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Open-access Brazilian Journal of Food Technology

Publication of: Instituto de Tecnologia de Alimentos - ITAL
Area: Agricultural Sciences ISSN online version: 1981-6723

ABOUT THE JOURNAL

Brief Background

 

Brazilian Journal of Food Technology (BJFT) is a nonprofit, Open Access Journal that empowers researchers to accelerate progress in food science and technology through scientific communication as its mission. BJFT is supported by the Institute of Food Technology (Ital) of the Secretariat of Agriculture and Food Supply of the São Paulo State Government in Brazil. The first issue was published in 1998, as an evolution of the endogenous journal called "Ital´s Collection", created in 1965.

In 2016 the Journal BJFT became an electronic rolling pass publication, with free access, whose content can be accessed for free online at SciELO and: http://bjft.ital.sp.gov.br/ with no registration.

In 2022, the Brazilian Journal of Food Technology started the process of joining Open Science, in accordance with current and good national and international scientific communication practices. 

 

 

Open Science Compliance

 

The Open Science movement proposes collaborative, shared, and public scientific practice guidelines. Our editorial policy follows the research communication in the Open Science modus operandi. As part of our commitment to Open Science, authors are required to complete an Open Science Compliance Form (https://www.scielo.br/media/files/20220900-criterios-scielo-brasil.pdf).

The BJFT, in line with Open Science practices, encourages authors to deposit their manuscript and supplementary materials (data, program codes, and others), at the time of submission or before it, on Preprint and Data repositories, respectively. Files can be deposited in the SciELO Preprints,  SciELO Data, arXiv and bioRxiv repositories.  The journal editors will analyze the acceptance of Preprints from other servers. Authors must provide this information in the “Open Science Compliance Form”.

The authors may choose one or more means of opening the peer review process offered by the journal. The options are 1) the publication or not of the manuscript evaluation opinions if the submitted article is accepted for publication; and 2) direct or non-direct interaction with reviewers responsible for evaluating the manuscript. The authors must inform their options in the “Open Science Compliance Form

The completed “Open Science Compliance Form” must be sent in PDF as a supplementary file in the submission, and the conformity informed by the authors will be verified in the initial revision of the manuscripts and later by the editors and reviewers.

 

 

Ethics in Publication

 

The Brazilian Journal of Food Technology - BJFT recommends the orientation presented in the “Good Scientific Practice” published by FAPESP - São Paulo Research Foundation. Authors interested in publishing papers in the BJFT must attend to the requirements described in the item “About the communication of research results and their authorship” of this important publication.

The BJFT editors also follow the directives of COPE – Committee on Publication Ethics and recommend that authors and reviewers meet the requirements of this publication concerning their attributions.

When the manuscript presents research results involving the participation of human beings in Brazil, in compliance with Resolution No. 466 of October 12, 2012, published in 2013 by the National Health Council of Brazil, the approval process number of the project by a Research Ethics Committee must be informed.

BJFT makes use of the Crossref Similarity Check tool (iThenticate) for plagiarism evaluation, contributing to the security of the published articles.

It is mandatory to include the ORCID of the corresponding author when submitting the manuscript. It is recommended that the ORCID of the other authors also be included. We strongly recommend that authors link their ORCID to preprints and data in repositories during submission. This practice promotes transparency and ensures proper attribution of work. It also supports the wider dissemination of research and fosters an ethical approach to academic publishing.

 

 

Focus and Scope

 

The focus and scope of the scientific publication Brazilian Journal of Food Technology (BJFT) is to publish results of original research and technological information that contributed to the dissemination of new knowledge related to food production and assessment in the areas of food science, technology, engineering, and nutrition (not clinical). Original scientific articles, review articles and notes should be published in English.

 

 

Digital Preservation

 

This journal follows the standards defined in the SciELO Program's Digital Preservation Policy program.

 

 

Indexing Sources

   

 

Bibliographic Journal Information

 
  • Title of the periodical: Brazilian Journal of Food Technology
  • Abbreviated key-title: Braz. J. Food. Technol. (online)
  • Published by: Instituto de Tecnologia de Alimentos
  • Frequency: Annual
  • Publishing mode: rolling publishing
  • Year of journal creation: 1998
 

 

Websites and Social Media

 

The Brazilian Journal of Food Technology periodically issues articles published on social networks such as Facebook (@revistaBJFT), X (@revistaBJFT), and Instagram (@revistaBJFT). It also produces journalistic texts for the SciELO in Perspective blog and other scientific vehicles for dissemination. The altimetry of each article can be followed on the SciELO website.

 

 

EDITORIAL POLICY

 

The Editorial Policy of the Brazilian Journal of Food Technology follows the research communication modus operandi of Open Science.

Editorial Independence
The Brazilian Journal of Food Technology (BJFT) is committed to maintaining editorial independence. Our editors decide based on the submitted manuscripts' quality, relevance, and scientific merit. They are free from any undue influence, whether from authors, reviewers, or external parties.

Responsible Authorship
Those with effective intellectual and scientific contributions to the realization of the work are considered authors, participating in its conception, execution, analysis, interpretation, or writing of the results, and approving its final content. Authorship also implies responsibility for all aspects of the work and the commitment to collaborate in the investigation and solution of issues related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work.

