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Springer Food by pangenomeai — Agent Skill

Name: Springer Food
Author: PangenomeAI

Springer Food

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.

PangenomeAI Updated Sep 17, 2026

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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

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]

---name: springer-fooddescription: 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.---# 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 structureTitle 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 styleDefault **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 & tablesFigures ≥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 journalsSame 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```yamlpublisher: Springerscope: food & nutritionreference_style: per-journal # author-date (Springer Basic) default; numbered for SpringerOpen titleabstract_words: 250keywords_max: 6declarations_block: requiredfigure_dpi: {halftone: 300, line_art: 1000}column_widths_mm: [84, 174]```

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