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<;j\NADIAN INSTITUTE OFFOOD SCIENCE AND

'TECHNOLOGYJOURNAL

DE L'INSTITUT <;j\NADIENDE SCIENCE ET'TECHNOLOGIEj\LIMENIf\IRES

Official Publication of the Institute

Guide to Authors

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GUIDE TO AUTHORS

The Canadian Institute ofFood Science and Technol­ogy Journal is the official publication of the Institute; it isan international journal whose purpose is to disseminatescientific and technological information in the form ofresearch papers, research notes and reviews related to thefield of food science. The publication of papers is notlimited to members of the Institute. The CIFST Journalsupports Canada's bilingual nature and accepts papers inboth the English and French languages. Research papersand notes must deal with original work and must not haveappeared previously in any other publication except inabstract form. After a paper has been accepted for publica­tion in the ClFST Journal, it becomes the copyright of theCanadian Institute of Food Science and Technology andno part of it may be reproduced in any form without theprior permission in writing from the Editor.

Preparation of the Manuscript

A useful guide in preparing manuscripts is the CouncilofBiology Editors Style Manual (4th Edition), which canbe ordered from the American Institute of BiologicalSciences, 140 I Wilson Boulevard, Arlingtqn, VA 22209,U.s.A.

Manuscripts must be typed double-spaced on quartoor metric size bond paper with a minimum 3 cm margin.Manuscripts produced by computer or word processor areacceptable. Units must be expressed according to the SI(Systeme International) system.

All manuscripts must be submitted in triplicate copy tothe Editor, who will immediately acknowledge receipt.Manuscripts are to be mailed to:

Dr. F.R. van de Voort, EditorCanadian Institute of Food Science

and Technology JournalSchool of Food Science

Box 285Macdonald Campus of McGill University

Ste. Anne de Bellevue, QuebecCanada H9X ICO

Organization of the Manuscript

Title PageThe title of the paper should be as brief as possible,

avoiding compound titles, containing no abbreviationsand clearly and succinctly indicating the content of thepaper. The title page must include the name, full address(including postal or zip code) and affiliation of all authors.Key words (maximum of ten) should be included at thebottom of the page to aid in indexing.

AbstractEach manuscript must be accompanied by an abstract,

which should not exceed 200 words. The abstract should

state the research objective, newly discovered facts,observations and summarized numerical data, whichshould be clear in themselves without reference to the fullpaper. Abstracts should be provided in both the Englishand French languages, one of which will be provided bythe Editorial Office if the author cannot provide both.

TextThe body of the manuscript should contain the follow­

ing sections:

IntroductionThe introduction reviews pertinent work, cites

appropriate references and states the purpose of the inves­tigation.

Materials and MethodsThis section presents the materials, equipment and

methodology used, with appropriate references to allowthe work to be replicated. Subheadings may be used, e.g.,apparatus, reagents, procedures, if necessary, but theyshould be kept to a minimum.

Results and DiscussionThese sections may appear separately or be combined.

The results should be presented concisely in the form oftables and figures to which reference can be made in thediscussion. The discussion should indicate the new in­formation or advances made by the research undertaken,relative to the knowledge to date.

AcknowledgementsThe acknowledgement section is used to recognize

financial assistance or support and to thank persons orassociations who have provided technical assistance orcooperation.

ReferencesReferences should be restricted to those necessary to

relate the work to previous methods or results. All pub­lished works cited in the text must be included in the ..reference list as well.

Citing References in the TextOne or Two Authors:"It has been reported (Brown and Smith, 1971)that .... ""Brown and Smith (1971) reported ... "

More Than Two Authors:"It has been reported (lones et al., 1980) that ."Jones et al. (1980) reported that.

Citations in a Series:References should be ordered by date of publication,

then alphabetically by first author."(Brown and Smith, 1971; Bryzinski, 1971;Gupteetal.,1979)"

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Table I. The pH, phytate and nitrogen content of four plants.

Fig. I. A plot of absorbance vs. concentration oftrimethyl amine for theevaluation of amine content of fish.

The figure should be clearly numbered on the margin ofthe back to indicate the caption to which it belongs.

0.680.72*0.590.88**

Phytate' Nitrogen2

Plant source pH (mg/kg) (%)

Corn 7.3a4 0.25 3.2Soybean 7.8b 125.00 7.5Rapeseed 7.6c 3.20 9.7Sunflower 7.4a 0.30 3.3

Illustrations

Please enclose all figures and photographs in a rigidenvelope or protective covering so that they will not bedamaged in the mail. Legends for all illustrations shouldnot appear on the figures themselves, but should be typedon a separate page, in the following format:

'Determined by the method of Kevin et al. (1963).2Nitrogen x 6.25.3Correlation coefficient for the relationship between pH and nitrogenlevel.

4Values with the same letter are not significantly different (P=0.05).*p = 0.05; **p = 0.01.

GraphsEach graph should be presented on a separate 21 .5 cm

x 28 cm (8.5" x 11") sheet of paper, drawn with indeli­ble ink. High quality, high contrast glossy photographs,having minimum dimensions of 10 cm x 12.5 cm (4" x5"), of the graphs are also acceptable, but the original linedrawings are preferred. The following specifications arerecommended.