If there is interest from the authors, other collaborators who do not meet these requirements, such as suppliers of inputs and samples, those who helped to obtain resources and infrastructure, and sponsors, should be cited in the acknowledgments section. The order of authorship should be a joint decision of the authors. The corresponding author is responsible for the work before the Journal and must inform the contribution of each co-author to the development of the study, according to the CRediT taxonomy.

Requests for modification in the list of authors, after receipt of the manuscript, will be met only in exceptional cases and after a careful evaluation made by the editors. However, from the acceptance of the manuscript for publication, requests for authorship change will not be authorized.

Confidentiality
BJFT maintains strict confidentiality regarding submitted manuscripts. Editors, reviewers, and editorial staff must not disclose any information about the manuscript to unauthorized individuals. Reviewers are expected to treat manuscripts as privileged and refrain from using or sharing the content.

Respectful Communication
BJFT promotes respectful and professional communication among authors, reviewers, and editors. We expect all parties to engage in constructive dialogue, even in cases of disagreement. Harassment, offensive language, or unprofessional behavior will not be tolerated.

Manuscript Types
BJFT publishes the following types of scientific articles:

  • Original Research Articles: Reporting novel research findings.
  • Review Articles: Providing comprehensive overviews of specific topics.
  • Scientific Notes: Brief communications on noteworthy findings or observations.

Manuscript Submission
Submission of a manuscript to BJFT implies that the same content has not been previously published or is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. However, manuscripts may have been deposited in preprint repositories.

Author Responsibility
The content of each manuscript is the sole responsibility of the author(s). Authors commit to providing corrections or retractions if necessary. By adhering to these policies, BJFT aims to uphold the highest standards of scientific integrity and contribute to the advancement of food technology research.

 

 

Preprints

 

The BJFT encourages authors to deposit their manuscript in a Preprint repository at the time of publication, or before it. The objective is to facilitate the evaluation of the manuscript, contributing to the preservation and reuse of contents and research, in case of approval for publication.

In the context of scientific journals, a preprint is a version of an article that exists before peer review. Authors deposit preprints on a preprint server, often thematically related, following public procedures. The preprint can be either a final or incomplete version, although the most common is a final version. By using this service, authors establish a preceding date, request feedback, and incorporate suggestions into the manuscript, which is subsequently submitted to the formal editorial process of a journal. Manuscripts deposited on the SciELO Preprints repository or equivalent are accepted.

Authors must inform the data of the Preprint manuscript in the “Open Science Compliance Form” (document to be completed and attached as a supplementary file at the time of submission).

 

 

Use of Artificial Intelligence

 

The BJFT expects that articles report the original work and ideas of the listed authors. Any contribution from other sources must be clearly and accurately attributed.

In this regard, any contributions from artificial intelligence (AI) tools and technologies to a study or the content of an article must be reported in a dedicated section of the Methods or the Acknowledgments.

Chatbots (such as ChatGPT) should not be listed as authors, as they cannot be held responsible for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of the work. These responsibilities are essential for authorship. Therefore, humans are responsible for any submitted material that includes the use of AI-assisted technologies.

In cases where AI tools or technologies, based on Large Language Models (LLMs), contribute to the generation of textual content, authors are responsible for ensuring that: the content is accurate and valid; there are no concerns about possible plagiarism; all relevant sources are properly cited; and all statements in the article, including hypotheses, interpretations, results, conclusions, limitations, and implications of the study, represent the authors' original ideas.

 

 

Peer Review Process

 

Upon submission to BJFT, manuscripts undergo a desk review, which includes similarity checks. Subsequently, they are assigned to an Area Editor. Depending on the manuscript’s scope and overall quality, it is either sent to two reviewers or returned to the authors for revisions. In some cases, manuscripts may be rejected.

The entire process follows a blind review, except for manuscripts whose authors, in alignment with Open Science principles, have either deposited a preprint of the manuscript or chosen to make the review openly accessible.

The reviewers’ evaluations are submitted to the Associate Editor, who assesses the manuscript’s suitability for publication. In cases of disagreement between reviewers, additional reviewers may be consulted. If publication is feasible, the reviewers’ and Associate Editor’s assessments are shared with the authors. Authors review the suggestions and make relevant modifications, which should be highlighted in a different color within the text. There is no limit to the number of revisions; this process is interactive and depends on the promptness of reviewers, editors, and authors.

At the conclusion of the process, the ultimate decision rests with the Editor-in-Chief or Area Editor, who approves or rejects manuscript publication based on the Associate Editor’s recommendation and the reviewers’ evaluations.

This peer review system is the self-regulation mechanism adopted by the Journal to certify the credibility of the research to be published. As part of Open Science practices, when applicable, the names of Editors and Reviewers, as well as details regarding the review process, will be disclosed alongside the article.

The initial evaluation conducted by the Editors takes into account alignment with the journal’s scope and guidelines, study relevance, breadth of focus, appropriate and reproducible methodology, recent and relevant bibliography, and the quality of written expression.

