery and Nutrition (AME), Benefic
| 1 | # Niche Nutrition Journals — Author Guideline Skill |
| 2 | |
| 3 | **Verified:** 2026-07 · These journals come from smaller publishers; always |
| 4 | confirm exact requirements at each journal's own author guide (linked below). |
| 5 | |
| 6 | ## Applies to |
| 7 | | Journal | Abbrev | Publisher | Ref style* | Source | |
| 8 | |---|---|---|---|---| |
| 9 | | Obesity Facts | OBESITY FACTS | Karger | Vancouver-numbered | https://www.karger.com/Journal/Guidelines/224039 | |
| 10 | | Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care | CURR OPIN CLIN NUTR | Wolters Kluwer / Lippincott | numbered | https://journals.lww.com/co-clinicalnutrition/ | |
| 11 | | Hepatobiliary Surgery and Nutrition | HEPATOBIL SURG NUTR | AME Publishing | numbered (AMA-style) | https://hbsn.amegroups.org/ | |
| 12 | | Beneficial Microbes | BENEF MICROBES | Brill / Wageningen | author–date | https://brill.com/view/journals/bm/bm-overview.xml | |
| 13 | | Food & Nutrition Research | FOOD NUTR RES | Swedish Nutrition Foundation | Vancouver-numbered | https://foodandnutritionresearch.net/ | |
| 14 | |
| 15 | *Confirm at the journal; these are the common defaults. |
| 16 | |
| 17 | ## Default guidance (apply unless the journal specifies otherwise) |
| 18 | - Standard IMRaD structure; unstructured abstract ≤250 words; 4–6 keywords. |
| 19 | - Human/clinical studies: ethics approval, trial registration where applicable, and the relevant reporting guideline (CONSORT/STROBE/PRISMA), following ICMJE. |
| 20 | - Declarations: competing interests, funding, author contributions, data availability. |
| 21 | - Figures ≥300 dpi (line art higher); editable tables; cite all display items in order. |
| 22 | - **Reference style:** use the per-journal style in the table above; if unknown, default to **APA 7.0** and flag for confirmation. |
| 23 | |
| 24 | ## Submission checklist |
| 25 | - [ ] Journal's reference style (see table) or APA 7.0 default · [ ] Abstract ≤250 words · [ ] 4–6 keywords |
| 26 | - [ ] Ethics/registration/reporting guideline for clinical work |
| 27 | - [ ] Competing interests + funding + contributions + data availability |
| 28 | - [ ] Figures ≥300 dpi · [ ] Confirm exact limits at the journal source URL · [ ] Cover letter |
| 29 | |
| 30 | ## Formatting constraints |
| 31 | ```yaml |
| 32 | publisher: various (see table) |
| 33 | reference_style: per-journal # else APA 7.0 default |
| 34 | abstract_words: 250 |
| 35 | keywords_max: 6 |
| 36 | figure_dpi: {halftone: 300, line_art: 1000} |
| 37 | confirm_at_source: true |
| 38 | ``` |