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Daryl Lund Editor in Chief IFT Peer-Reviewed Journals And David Min The Ohio State University Scientific Editor JFS Food Chemistry and Toxicology and Chemical Food Safety Sections Effective Preparation of Scientific Manuscripts 精品文档 To publish original, high quality, and important findings in a specific scientific area with peer- review The purpose of Journal of Food Science is to publish important findings in food science and technology. Therefore, the contents of a manuscript should be within this scope and be relevant to the readership of the Journal of Food Science. Mission of Scientific Journals 精品文档 Why Do You Publish? Make contributions to society Be recognized professionally by peers Advance in the profession 精品文档 Roles of the Scientific Editor Scientific Editor decides the publication fate of manuscripts based on the opinions of other scientists who judge the quality of submitted papers - “peer review process”. Scientific Editor is the guardian of scholarly record, with the duty to ensure that published papers are scientifically of high quality and free from errors. 精品文档 Originality Novel or creative research methodology New and important research findings Criteria for Acceptance 精品文档 Scientific Quality Appropriate experimental design and methodology Data presentation and interpretation Appropriate statistical analysis Depth of the investigation Substance of the results Thorough and logical discussion of results Criteria for Acceptance 精品文档 Clarity of Presentation Organization of presentation Readability, clarity of writing, and grammar Paper is much more likely to be rejected based on inadequate analysis than lack of originality Importance to the Scientific Field and the Readership Usefulness of findings to food scientists Criteria for Acceptance 精品文档 Scientific writing is primarily an exercise in organization. Scientific writing is highly stylized with distinctive components. Scientific paper should have the proper order of component