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Shared author-guideline skill for Springer / Springer Nature food journals: Food Engineering Reviews, Food and Bioprocess Technology, Food Security, and the SpringerOpen journal Food Production Processing and Nutrition. Use to format or check a manuscript for a Springer food journal — structure, abstract/keyword limits, Springer reference styles, and figure specs. Triggers: submit to Food and Bioprocess Technology, Food Security, Food Engineering Reviews guidelines, Springer food formatting. Also fires when the user wants to publish on/in this journal, format a manuscript for it, or match its reference/citation style.

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Shared author-guideline skill for Springer / Springer Nature food journals: Food Engineering Reviews, Food and Bioprocess Technology, Food Security, and the SpringerOpen journal Food Production Processing and Nutrition. Use to format or check a manuscript for a Springer food journal — structure, abstract/keyword limits, Springer reference styles, and figure specs. Triggers: submit to Food and Bioprocess Technology, Food Security, Food Engineering Reviews guidelines, Springer food formatting. Also fires when the user wants to publish on/in this journal, format a manuscript for it, or match its reference/citation style.
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{"publisher":"Springer / Springer Nature","verified":"2026-07","source":"https://www.springer.com/gp/authors-editors/journal-author"}
# Springer Food Journals — Shared Author Guideline Skill **Publisher:** Springer / Springer Nature · **Verified:** 2026-07 · Confirm each journal's "Submission guidelines" on SpringerLink. Structure below reflects the common Springer template. ## Applies to | Journal | Abbrev | Type focus | Access | Ref style* | |---|---|---|---|---| | Food Engineering Reviews | FOOD ENG REV | Reviews | Subscription | author–date | | Food and Bioprocess Technology | FOOD BIOPROCESS TECH | Research | Subscription | author–date | | Food Security | FOOD SECUR | Research + reviews (policy/agri) | Subscription | author–date | | Food Production Processing and Nutrition | FOOD PROD PROCESS NU | Research (SpringerOpen) | Gold OA | numbered (Vancouver) | *Confirm at the journal; Springer permits **Springer Basic (name–year / author–date)** or **numbered (Vancouver)**. SpringerOpen/BMC-style titles typically use numbered. ## Common Springer structure Title page → Abstract → Keywords → Introduction → Materials and Methods → Results → Discussion → Conclusion → Statements & Declarations (funding, competing interests, ethics, author contributions, data availability) → References → Tables → Figure legends → Figures. - **Abstract:** unstructured, typically ≤250 words. - **Keywords:** 4–6. - **Declarations section:** required by Springer (funding, conflicts, ethics approval, consent, data availability, author contributions). ## Reference style Default **author–date (Springer Basic, name–year)**: in-text `(Author and Author 2023)` (note: no comma before year in Springer Basic); alphabetical list. Example (Springer Basic): > Author AB, Author CD (2023) Title of the article. Food Bioprocess Technol 16:1234–1245. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11947-023-xxxxx `Food Production Processing and Nutrition` (SpringerOpen) uses **numbered** references `[1]`. ## Figures & tables Figures ≥300 dpi (line art ≥600–1000 dpi); TIFF/EPS/PDF/PNG; RGB online; Springer figure width guidelines (~84 mm single, ~174 mm double); editable tables; cite in order. ## Submission checklist - [ ] Correct reference style (author–date for most; numbered for Food Prod Process Nutr) - [ ] Abstract ≤~250 words · [ ] 4–6 keywords - [ ] Statements & Declarations block (funding, competing interests, ethics, contributions, data availability) - [ ] Figures ≥300 dpi · [ ] Cover letter ## Also covers — Springer / Springer Nature nutrition journals Same Springer template (author–date Springer Basic default; some numbered); clinical titles add structured abstracts, trial registration, reporting guidelines. | Journal | Abbrev | Notes | |---|---|---| | Current Obesity Reports | CURR OBES REP | Reviews | | Current Nutrition Reports | CURR NUTR REP | Reviews | | European Journal of Nutrition | EUR J NUTR | Research | | International Journal of Obesity | INT J OBESITY | Clinical/obesity | | Nutrition & Diabetes | NUTR DIABETES | OA clinical | | European Journal of Clinical Nutrition | EUR J CLIN NUTR | Clinical | | Plant Foods for Human Nutrition | PLANT FOOD HUM NUTR | Research | ## Formatting constraints ```yaml publisher: Springer scope: food & nutrition reference_style: per-journal # author-date (Springer Basic) default; numbered for SpringerOpen title abstract_words: 250 keywords_max: 6 declarations_block: required figure_dpi: {halftone: 300, line_art: 1000} column_widths_mm: [84, 174] ```
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