The subsequent evaluation by the Reviewers and Editors/ Counsellors considers the manuscript’s originality, scientific quality, relevance, and technical aspects of the manuscript including the adequacy of the title and quality of the Resumo/Abstract, Introduction, Methodology, Discussion, and Conclusions, and the clarity and objectiveness of the text.

 

 

Open Data

 

The BJFT journal encourages authors to deposit their data as supplementary material in a data repository, either at the time of publication or before it, if it cannot be published within the work itself. This information should be indicated in the manuscript. These contents should be deposited in data repositories such as SciELO Data, Zenodo, Figshare, OSF, Mendeley Data, or equivalent. The information must be included in the ‘Open Science Compliance Form’. Consequently, research articles should indicate and reference the availability of the content underlying the research and the results obtained.

 

 

Fees

 

Upon acceptance for publication, the manuscript will incur costs associated with proofreading, editing, and layout of US $ 250.00 per article or R$ 1.050,00 (EcPay) per article. The publication fee may vary based on these costs, with the fee in effect at the time of publication being applied

The publication process will commence following payment of the publication fee. Payment instructions will be provided by Editora Cubo to the corresponding author immediately after manuscript acceptance.

In cases of rectification, correction, and/or retraction, authors residing in Brazil will be required to pay a fee of R$ 500.00 (five hundred reais), while authors outside Brazil will be charged US$ 100.00 (one hundred dollars).

The cost of translating articles into English is the responsibility of the authors, thereby exempting BJFT from these costs.

Once an article has been formally accepted for publication, its withdrawal by the authors will not be permitted, except under exceptional circumstances subject to thorough evaluation and approval by the Editorial Board.

 

 

Ethics and Misconduct, Correction and Retraction Policy

 

The process of submitting a manuscript implies that the work described has not been published previously, except in the form of an abstract, published lecture, or academic thesis.

The editors of BJFT declare that articles published in this journal may be subject to retraction under the following circumstances: There is clear evidence that the published results are not reliable, whether this is a result of misconduct (e.g., data fabrication) or honest error (e.g., miscalculation or experimental error); the results have been previously published elsewhere without proper cross-referencing, permission, or justification (i.e., cases of redundant publication); There are instances of plagiarism; The research reported did not adhere to ethical guidelines.

Given the fundamental role of the peer review process in ensuring the integrity of scientific publications, it is predicated on the principles of truth, ethics, and responsibility by all participants. Consequently, we expect reviewers to adhere to the following minimum requirements:

  • Reviewers should only agree to review articles that fall within their area of expertise. • The confidentiality integral to the process must be respected at all times.
  • Information obtained during the review process should not be used for personal gain or any other purpose.
  • Any real or potential conflict of interest should be declared to the editor. If a reviewer feels incapable of providing a fair and impartial review, they should decline the review assignment.
  • Reviewers should not allow their judgment to be influenced by personal bias or commercial interests.
  • It is important to note that involving third parties in the review process without explicit permission is considered serious misconduct.

Concerning the authors, it is expected that they adhere to the following minimum requirements:

  • Only submit for publication the results of research conducted ethically and responsibly, following relevant legislation.
  • Present the results clearly and honestly, without any form of inappropriate data “fabrication”, falsification, or manipulation.
  • Describe the methods used in a clear, unambiguous manner, allowing the results to be verified by other researchers.
  • Ensure that all authors of the paper have made individual and truthful contributions to the research.
  • Ensure that the article submitted for review is original, free from plagiarism, and not published in any other medium.
  • Assume responsibility for the submitted/published paper.
  • Cite and include appropriate references when using texts and previous papers of your authorship, avoiding any characterization of self-plagiarism.
  • Present the results of a single, complex study as a cohesive whole manuscript, rather than fragmenting it into individual manuscripts.
  • Immediately communicate to the editor any error subsequently found in any paper submitted, accepted, or published, contributing to the publication of an erratum or retraction when necessary.
  • Ensure that there is no conflict of interest related to potential sources of research funding or any other type of relevant conflict.
 

 

Policy on Conflict of Interest

 

Preventing conflicts of interest is crucial to ensuring the integrity and credibility of scientific output. Therefore, authors are required to declare any relevant conflicts of interest when submitting a manuscript. This includes financial ties, institutional relationships, or personal interests that may have influenced the research outcomes. Reviewers, chosen based on their expertise, should also declare any conflicts of interest to BJFT before reviewing a manuscript and maintain impartiality in their evaluations. Editors should appoint independent reviewers and disclose any significant relationships between authors and research sponsors. They should also maintain their editorial independence, uninfluenced by commercial, political, or personal interests in decisions about acceptance, rejection, or revision of articles that may be influenced by them. Transparency in reporting potential conflicts ensures the integrity of our publication process.

BJFT is committed to maintaining an impartial approach at all stages of the scientific publication process, ensuring that the selection of articles for publication is based on quality, relevance, and scientific rigor.

 

 

Adoption of Similarity Software

 

Within the evaluation process, after the acceptance of the submission, all manuscripts are assessed for similarity with other publications, the results of which are indicated to the chief editor and/or area editors. In this process, the Brazilian Journal of Food Technology makes use of the Crossref Similarity Check (iThenticate) tool to assess plagiarism. Depending on the result, the work is rejected, the author is notified and receives the report generated by the program. Therefore, authors should always accurately cite sources and properly reference both their own previously published work and the work of others to avoid issues related to similarity, self-plagiarism, and plagiarism."

