frontiers-nutrition

# Frontiers Food & Nutrition Journals — Shared Author Guideline Skill **Publisher:** Frontiers Media SA · **Verified:** 2026-07 · Gold open access; use the Frontiers article template. Confirm at the Frontiers author guidelines. ## Applies to | Journal | Abbrev | Scope | |---|---|---| | Frontiers in Nutrition | FRONT NUTR | Nutrition, diet, health | | Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems | FRONT SUSTAIN FOOD S | Sustainable food systems | ## Article types Original Research, Review, Mini Review, Systematic Review, Perspective, Brief Research Report, Methods, and others per the Frontiers type list — each with its own length/structure spec on the journal site. ## Manuscript structure Title → Authors & affiliations → Abstract → Keywords → Introduction → Materials and Methods → Results → Discussion → Conclusion → Conflict of Interest statement → Author Contributions → Funding → Data Availability → References. - **Abstract:** unstructured, ≤~350 words (type-dependent; confirm). - **Keywords:** 5–8. - Mandatory Frontiers statements: Conflict of Interest, Author Contributions, Funding, Data Availability, and Ethics (for human/animal studies). ## Reference style **Frontiers reference style (author–date).** In-text `(Author et al., 2023)`; alphabetical reference list with full author lists and DOIs. Example: > Author, A. B., and Author, C. D. (2023). Title of the article. *Front. Nutr.* 10:123456. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2023.123456 ## Figures & tables Figures ≥300 dpi (line art ≥600); TIFF/EPS/JPEG; RGB; editable tables; cite in order. Frontiers checks image integrity at submission. ## Submission checklist - [ ] Correct Frontiers article type + within its spec · [ ] Abstract within limit · [ ] 5–8 keywords - [ ] All mandatory Frontiers statements (COI, contributions, funding, data availability, ethics) - [ ] Frontiers author–date references with DOIs · [ ] Figures ≥300 dpi ## Formatting constraints ```yaml publisher: Frontiers Media reference_style: author-date-frontiers abstract_words: 350 keywords_max: 8 mandatory_statements: [conflict_of_interest, author_contributions, funding, data_availability, ethics] open_access: gold figure_dpi: {halftone: 300, line_art: 600} ```