The abscissa and ordinate should be 15 cm long and 10cm high, with a line thickness of approximately 0.8 mm.The lettering used to caption the abscissa and ordinateshould be 5 mm high and 0.5 mm thick, using capitalletters. Units should appear in lower case letters. Thesymbols used for the data points should be geometricallydistinct (0 * x), and defined in the body of the graph wherepossible. Additional information such as a simple regres­sion equation and correlation coefficient may be given inthe body of the graph, as long as the illustration does notbecome cluttered.

Graphs prepared in the dimensions suggested will beclear and easy to read after reduction to single columnwidth for publication, as the sample graph illustrates.

More Than One Entry with the Same Author and the SameYear:Hayes, W.A. 1969a. A new look at mushrooms. I. J. Plant Sci. 42:2.Hayes, W.A. 1969b. A new look at mushrooms 11. 1. Plant Sci. 42:85.

Patent:Simigan, L.G. 1959. Apparatus for treating asparagus. U.S. patent

2,902,712.

No Author:Anon. 1980. The HLB system of emulsifier evaluation. The Atlas

Chemical Co., New York, NY. Bulletin No. 17.

Same Author, Same Year and Later:Two or more references to the same author in the same

year should be designated by letters, and all referencesordered by letter and year."(Brown and Simunski, 1963; Brown and Jones, 1964;Brown et al., 1975a,b)"

Unpublished Data:"This method has been suggested by R. W. Smith (per­sonal communication)""This phenomenon has been noted by others (J. K. Jones,unpublished data)"

Reference ListEach article must be concluded with a list of all the

published works referred to in the text. References shouldbe typed, double-spaced and on a separate page. Thereferences should appear in alphabetical order by firstauthor, and in chronological order where the first authorappears more than once. Letters should be assigned toreferences where the first author and the year appear morethan once. Only those published works which are cited inthe text are to be listed. Journal titles must be abbreviated,following Serial Sources for the Biosis Data Base, avail­able from Biosciences Information Service, 2100 ArchStreet, Philadelphia, PA 19103, U.S.A.

The following examples illustrate the basic formats tobe used:

Journal Article:Dunkley, W.L., Jones, S.W. and Smith, T.K. 1971. A procedure for

applying the thiobarbituric acid test to milk. J. Dairy Sci.34:1064.

Chapter from a Book:Palmer, J.K. 1971. The banana. In: Biochemistry of Fruits and Their

Products. Volume 2. A.C. Hulme (Ed.). p. 65. Academic PressInc., New York, NY.

Organization as Author:AOAC. 1975. Official Methods of Analysis, 12th ed., p. 208. Associa­

tion of Official Agricultural Chemists, Washington, DC.

Unpublished Data:Citation of unpublished data should not appear in the

reference list.

Tables

Each table should be typed on a separate page, with atable number and title. Tables should only contain hori­Zontal lines. Significant digits of the numerical datashould reflect the accuracy of the methods used. ThefollOWing table indicates the set up and footnote system.

Ey = 0.09. - 0.03c

0 •'" 0.6!2.,2 = 0.9911.I

0Z«IIIa: 0.4 •0VI •III«

0.2

00 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0

TRIMETHYL AMINE CONCENTRATION (l'g/mL)

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Equations

Equations, when used in the text, should be presentedas separate, single line entries. If a series of related equa­tions are to be presented, or the equation is referred to inthe text, the equation should be numbered as follows:

PlatesIf photographs are submilted, 10cm x 12.5cm(4" x

5") glossy high contrast prints are required. In the case ofphotomicrographs, plates of 4 or 8 photos can be pre­pared, which may be reduced to one column width, de­pending on the resolution required. Please ensure that allnecessary magnifications are clearly indicated for eachphotograph.

Colour photographs can be produced in the journal;however, due to the significantly higher printing andpaper costs, there is a substantial additional page charge.Please contact the Editor for estimates.

Footnotes

The use of footnotes in the text is generally discour­aged. If they are required, they should be numberedconsecutively as they appear throughout the paper. Foot­notes are typically used in the following instances:(a) If current author address is different from the institu­

tion where the work was carried out.(b) For institutional clearance of the manuscript for pub­

lication and identification of contribution number.(c) Notice of prior presentation at a meeting.(d) To indicate author status, e.g., "In partial fulfilment

of M.Sc. degree requirements."

y = (2.3/p) In Q (I)

If the variable definitions are not apparent, theyshould be defined in the sequence in which they appear inthe equation:

where: y = response (m/s)p = pressure (mm/Hg)Q = temperawre coefficient

Punctuation and Spelling

There is a host of conventions and rules for abbrevia­tion. use of Latin words and phrases, capitalization anduse of numbers, which are best described in the COlll/cil ofBiology Editors Mal/lIal. Either American or Englishspelling is acceptable, as long as the usage is consistentthroughout the paper. American spelling should followthe Webster's New Collegiate Dictiol/ary and Englishspelling the COl/cise Oxford Dictiol/ary. The MicroRobeTt is used for French spelling.

Research Notes

Research notes present new information which au­thors hesitate to submit as full-length manuscripts. Re­search notes are limited to 1800 words or 5.5 typed pages(3 printed pages), including tables, figures and otherillustrations, and follow the same general format as regu~

lar manuscripts. Research notes are generally given prior­ity in terms of publication, but are judged on the samebasis as full-length papers.


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