 

 

Gender and Sex Issues

 

Manuscripts submitted to BJFT should adhere to the principles of the Sex and Gender Equity in Research (SAGER) guidelines. According to these guidelines, the terms “sex” (a biological attribute) and “gender” (a social and cultural construct) should be used accurately to avoid confusion.

 

 

Ethics Committee

 

When the work presents research results involving the participation of human beings in Brazil, following Brazilian Resolution 466/12 of the National Health Council Brazil, the project approval number by a Research Ethics Committee must be informed.

 

 

Copyright

 

The Brazilian Journal of Food Technology adopts a copyright policy that complies with the recommendations of the SciELO Criteria. In all articles, the respective authors retain the ownership of the copyrights, and the journal holds the right of first publication, including photographs that may be used to promote the article via social media. The articles are published as open access under the Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license, allowing them to be reused and distributed without restrictions, provided the original work is properly attributed.

 

 

Intellectual Property and Terms of Use

 

Site Responsibilities:

The BJFT journal website serves as the official repository for the published articles, ensuring open access, integrity, and digital preservation of the content. Copyright remains with the authors, and the publications are distributed under the Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license, allowing reuse provided that proper citation is given. It should be noted that the website’s responsibility is limited to the dissemination of the original content and does not extend to any uses that violate the license terms or involve unauthorized modifications.

Author Responsibilities:

Authors are accountable for the originality and truthfulness of the content in their articles, making sure that their submissions do not infringe on copyrights or the rights of others. The authors must guarantee that all materials (texts, images, data, graphics, etc.) have the appropriate authorization for use and that citations are properly referenced. Any violations will be entirely the responsibility of the authors, releasing the journal from any legal consequences.

License Adopted by the Journal:

All content of the journal and the articles published by BJFT, except where otherwise specified, are licensed under the open access Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license, which allows them to be reused and distributed without restrictions, provided that the original work is properly attributed.

Self-Archiving by Authors:

BJFT encourages authors to archive their accepted manuscripts by publishing them on personal blogs, institutional repositories, and academic social networks, as well as sharing them on their social media, provided that the full reference to the version available on the journal's website is included.

 

 

Sponsors and Promotion Agencies

 

BJFT is supported by the Institute of Food Technology (Ital), which is affiliated with the Agency for Agribusiness Technology under the Secretariat of Agriculture and Supply of São Paulo State

BJFT magazine is associated with ABEC - Associação Brasileira de Editores Científicos

 

EDITORIAL BOARD

 

Editor-in-Chief

   

 

Assistant Editor

   

 

Section Editors

   

 

Associated Editors

   

 

Editorial Advisory Board

   

 

Editorial Production

 

Web Design and Support

  • Carlos Eduardo S. Domingues, Instituto de Tecnologia de Alimentos (ITAL), Campinas, São Paulo, SP-Brasil.

Electronic Editing

  • Editora Cubo

Language Review/ English and Portuguese

  • Editora Cubo

Bibliographic Revision

  • Editora Cubo

Secretary/Operations Coordinator

  • Gabriela S. Noronha - Instituto de Tecnologia de Alimentos (ITAL), Campinas, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

Media & Public Affairs Coordinator

  • Fabiana Sabadini Rezende Niglio - Instituto de Tecnologia de Alimentos (ITAL), Campinas, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

Logo Brazilian Journal of Food Technology

  • Patrícia Citrângulo - Instituto de Tecnologia de Alimentos (ITAL), Campinas, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
 

 


INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

Our editorial policy follows the research communication in Open Science modus operandi.

Types of Documents Accepted for Publication

 

National and international manuscripts presenting new concepts or experimental approaches and not simply scientific data repositories will be accepted.

Papers published in the BJFT are classified into these categories:

ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES: These are articles that report the methodology, the final results, and the conclusions of original research, structured and documented such that they can be reproduced with margins of error equal to or below the limits indicated by the author. The work should not have been previously published, except in the preliminary form as a scientific note or a congress abstract.

REVIEW ARTICLES: These are interrelated extracts from the available literature about a subject that fits into this journal's scope and contains conclusions about the available knowledge. They should preferably be based on literature published in the last five years.

SCIENTIFIC NOTES: These are partial reports of original research which, due to their relevance, justify prior publication. They should follow the same standard as a scientific article and could subsequently be published in the complete form as a Scientific Article.

PREPRINT: The BJFT encourages authors to deposit their manuscript in a Preprint repository at the time of publication, or before it. The objective is to facilitate the evaluation of the manuscript, contributing to the preservation and reuse of contents and research, in case of approval for publication. Authors must inform the data of the Preprint manuscript in the “Open Science Compliance Form” (document to be completed and attached as a supplementary file at the time of submission).

The manuscripts should be presented in English.

 

 

Article Submission Format and Digital Assets

 

FORMATTING

- Microsoft WORD 2010 non-protected text editor
- Source - Arial 12 or Times New Roman 12. Do not format the text in multiple columns
- A4 page format (210 x 297 mm), 2 cm margins
- All the lines and pages of the manuscript should be numbered in sequence
- Itemizing of the sections and subsections should not exceed 3 levels
- The number of pages, including Figures and Tables in the text, should not be greater than 20 for Original Scientific and Review Articles or 9 for other types of documents. We suggest that the presentation and discussion of the results be as concise as possible
- Use short phrases

UNITS OF MEASUREMENT: The International Unit System (SI) should be used and the temperature should be expressed in degrees Celsius.

EQUATIONS: The equations should appear in an editable form and only in the text, that is, they should not be presented as figures or sent in separate files. We recommend the use equation editor to present equations in the text. Do not mix digital tools in the same equation or mix these resources to insert symbols. Also do not use equation editors to present simple variables in the manuscript text (e.g., a=b2+c2), Greek letters and symbols (e.g., α, _∞, ∆), or mathematical operations (e.g., x, ±, ≥). Whenever possible, when editing the manuscript text, use the tool “insert symbols”.
They should be cited in the text and numbered in increasing sequential order, in Arabic numerals between parentheses, close to the left-hand margin.

ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS: When strictly necessary, abbreviations and acronyms should be defined the first time they are mentioned. Do not use non-standardized acronyms unless they appear more than 3 times in the text. Abbreviations and acronyms should not appear in the Title, nor, if possible, in the Abstract or Keywords.

NOMENCLATURE: Reagents and ingredients: preferably use the international nonproprietary name (INN), that is, the official generic name. Names of species: use the complete name of the genus and species, in italics, in the title (if present) and for the first mention in the manuscript. Subsequently, the first letter of the genus followed by the complete name of the species can be used.

 

 

Digital Assets

 

TABLES & FIGURES: These must be numbered with Arabic numbers in the order they are mentioned in the text. Titles must be immediately above tables and immediately below figures, and must not contain units. Units must be between brackets in tables and figures. Tables must be inserted in the manuscript body soon after being mentioned. Photographs should be designated as figures. The location of tables and figures in the text should be identified.

The TABLES should be edited using the resources of the WORD text editor available for this end, using only horizontal lines. They should be self-explanatory and easy to read and understand. Footnotes should be indicated by lowercase superscript letters. First, demarcate the columns and then the lines and follow the same sequence for the footnotes.

The FIGURES should preferably be used to highlight the more expressive results. They should not repeat information found in Tables. They should be presented to allow a clear visualization and interpretation of their content. The captions should be short, self-explanatory, and with no edges. The Figures (graphs, photos, diagrams, etc.) should be in color and in high definition (300 dpi), to be easily interpreted. Figures should be in the form of a JPG or TIF file and should be sent (File upload) in individual files, separate from the main text, upon submitting the manuscript. These individual files should be named according to the figure number. Example: Fig1.jpg, Fig2.tif etc.

Tables and Figures should be cited in the text and numbered in increasing sequential order, in Arabic numerals between parentheses, close to the right-hand margin.

 

 

Supplementary Documents

 

Open Science Compliance Form must be sent in pdf as a supplementary file in the submission.

Appendices and attachments: keep in the manuscript, right after the list of references.

Supplementary Material: separate into an individual file (.docx format). Captions should be cited as S1.title/caption of the material, for example.

Appendices, attachments and Supplementary Material must be cited in the text.

 

 

Structure of the Article

 

COVER PAGE: title, running head, authors/affiliation (It should be submitted as Title Page).

Title: This must be clear, accurate, concise (up to 15 words), and identify the main topic of the work. 

Running head: This should be written in uppercase and not exceed 50 characters, including spaces.

Authors & Affiliation: Those who made effective intellectual and scientific contributions to the work are considered as authors, as they have participated in the conception, execution, analysis as well as in the writing or interpretation of the results. All authors must approve the final content of the work. If of interest to the authors, other collaborators, such as, for example, sample suppliers and sponsors, can be cited in the acknowledgment section. The corresponding author is responsible for all communication with the Journal and should provide information about the contribution of each co-author to the development of the study presented.

The complete names of the authors should be supplied in full, followed by their complete affiliation (Institution/Department, city, state or county, country) and electronic address (e-mail). The name of the corresponding author should be indicated, together with the full address for postage purposes.

For the corresponding author:
Complete name (*corresponding author)
Institution/Department (Complete name of the Affiliated Institution when research was carried out)
Full postal address (Address/ postal code / City / State or County / Country)
Telephone
e-mail

For co-authors:
Complete name
Institution/Department (Complete name of the Affiliated Institution when research was carried out)
Address (City / State or County / Country)
e-mail

MAIN DOCUMENT: title, abstract, highlights, keywords, the text of the article with the identification of figures and tables

Original scientific articles and scientific notes must contain the following topics: Title; Abstract; Highlights; Keywords; Introduction, with literature review; Material and Methods; Results and Discussion; Conclusion; Acknowledgements (if any) and References.

Review articles must contain the following topics:  Title; Abstract; Highlights; Keywords; Introduction and development (free); Conclusion; Acknowledgements (if any) and References.

Title: This must be clear, precise, concise (up to 15 words), and identify the main topic of the research. Use words useful for indexing and retrieving work. Avoid trade names and abbreviations. If numbers need to be used, these and their units should come in full and in italics: the first letter capitalized for genus and lowercase for species. Include city or country names only when results cannot be generalized to other locations. 

Abstract: This must include the objective(s), material & methods (only information essential to understanding how results were obtained), the more significant results, and the study conclusions, containing no more than 2000 characters (including spaces). Do not use abbreviations or acronyms.

Keywords: A minimum of 6 up to a maximum of 10 words should be included immediately after the Resumo and Abstract, which indicate the content of the work and allow for its recovery in literature searches. Do not use terms that appear in the title. Use words that allow the retrieval of the article in comprehensive searches. Avoid plural terms and multiple concepts (with "and" and "of"), as well as abbreviations, except those well-established and known in the field.

Highlights: To give the article greater visibility and attractiveness, the journal publishes the article's Highlights. They must contain 3 topics, each with up to 90 characters (including spaces). Each topic should describe an important conclusion or result of the study, presented in the form of a sentence. Highlights must come after the Abstract.

Introduction: This must bring together information to give a clear definition of the studied problem, referring to the current bibliography, preferably to indexed periodicals, allowing the reader to situate the work and justify its publication. Aiming to value the Journal, whenever pertinent, the citation of articles published in the BJFT is suggested.

Material & Methods: This item must make it possible to reproduce the presented research. The employed methodology must only be written in detail when dealing with the development or modification of a method. In the latter case, the modification must be emphasized. All methods must be accompanied by their references.

Results & Discussion: The results must be presented and interpreted, emphasizing the important points, which should be discussed based on current knowledge. Avoid duplicating the presentation of results in tables and figures. Whenever possible, the results must be statistically analyzed.

Conclusions: The essence of the results discussion must be presented in this item, which proves or not the hypothesis of the work or highlights the results' importance or contribution to the knowledge advance. This item must not be confused with the summary, nor represent a summary of the discussion.

Funding Agency: The corresponding author must disclose all sources of funding for the research project at the time of submission. This includes providing the full name of the funding agency, the country, the scholarship or grant number, and the year. The authors are responsible for the accuracy and truthfulness of this information.

Acknowledgements: Individuals or organizations that contributed to the work but do not meet the criteria for authorship should be acknowledged. However, their consent to be named in the publication must be obtained. Expressions of gratitude to individuals or institutions are optional.

References: The Brazilian Journal of Food Technology has adopted, since 2019, the style of citations and bibliographical references of the American Psychological Association - APA. The full rule and tutorials can be found at http://www.apastyle.org. The list of references should first be written in alphabetical order and then in chronological order, if necessary.

The names of all authors should be listed in the references, so it is not allowed to use the expression "et al.". This expression must be used only for in-text citation.

The list of references should follow the established by the American Psychological Association (APA), as follows (https://awc.ashford.edu/cd-apa-reference-models.html).

 

 

Citations and References

 

The bibliographic citations inserted in the text must be done according to the "Author Data" system.

Examples:
1. Only one author: Silva (2017) or (Silva, 2017)
2. Two authors:  Costa & Silveira (2010) or (Costa & Silveira, 2010) 
3. Three or more authors: (Nafees et al., 2014)
4. Author entity: (Sea Turtle Restoration Project, 2006)
In the case of author entity citation, it is mentioned the complete name. For example:

American Dietetic Association, 1999.

Citation of several documents of the same author, published in the same year, are distinguished by the addition of lowercase letters, in alphabetical order, after the date, and without space, according to the list of references.

Examples:
According to Reeside (1927a)
(Reeside, 1927b)

- Periodical publication (Journal articles)

Dumais, S. A., Rizzuto, T. E., Cleary, J., & Dowden, L. (2013). Stressors and supports for adult online learners: Comparing first- and continuing-generation college students. American Journal of Distance Education, 27(2), 100-110. https://doi.org/10.1080/08923647.2013.783265

Reitzes, D. C., & Mutran, E. J. (2004). The transition to retirement: Stages and factors that influence retirement adjustment. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 59(1), 63-84. Retrieved from http://journals.sagepub.com/home/ahd

Spagnol, W. A., Silveira Junior, V., Pereira, E., & Guimarães Filho, N. (2018). Monitoramento da cadeia do frio: novas tecnologias e recentes avanços. Brazilian Journal of Food Technology21, e2016069. Recuperado em 03 de dezembro de 2018, de http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1981-67232018000100300&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=pt

Leão, P. R. P. d., Medina, A. L., Vieira, M. A., & Ribeiro, A. S. (2018).
Decomposição de amostras de cerveja com sistema de refluxo para determinação monoelementar por F AAS/AES e determinação multielementar por MIP OES. Brazilian Journal of Food Technology, 21, 1-11.http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1981-6723.6217

- Books

Jans, N. (1993). The last light breaking: Life among Alaska's Inupiat Eskimos. Anchorage, AK: Alaska Northwest Books.

Miller, J., & Smith, T. (Eds.). (1996). Cape Cod stories: Tales from Cape Cod, Nantucket, and Martha's Vineyard. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books.
For a single editor, use "(Ed.)".

Arking, R. (2006). The biology of aging: Observations and principles (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Meilgaard, M., Vance Civillie, G., & Thomas Carr, B. (1999). Sensory evaluation techniques (464 p.). Leeds: CRC Press.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781439832271

- E-book

Chaffe-Stengel, P., & Stengel, D. (2012). Working with sample data: Exploration and inference. https://doi.org/10.4128/9781606492147

Miller, L. (2008). Careers for nature lovers & other outdoor types. Retrieved from http://www.ebscohost.com

- Book chapter

Haybron, D. M. (2008). Philosophy and the science of subjective well-being. In M. Eid & R. J. Larsen (Eds.), The science of subjective well-being (pp. 17-43). New York: Guilford Press.

Quina, K., & Kanarian, M. A. (1988). Continuing education. In P. Bronstein & K. Quina (Eds.), Teaching a psychology of people: Resources for gender and sociocultural awareness (pp. 200-208). Retrieved from http://www.ebscohost.com/academic/psycinfo.

 - Technical standards

Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas. (2011). Alumínio e suas ligas - Chapa lavrada para piso - Requisitos (ABNT NBR 15963:2011). Rio de Janeiro: Autor.

ASTM International. (2009). Standard specification for polyethylene terephthalate film and sheeting (D5047-17). West Conshohocken: Author.

Legislation (Ordinances, decrees, resolutions, laws)

Brasil. Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento. (2014, fevereiro 21). Regulamenta a Lei no 7.678, de 8 de novembro de 1988, que dispõe sobre a produção, circulação e comercialização do vinho e derivados da uva e do vinho (Decreto nº 8.198, de 20 de fevereiro de 2014).  Diário Oficial [da] República Federativa do Brasil, Brasília.

Brasil. Ministério da Saúde. Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária – ANVISA. (2001, maio 15). Aprova o Regulamento Técnico - Critérios Gerais e Classificação de Materiais para Embalagens e Equipamentos em Contato com Alimentos constante do Anexo desta Resolução (Resolução - RDC nº 91, de 11 de maio de 2001). Diário Oficial [da] República Federativa do Brasil. Retrieved from: http://portal.anvisa. gov.br/documents/10181/2718376/(1)RDC_91_2001_COMP.pdf/fb132262-e0a1-4a05-8ff7-bc9334c18ad3

European Union. (2014). European Commission’s Directorate General Health and Consumers. Guidance notes on the classification of a United States of America, 108(40), 16819-16824. http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1016644108. PMid:21949380

European Union. (2006). Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 of 19 December 2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs, L 364/5–L 364/24. Official Journal of the European Union, Bruxelles.

- Patents

Flamme, E., & Bom, D. C. (2011). U.S. Patent No. WO 2011/067313, A1. Washington, DC: Patent Cooperation Treaty.

 

 

Authorship

 

Authors are considered those with effective intellectual and scientific contributions to the work, participating in its conception, execution, analysis, interpretation, or writing of the results, and approving its final content. Authorship also implies responsibility for all aspects of the work and a commitment to collaborate in the investigation and resolution of issues related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work. If there is interest from the authors, other collaborators who do not meet these requirements, such as suppliers of inputs and samples, or those who helped to obtain resources, infrastructure, and sponsors, should be mentioned in the acknowledgments section. The order of authorship must be a joint decision of the authors. For the journal, the corresponding author is responsible for the work and must inform the contribution of each co-author to the development of the study according to the taxonomy CRediT.

About the authors, one expects that they meet the following minimal requirements:

  • to only submit for publication the results of research carried out ethically and responsibly, according to the pertinent legislation;
  • to present the results clearly and honestly, without any type of undue data “fabrication”, falsification, or manipulation;
  • to describe the used methods in a clear, non-ambiguous way, such that the results can be confirmed by other researchers;
  • to attend the presupposition that all the authors of the paper contributed individually and truthfully to the carrying out of the research;
  • to attend the presupposition that the article submitted to evaluation is original, with no plagiarism, and not published in any other vehicle;
  • to assume the responsibility for the paper submitted/published;
  • to cite and include the due references when using texts and earlier papers of your authorship, avoiding any characterization of auto-plagiarism;
  • to present the results of a single, complex study as a cohesive whole manuscript, instead of fragmenting it into individual manuscripts;
  • to immediately communicate to the editor any error subsequently found in any paper submitted, accepted, or published, contributing to the publication of an erratum or retraction when necessary;
  • to attend to the presupposition that there is no conflict of interest related to eventual sources of research financing or any other type of relevant conflict. 
 

 

Manuscript Submission

 

Submission of the article is online through the ScholarOne system, accessing the link: https://mc04.manuscriptcentral.com/bjft-scielo

If you are not a user of ScholarOne, open an account in the system via Create an Account on the Log-in screen. On opening an account, note the fields marked with “req.” since they are obligatory. If you are a user but have forgotten your password, use the Reset Password on the same screen.

If you have any doubts about using the system, use the tutorial (Resources Help / Site Support) below Log in on the screen. If necessary, use the Help button on the upper extreme right of the page.

During submission, do not use the back button of the navigator.

cover letter for the manuscript must be submitted online via ScholarOne, describing the hypothesis, the main message, the novelty of the study, the importance of its contribution to the area, and its suitability for the Brazilian Journal of Food Technology. The author must indicate in the Cover Letter if the manuscript is the result of a defended dissertation or thesis.

It is mandatory to include the ORCID of the corresponding author when submitting the manuscript. It is recommended that the ORCID of the other authors also be included. ORCID provides a persistent digital identifier (an ORCID ID) that you own and control, and that distinguishes you from all other researchers - https://orcid.org/).

The BJFT journal, in line with Open Science practices, encourages authors to deposit their manuscript in a Preprint repository, as well as supplementary material in a Data repository, at the time of publication, or prior to it. The objective is to facilitate the evaluation of the manuscript, contributing to the preservation and reuse of contents and research, in case of approval for publication.

Manuscripts deposited on the SciELO Preprints or SciELO Data, arXiv and bioRxiv repositories are accepted. The journal editors will analyze the acceptance of Preprints from other servers. Authors must inform the data of the Preprint manuscript in the “Open Science Compliance Form” (document to be completed and attached as a supplementary file at the time of submission).

BJFT encourages its authors to make available all content underlying the text of the manuscript (data, program codes, and other materials), before, or at the time of publication. These contents should be deposited in the SciELO Data repository or equivalent. The information must be included in the “Open Science Compliance Form”.

BJFT recommends that all authors link their ORCID to the preprint and data accounts during submission.

Authors may choose one or more means of opening the peer review process offered by the journal. The options are: 1) publication or not of the manuscript approval evaluation opinions, if the submitted article is accepted for publication; and 2) direct or non-direct interaction with reviewers responsible for evaluating the manuscript. The author's options must be informed in the “Open Science Compliance Form”.

The completed “Open Science Compliance Form” must be sent in pdf as a supplementary file in the submission.

Article Withdrawal Post-Acceptance

Once an article has been formally accepted for publication, its withdrawal by the authors will not be permitted, except under exceptional circumstances subject to thorough evaluation and approval by the Editorial Board.

Authors' contributions

The BJFT requires declarations of authorship and contribution when submitting articles to ensure adherence to authorship/contribution processes and policies. The BJFT adopted the methodology called Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT) to describe the individual contributions of each author to the work. CRediT´s taxonomy does not determine who qualifies as an author. Authorship is determined by the policy of this journal.

The author who submits the manuscript is responsible for providing the contributions of all authors. All authors of the manuscript should have the opportunity to review and confirm the contributions attributed to them. Each author can be assigned several contributions and a certain contribution can be made by several authors. When several authors play the same role, the degree of contribution should be specified as "main," "equal," or "support."

 
 

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         ROLE

DEFINITION

1

Conceptualization

Ideas; formulation or evolution of overarching research goals and aims.

2

Data curation

Management activities to annotate (produce metadata), scrub data and maintain research data (including software code, where it is necessary for interpreting the data itself) for initial use and later re-use.

3

Formal analysis

Application of statistical, mathematical, computational, or other formal techniques to analyse or synthesize study data.

4

Funding acquisition

Acquisition of the financial support for the project leading to this publication.

5

Investigation

Conducting a research and investigation process, specifically performing the experiments, or data/evidence collection.

6

Methodology

Development or design of methodology; creation of models.

7

Project administration

Management and coordination responsibility for the research activity planning and execution.

8

Resources

Provision of study materials, reagents, materials, patients, laboratory samples, animals, instrumentation, computing resources, or other analysis tools.

9

Software

Programming, software development; designing computer programs; implementation of the computer code and supporting algorithms; testing of existing code components.

10

Supervision

Oversight and leadership responsibility for the research activity planning and execution, including mentorship external to the core team.

11

Validation

Verification, whether as a part of the activity or separate, of the overall replication/reproducibility of results/experiments and other research outputs.

12

Visualization

Preparation, creation and/or presentation of the published work, specifically visualization/data presentation.

13

Writing – original draft

Preparation, creation and/or presentation of the published work, specifically writing the initial draft (including substantive translation).

14

Writing – review & editing

Preparation, creation and/or presentation of the published work by those from the original research group, specifically critical review, commentary, or revision – including pre- or post-publication stages.

 

 

Additional Information

 

After the manuscript is accepted for publication, the corresponding author will be notified of the approval via email. The journal's office will then perform preliminary editing and forward the file to Editora Cubo, the publisher responsible for collecting the publication fee. Once the payment is completed, the publisher will begin the editing process and send the article proof to the corresponding author. The proof may include comments and revisions made by the technical team. The author must return the revised proof within the deadline set by the publisher.

If there are any remaining questions after the proof is returned, the publisher may contact the corresponding author again until the editing process is finalized. During the correction process, only editorial aspects of the text, as well as tables and figures, will be reviewed. Significant content changes to the manuscript will not be accepted.

At the end of the production process, the publisher will send the article for publication on the SciELO and journal websites. The journal's office will then notify the authors about the publication.

The final version of the approved article will be published with the name of the editor or editors responsible for the manuscript evaluation process.

 

 

Contact

 

Instituto de Tecnologia de Alimentos (ITAL)
Av. Brasil, 2880, Campinas – SP, Brazil
Zip Code: 13070-178
Phone: +55 (19) 3743-1762
e-mail: bjftsec@ital.sp.gov.br

 

 

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